JAYA SHREE KRISHNA CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1115853 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance religion and education for the benefit of the public in accordance with the books written by His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). To provide residential accommodation for the purpose of facilitating worship of Lord Krishna and to distribute sanctified foodstuffs (Sanskrit: Prasadam).

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£204k
Latest spending
£159k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £45,621 at the end of the period, with total receipts of £204,417 and total payments of £158,796. The trustees declare that any reserves are reinvested into the upkeep of the youth hostel. The financial statements were compiled by an independent examiner who did not express an opinion on them.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Charity Income Donation Grant Interest”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£650k
Total spending
£186k
Reserves (reported)
£464k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~30.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (71% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£204k£159k
31/08/2024£650k£186k
31/08/2023£151k£149k
31/08/2022£130k£96k
31/08/2021£209k£100k

Common questions

Is JAYA SHREE KRISHNA CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £45,621 at the end of the period, with total receipts of £204,417 and total payments of £158,796. The trustees declare that any reserves are reinvested into the upkeep of the youth hostel. The financial statements were compiled by an independent examiner who did not express an opinion on them. 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
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION1£113k
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION1£95k
THE RISMAN FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KRISHNA CYMRU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JAYA SHREE KRISHNA CHARITABLE TRUST£204k—0unclear—no doubt
KRISHNA CYMRU FY2024£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS LONDON FY2025£4.8m—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS LIMITED FY2024£15.0m—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS BHAKTIVEDANTA MANOR FY2024£6.6m—0unclear—no doubt
LAKSHMI-NARAYANA TRUST FY2024£1.7m—0above—no doubt

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