JAIN VISHVA BHARATI LONDON
Promoting religious harmony, awareness and better interfaith understanding of the Jain faith and values in the Jain and wider community; by organising seminars, training, workshops and camps on science of living and the principle of non violence towards all living beings. Promote and improve the health of an individual and public through Preksha meditation, yoga and relaxation techniques.
Objects
3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:3.1 TO ADVANCE THE JAIN RELIGION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING THE UNDERSTANDING AND INTEREST IN JAIN TEACHINGS, PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE;3.2 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AMONGST JAINS BY ORGANISING SEMINARS, TRAINING SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND CAMPS ON SCIENCE OF LIVING, MEDITATION, THE ANUVARET MOVEMENT, JAINOLOGY AND YOGA;3.3 TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF PREKSHA MEDITATION, YOGA AND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; AND3.4 TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY BY PROMOTING A BETTER INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING OF THE JAIN FAITH AND TO ACQUAINT THE JAIN COMMUNITY WITH OTHER FAITHS ("PRINCIPAL OBJECTS").
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £41,701 for the year, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £364,934. The trustees state that these unrestricted reserves represent over two times the annual expenditure for activities, providing a buffer for unforeseen costs. The charity has no paid employees and relies entirely on volunteers and unpaid staff.
What the accounts disclose
“the current level of unrestricted fund represents over two times annual expenditure for activities and to meet unforeseen expenditure for the next year.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Amit Baid
- Amit Garg
- Dr SUNIL DUGAR
- JEETENDRA DHELARIA
- Jai Kumar Haran
- PRAGNABEN DAMANI
- Pankaj Bhimraj Kothari
- RAJESH JAIN
- Rashmi Bengani
- Rupali Sunil Dugar
- Shubham Jain
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £109k | £76k |
| 31/03/2024 | £164k | £124k |
| 31/03/2023 | £130k | £128k |
| 31/03/2022 | £108k | £90k |
| 31/03/2021 | £160k | £61k |
Common questions
Is JAIN VISHVA BHARATI LONDON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £41,701 for the year, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £364,934. The trustees state that these unrestricted reserves represent over two times the annual expenditure for activities, providing a buffer for unforeseen costs. The charity has no paid employees and relies entirely on volunteers and unpaid staff. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 02/07/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SHREE RAJ SAUBHAG SATSANG MANDAL UK | 2 | £2k |
| THE DR N K SHAH TRUST | 1 | £3.0m |
| SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK) | 1 | £10k |
| WESTCOMBE FOUNDATION | 1 | £8k |
| EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE) | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- THE JAIN NETWORK
- DIVYA JYOTI JAGRATI SANSTHAN
- NAVNAT VANIK ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
- ACHARYA SHRI VIDYASAGAR DIGAMBAR JAIN CHARITABLE TRUST LONDON UK
- SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK)
- THE DR N K SHAH TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAIN VISHVA BHARATI LONDON | £109k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE JAIN NETWORK | £476k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| DIVYA JYOTI JAGRATI SANSTHAN | £131k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NAVNAT VANIK ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM | £1.6m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ACHARYA SHRI VIDYASAGAR DIGAMBAR JAIN CHARITABLE TRUST LONDON UK | £171k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK) | £1.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |