SYD UK

Registered charity 1090984 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SYD UK Limited has been formed as a religious trust, with the object of advancing its work in accordance with the principles of the Siddha Yoga tradition, in particular through the propagation on the teachings of Swami Muktananda and Swami Chidvilasananda

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SIDDHA YOGA TRADITION IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROPAGATION OF THE TEACHINGS OF SWAMI MUKTANANDA PARAMAHANSA AND SWAMI CHIVILASANANDA AND TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£109k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £97,667, which is above the stated policy target of £50,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £12,124 for the year, funded by donations and other income totaling £120,656 against total expenditure of £108,532.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £98k)
“the current minimum target level being £50,000, a level that is capable of meeting 12 months of operational expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to SYSEU
“The Trustees also made a Grant of £19,500 to SYSEU, a charity which has similar objectives to SYD UK.”
“4 trustees (2024: 4) made unrestricted donations totalling £1228 to SYD UK in the year” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“The Trustees also made a Grant of £19,500 to SYSEU, a charity which has similar objectives to SYD UK.”
“4 trustees (2024: 4) made unrestricted donations totalling £1228 to SYD UK in the year” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£121k£109k
31/12/2024£83k£82k
31/12/2023£91k£85k
31/12/2022£53k£43k
31/12/2021£39k£47k

Common questions

Is SYD UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £97,667, which is above the stated policy target of £50,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £12,124 for the year, funded by donations and other income totaling £120,656 against total expenditure of £108,532. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION1£15k
ENFIELD LIONS CLUB (CIO)1£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SYDER FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SYD UK£121k—0above—no doubt
THE SYDER FOUNDATION FY2025£378k—0above—no doubt
SOUTH YORKSHIRE EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION FY2025£958k£60,001 - £70,0002unclear—no doubt
SHREE SWAMINARAYAN SIDHANT SAJIVAN MANDAL LONDON FY2024£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt
SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL - UK FY2024£3.2m—2within—no doubt
SRI SATHYA SAI CHARITABLE TRUST UK FY2025£239k—0unclear—no doubt

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