CHINMAYA MISSION ( UK )

Registered charity 1077622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide to individuals, from any background, the wisdom of Vedanta and practical means for spiritual growth and happiness, enabling them to become positive contributors to society.Chinmaya Mission UK seeks to achieve this objective by organising classes, seminars, public talks, children and youth events for individuals of any background to learn Vedanta.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£887k
Latest spending
£904k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves stood at £3,882,630, with unrestricted funds of £3,870,231, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £17,243 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total net assets from the previous year. The auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six months’ expenditure (held: £3.9m)
CMUK maintains unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure. — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KLSA LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£887k
Total spending
£904k
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reserves (reported)
£3.9m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~51.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leicester City · Oxfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£887k£904k
31/12/2024£673k£678k
31/12/2023£570k£631k
31/12/2022£911k£395k
31/12/2021£954k£346k

Common questions

Is CHINMAYA MISSION ( UK ) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves stood at £3,882,630, with unrestricted funds of £3,870,231, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £17,243 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total net assets from the previous year. The auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KLSA LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Vedanta Institute UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHINMAYA MISSION ( UK )£887k0unclearno doubt
Vedanta Institute UK FY2025£151k0unclearno doubt
BRAHMARISHI MISSION FY2025£131k0unclearno doubt
DEVOTIONAL ASSOCIATES OF YOGESHWAR FY2025£771k0aboveno doubt
THE RAMAKRISHNA VEDANTA CENTRE FY2024£458k0unclearno doubt
GAUDIYA MISSION UK FY2025£270k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.