ADVENTURE ASHRAM

Registered charity 1122629 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Adventure for Change, Yoga Stops Trafficking

Adventure Ashram works with local grassroots partners in South India and Thailand, delivering support for survivors of human trafficking and facilitating access to education and healthcare for some of the most vulnerable children in the region.

Objects

A) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, POVERTY AND DISTRESS; ANDB) ANY OTHER PURPOSES CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND ("OBJECTS").

Area of benefit: OVERSEAS

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £17,572 for the year ended 31 October 2024, with total income of £74,140 against expenditure of £56,568. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £8,510 fall slightly short of their stated policy target of three months of operational funds (£8,715). Despite this minor shortfall and a decline in income compared to the previous year, the trustees express reassurance regarding the organisation's financial stability and future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Adventure Ashram (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• COLIN TAYLORchair
• Dr Udesh Naidoo
• Feryal Taki
• Garry Stiven
• Roy Clark

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

Operates in: India · Thailand

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.