--- title: "Kusuma Trust UK — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Kusuma Trust UK a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 60/100. Accounts 2024: income £3.4m · 78% on charitable activities. Reg 1126983." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kusuma-trust-uk retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:12:11.051Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Kusuma Trust UK a good charity? Kusuma Trust UK scores 60/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£3.4m total income, 78% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · UK-wide · WC1A 1BS | Reg [1126983](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kusuma-trust-uk) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.kusumatrust.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1126983) Donate ## How can you give to KUSUMA TRUST UK? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official KUSUMA TRUST UK form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.kusumatrust.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1126983) ## What does Kusuma Trust UK do? Kusuma Trust UK is a registered charity (no. 1126983) working in environment across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 78% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 7 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Kusuma Trust UK hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=kusuma-trust-uk) **In short:** KUSUMA TRUST UK scores 60 out of 100 (3 stars). 78% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Kusuma Trust UK? Kusuma Trust UK has a Clarity Score of 60 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1126983. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Environment. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £3.4m, with 78% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 7 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 60/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 78% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 83/100 Finance beacon Income £3.4m Latest year 2024 Reserves 7 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £2.6 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 22% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does KUSUMA TRUST UK compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers KUSUMA TRUST UK scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)10thpercentile **Scores higher than 10% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 60/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Environment charities15thpercentile **Scores higher than 15% of 460 charities in this cause** · 60/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Kusuma Trust UK's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Kusuma Trust UK's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 83/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 3 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 30% | 3/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 67/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 7 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 0/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 0% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 35/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 70% | 78% · 7/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 0% | 39p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Kusuma Trust UK's Clarity Score? 60/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 83/100 Accountability & Transparency 67/100 Financial Health 35/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 83/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight3 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies3/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 67/100 Reserves (months of cash)7 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets0% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 35/100 Program expense ratio78% · 7/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency39p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does Kusuma Trust UK raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £3.4m | — | | Total expenditure | £6.9m | — | | Charitable activities | £5.6m | 82% | | Fundraising | £1.3m | 18% | | Governance & admin | £47k | 1% | 82%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £6.9m spent - Charitable activities82% · £5.6m - Fundraising18% · £1.3m - Governance1% · £47k ## What trust indicators does Kusuma Trust UK have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 3 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1126983 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1126983) ### Trustees & officers - SOMA PUJARI since 2008 - ANURAG DIKSHIT since 2011 - Nitin Dass Jain since 2017 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Kusuma Trust UK's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Kusuma Trust UK? Overall score 60/100 (3★) Income £3.4m Cause spend 78% of expenditure Reg number 1126983 Scope UK-wide Reserves 7 months Trustees 3 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does KUSUMA TRUST UK compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Kusuma Trust UK a legitimate charity? + Yes — Kusuma Trust UK is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1126983). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1126983. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Kusuma Trust UK's charity number? + Kusuma Trust UK's charity number is 1126983. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Kusuma Trust UK's charity rating? + Kusuma Trust UK scores 60 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Kusuma Trust UK have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Kusuma Trust UK. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Kusuma Trust UK? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 78% of Kusuma Trust UK's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Kusuma Trust UK's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 22% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 22% of total expenditure at Kusuma Trust UK. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Kusuma Trust UK's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Kusuma Trust UK receive? + Kusuma Trust UK reported £3.4m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are Kusuma Trust UK's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Kusuma Trust UK based? + Kusuma Trust UK is listed at London · UK-wide · WC1A 1BS and operates UK-wide, focused on environment. How does CharityCompare score Kusuma Trust UK? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Kusuma Trust UK's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Kusuma Trust UK's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.