# Ganga Prem Hospice

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1136032 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1136032)
- Company number: 06647628
- Website: https://www.gangapremhospice.org
- Latest income: £16.9k; spending £17.7k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: India
- Other names: Gph (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ganga-prem-hospice

Ganga Prem Hospice is a spiritually-oriented charity whose aim is to work with and for terminally ill cancer patients. We provide medical, social, emotional and spiritual support for individuals and their loved ones as they face cancer and in their ongoing grief.Our current project is the construction of a fully equipped hospice in Rishikesh, North India, on the bank of the Holy River Ganga.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2025 | £16.9k | £17.7k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2024 | £14.1k | £32.3k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2023 | £7,417 | £671 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2022 | £15.1k | £3,336 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2021 | £10.1k | £9,080 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 3.1. To relieve sickness and to preserve and protect the good health of the publicin such ways as the association shall from time to time think fit, in particular, butwithout prejudice to the generality of such objects:- (a) To promote the physical and mental health of sufferers of terminal illness world wide through the provision of financial assistance, support, education and practical advice. (b) By establishing maintaining and conducting day centre and/ or palliative care Hospice for the reception and care of persons, without distinction, who are suffering (at any age) from any chronic or terminal illness or from any disability or disease whether attributable to old age or otherwise or from any other physical infirmity, disability or disease, and by providing medical or other treatment and attention for such persons as aforesaid in their own home or Hospice. (c) The provision of financialsupport, information, advice, volunteer labour, opportunity for mutual lessonlearning, or assistance in such provision, for the poor and needy in India and suchother developing countries as may seem appropriate from time to time (d) Raisingawareness in the UK and overseas of issues affecting palliative care initiatives ofterminally ill patients in developing countries. (e) To conduct research into the care and medical conditions of such patients and publish the useful results of such research.

## What it funds

Ganga Prem Hospice is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and overseas aid / famine relief for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Ganga Prem Hospice reported income of £16.9k and spending of £17.7k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Jul 2025, it spent £63k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as India.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Ganga Prem Hospice in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (gangapremhospice.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Ganga Prem Hospice open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Ganga Prem Hospice is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Ganga Prem Hospice fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as India.

### Does Ganga Prem Hospice give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Ganga Prem Hospice makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Ganga Prem Hospice give each year?

The register does not break out Ganga Prem Hospice's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Jul 2025 was £17.7k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £12.6k a year.

### How large is Ganga Prem Hospice?

In its latest reported year Ganga Prem Hospice reported income of £16.9k and spending of £17.7k.


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