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THE JAIN NETWORK

Registered charity 1131386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDING INFORMATION AND FACILITIES TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE JAIN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND ESPECIALLY THE JAIN COMMUNITIES IN INDIA AND THE UK, BY MEANS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£476k
Latest spending
£170k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds amounted to £8,095,047, with unrestricted reserves of £9,342. The trustees report that the charity is operating as a going concern with sufficient funding to complete the building project within the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“To date, the principal funding source has been the Dr N K Shah Trust (a registered charity in the UK) ' the Trust' which is a related party” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £9k; policy: £10,000)
“The trustees aim to keep £10,000 in reserve to meet general fund expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Various trustees made gifts not exceeding £15,000.
“Various trustees have made gifts to the charity in the current year which do not exceed £15,000 (2024 - £50,000).” — page 7
“As at the Balance Sheet date, Jain Centre Jinalay (Temple Project) Ltd owed £6,945 (2024: £6,984) to The Jain Network Ltd.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Jain Centre Jinalay (Temple Project) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary where some directors overlap, owed £6,945.
“Various trustees have made gifts to the charity in the current year which do not exceed £15,000 (2024 - £50,000).” — page 7
“As at the Balance Sheet date, Jain Centre Jinalay (Temple Project) Ltd owed £6,945 (2024: £6,984) to The Jain Network Ltd.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr P Meisheri, a trustee, provided travel services via a business he controls for up to £1,000.
“Various trustees have made gifts to the charity in the current year which do not exceed £15,000 (2024 - £50,000).” — page 7
“As at the Balance Sheet date, Jain Centre Jinalay (Temple Project) Ltd owed £6,945 (2024: £6,984) to The Jain Network Ltd.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Jain Centre Jinalay (Temple Project) Ltd
“The charitable company set up a wholly owned company called Jain Centre Jinalay (Temple Project) Ltd. Dr S N Shah, Mr D U Shah and Mr A Mehta, directors of The Jain Network Ltd are also directors of Jain Centre Jinalay (Temple Project) Ltd, which was dormant during the year.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Prestons and Jacksons Partnership LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Jain Network (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£411k
Cost of raising funds
£323k
Reserves (reported)
£10k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Belgium · Brent · Harrow · India · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£476k£170k
31/03/2024£1.8m£411k
31/03/2023£3.4m£129k
31/03/2022£333k£86k
31/03/2021£321k£89k

Common questions

Is THE JAIN NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds amounted to £8,095,047, with unrestricted reserves of £9,342. The trustees report that the charity is operating as a going concern with sufficient funding to complete the building project within the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Prestons and Jacksons Partnership LLP.

Who funds THE JAIN NETWORK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JAIN NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE DR N K SHAH TRUST, SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK), SHREE RAJ SAUBHAG SATSANG MANDAL UK.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DR N K SHAH TRUSTFY2023£2.3mto assist it in its building project of constructing a Jain temple and community centre
THE DR N K SHAH TRUSTFY2024£650kto assist it in its building project of constructing a Jain temple and community centre
SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK)FY2023£10kConstruction of a Jain temple in Colindale, London, England
SHREE RAJ SAUBHAG SATSANG MANDAL UKFY2024£1kAnimal Welfare
SHREE RAJ SAUBHAG SATSANG MANDAL UKFY2025£150General Donation

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
WESTCOMBE FOUNDATION2£8k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation1£20k
LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE APELT AND LAZARUS CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)1£8k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION1£8k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JAIN SAMAJ EUROPE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JAIN NETWORK£476k—0below—no doubt
JAIN SAMAJ EUROPE FY2025£343k—0above—no doubt
OSHWAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UK FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt
JAIN VISHVA BHARATI LONDON FY2025£109k—0above—no doubt
THE DR N K SHAH TRUST FY2025£633k—0unclear—no doubt
SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK) FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt

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