SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTRE

Registered charity 1103746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious activites. Located in Putney SW15.

Objects

The objects for which the Centre is established are to advance the Hindu religion as a way of life by the propagation, practice and dissemination of the spiritual teachings and doctrines of the Indian saint, mystic and sage His Holiness Sri Swami Sivananda, founder of the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, India, who taught the yoga of synthesis as a means to reach physical and mental wellbeing and ultimately Self-realization.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN AND ELSEWHERE

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

£137k

Latest spending

£289k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £152,470 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in net current liabilities of £61,407. The trustees acknowledge that the charity's reserves policy, which targets 3-6 months of expenditure, has not been met since the pandemic, although they note a moderate recovery in income. The financial position is supported by significant freehold property assets and friendly loans from affiliated centres, with the accounts prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £433k)

“The charity has a reserves policy that unrestricted funds in the form of free reserves not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets should represent between 3-6 months of expenditure.” — page 7

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £325k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOLANDA ONDERWATER
Maria Guagliano
SRINIVASAN ASHLEY
SWAMI DURGANANDA
SWAMI GOKULANANDA
SWAMI KAILASANANDA
SWAMI SIVADASANANDA
SWAMI SWAROOPANANDA
Swami Ramapriyananda
Swami Sitaramananda

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

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£137k	£289k
31/12/2024	£144k	£206k
31/12/2023	£125k	£206k
31/12/2022	£97k	£248k
31/12/2021	£133k	£162k

Common questions

Is SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £152,470 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in net current liabilities of £61,407. The trustees acknowledge that the charity's reserves policy, which targets 3-6 months of expenditure, has not been met since the pandemic, although they note a moderate recovery in income. The financial position is supported by significant freehold property assets and friendly loans from affiliated centres, with the accounts prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PUTNEY METHODIST CHURCH.

PUTNEY METHODIST CHURCH income £176k
SHREE SWAMINARAYAN SIDHANT SAJIVAN MANDAL LONDON income £2.3m
SW LONDON VINEYARD income £621k
SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE - SOUTH EAST LONDON income £387k
SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE (MANDIR) LONDON income £2.6m
DEVOTIONAL ASSOCIATES OF YOGESHWAR income £771k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTRE	£137k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PUTNEY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£176k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHREE SWAMINARAYAN SIDHANT SAJIVAN MANDAL LONDON FY2024	£2.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SW LONDON VINEYARD FY2025	£621k	£70,000 - £79,000	1	above	—	no doubt
SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE - SOUTH EAST LONDON FY2025	£387k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE (MANDIR) LONDON FY2024	£2.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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