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Annual Review 2026

The Karuna Trust's Annual Review 2026 reports on a year in which 146,000 people were supported through 30 projects with 22 partners across India, Nepal and Bangladesh. The charity invested £7,552,883 into its programmes, reaching 86% of its £8.8 million three-year target. Across the strategy it supported on average 14,946 girls a year to stay in school and avoid early marriage and protected 42,448 women and girls a year from violence and trafficking.

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About

The Karuna Trust is a UK charity working with grassroots partners led by people from marginalised communities in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, funding projects on girls' education, protection from violence and trafficking, livelihoods and climate adaptation.

Key Metrics

146,000 people supported this year
£7,552,883 invested into programmes
22 partners delivering 30 projects

Key Outcomes

  • 14,946 girls supported each year on average to stay in school and avoid early marriage
  • 42,448 women and girls protected each year on average from violence and trafficking
  • 20,894 people supported each year on average to adapt to climate change

Geography

International

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
438,000 pets treated across 49 Pet Hospitals, equivalent to 4,700 pets every working day
Key Metric 2
Over 2 million treatments provided; veterinary services cost over £85 million, funded entirely by donations
Key Metric 3
327,000 children reached with pet education messages; Pet Health Hub received over 4 million online visitors
Veterinary care provided to the pets of over 360,000 people in financial hardship across the UK, with 46% of clients disabled or living with a serious health condition
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
2.4 million benefits calculations completed via free Benefits Calculator
Key Metric 2
1.5 million people identified new benefits worth an average of £5,396 each (£12.9bn total)
Key Metric 3
£3 million in grants awarded, supporting 2,164 people across the UK
4.8 million people accessed the Turn2us website for information on claiming support they are entitled to
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
7,325 individual children supported; 9,269 instances of support across the year; 6,660 referrals fulfilled; 485 emergency newborn hospital packs delivered to 23 London hospitals...
Key Metric 2
734 regular volunteers; 31,348 volunteer hours; 146 one-off volunteers (700+ hours); 99 corporate volunteer groups (3,900 hours)
Key Metric 3
Items gifted worth over £3 million (if new); 128 tonnes of goods redistributed; £22,714 in financial support secured or saved for families via signposting;...
Connections and signposting: Family Connections team spoke to 2,764 families; signposting support provided 1,037 times; 77% of signposting recipients had never accessed similar help before; £22,714 in financial support secured or saved