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The Gurkha Welfare Trust

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1103669 .
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Description

The Gurkha Welfare Trust is the leading Gurkha charity. We provide financial, medical and development aid to Gurkha veterans, their families and communities.

Also known as

  • The Gurkha Welfare Trust
  • Gurkha Welfare Trust
  • The Gurkha Welfare Trust

CCEW Charity number

1103669

Company number

05098581

Registered

Postcode

SP2 2EX

Website

gwt.org.uk

Domain

gwt.org.uk

Latest income

£24,599,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

GB-CHC-1103669

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

  • India
  • Nepal

Registered Office in the UK

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

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Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1103669 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1103669 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Gurkha Welfare Trust (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-25

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-04-20

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

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Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Other individual and family services D19

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Beneficiary group BE » Families BE103

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief 106
  • Accommodation/housing 107

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin 204

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

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Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2004-05-10 Registered as a charity
2005-06-30 9,425,000 6,206,000
2006-06-30 8,820,000 6,790,000
2007-06-30 8,585,000 7,896,000
2008-06-30 11,224,000 8,936,000
2009-06-30 12,272,000 9,491,000
2010-06-30 10,181,000 10,654,000
2011-06-30 11,917,000 10,740,000
2012-06-30 11,519,000 10,769,000
2013-06-30 12,804,000 10,056,000
2014-06-30 14,940,000 10,516,000
2015-06-30 26,243,000 13,082,000
2016-06-30 20,361,000 19,848,000
2017-06-30 19,711,000 21,059,000
2018-06-30 21,052,000 21,522,000
2019-06-30 21,154,000 21,535,000
2020-06-30 25,259,000 22,504,000
2021-06-30 22,046,000 20,554,000
2022-06-30 25,512,000 22,705,000
2023-06-30 24,599,000 24,444,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

GB-CHC-1103669

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 537 521
Employees paid more than £60,000 5 5
Volunteers 150 60
Trustees 10
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

GB-CHC-1103669

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 9.8 10.3
Legacies 6.7 8.0
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 16.4 18.3
Income from charitable activities 4.9 4.5
Income from other trading activities 0.6 0.7
Income from investments 2.7 2.0
Other income - -
Total 24.6 25.5
Expenditure
Investment management 0.4 0.4
Other spending on raising funds 2.5 2.3
Spending on raising funds 2.8 2.6
Grants to institutions 0.2 0.2
Other charitable activities 21.4 19.8
Charitable activities 21.6 20.1
Other spending - -
Total 24.4 22.7
Net income / (expenditure) 0.2 2.8

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

GB-CHC-1103669

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 2.0 2.0
Investment assets 82.3 81.4
84.4 83.4
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 8.6 8.2
Other current assets 2.4 2.5
11.0 10.7
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (5.4) (4.9)
Net current assets 5.6 5.8
Total assets less current liabilities 89.9 89.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (31.6) (35.3)
Net assets 58.3 53.9
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 0.9 1.4
Unrestricted funds 57.4 52.5
58.3 53.9

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

GB-CHC-1103669

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 1,746,000 1,933,000
Government contracts as % of total income 7.1% 7.6%
Number of government contracts 1 1
Government grants
Income from government grants 6,085,000 5,850,000
Government grants as % of total income 24.7% 22.9%
Number of government grants 2 2

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

GB-CHC-1103669

Grants received

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Received 18 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP)
£70,516 301013-104 DRR related Infrastructures
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP)
£115,518 301013-101 Technical Assistance (TA) & MEAL
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP)
£379,281 301013-102 Resilient WASH related infrastructures
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP)
£555,902 301013-102 Resilient WASH related infrastructures
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP)
£52,177 301013-103 Support on Sectoral plans and WASH/DRR related awareness and BCC
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP)
-£85,740 301013-103 Support on Sectoral plans and WASH/DRR related awareness and BCC
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP)
£463,454 301013-104 DRR related Infrastructures
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP)
£230,635 Technical Assistance (TA) & MEAL
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP)
£421,556 Support on Sectoral plans and WASH/DRR related awareness and BCC
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Emergency Preparedness Programme (RWEPP)
£190,518 DRR related Infrastructures

Data source

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The Gurkha Welfare Trust

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