Vedanta Institute UK

Registered charity 1102168 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VEDANTA INSTITUTE LONDON, VEDANTA UK, VEDANTA WORLD LONDON

Vedanta Institute works towards social upliftment by providing education on the fundamental principles of life and living. The Institute organises and conducts community classes, retreats, introductory talks and public lectures; makes grants; sells books, to create awareness on importance of self management and provides the technique of self improvement without any distinction or demarcation.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE OF VEDANTA AND ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS IN LIFE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

£151k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £151,144 against total expenditure of £99,208, resulting in a surplus and total funds carried forward of £138,900. The trustees have confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Reserves are held to meet incurred expenses, with the unrestricted fund balance increasing significantly from the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to meet the expenses incurred by the Institute (held: £139k)

“Trustees agreed that reserves would be held to meet the expenses incurred by the Institute.”

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Bhaskar Ramachandran
Dakshesh Patel
Kiran Vasudeva
Victoria Usher
Vijay Patel

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£151k	£99k
31/03/2024	£110k	£109k
31/03/2023	£106k	£94k
31/03/2022	£115k	£103k
31/03/2021	£102k	£107k

Common questions

Is Vedanta Institute UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £151,144 against total expenditure of £99,208, resulting in a surplus and total funds carried forward of £138,900. The trustees have confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Reserves are held to meet incurred expenses, with the unrestricted fund balance increasing significantly from the prior year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/05/2004	£5k	Clearer thinking & Stress-free Living

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SUNDAR GAUMUKH FOUNDATION	1	£118k
ENFIELD LIONS CLUB (CIO)	1	£6k
WESTCOMBE FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHINMAYA MISSION ( UK ).

CHINMAYA MISSION ( UK ) income £887k
LONDON INSTITUTE OF VEDIC EDUCATION income £847k
THE RAMAKRISHNA VEDANTA CENTRE income £458k
DEVOTIONAL ASSOCIATES OF YOGESHWAR income £771k
VEERAYATAN UK income £231k
COMMUNITY EDUCATION INSTITUTE income £231k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Vedanta Institute UK	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHINMAYA MISSION ( UK ) FY2025	£887k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON INSTITUTE OF VEDIC EDUCATION FY2025	£847k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RAMAKRISHNA VEDANTA CENTRE FY2024	£458k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DEVOTIONAL ASSOCIATES OF YOGESHWAR FY2025	£771k	—	above	—	no doubt
VEERAYATAN UK FY2025	£231k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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