DREAMSAI MILTON KEYNES
We are a local charity doing inclusive work with diverse communities. Based on the teachings of Indian Saint Shirdi Sai, we support homeless community with cooked food and essential items, deliver free food parcels to vulnerable families, promote blood donations from ethnic minorities, organize spiritual events for Shirdi Saibaba and celebrate Indian and diverse festivals of various faiths.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MILTON KEYNES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING THE TEACHING OF SHIRDI SAI BABA, AS SET OUT IN THE SATCHARITA;2. THE PREVENTION OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF DONORS OF BLOOD, BONE MARROW AND STEM CELLS WITHIN ASIAN / INDIAN COMMUNITIES;3. THE PREVENT OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR PUBIC BENEFIT IN MILTON KEYNES BY SUPPLYING FOOD, HYGIENE ITEMS, ESSENTIALS TO HOMELESS AND NEEDY PEOPLE IN TEMPORARY SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is funded entirely through voluntary support, including card payments, online facilities, corporate partnerships, and grants, with no cash donations accepted. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, and the independent examiner reported no material matters or concerns arising from their examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.
What the accounts disclose
“The policy is to hold unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover approximately six months of core operating expenditure.” — page 11
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
Funders the charity credits
- MK Community Foundation
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Lakshmana Rao Kastalachair
- Srinivasa Rao Velupula
- Surabhi Sharan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £306k | £231k |
| 31/03/2024 | £362k | £413k |
| 31/03/2023 | £186k | £150k |
| 31/03/2022 | £162k | £142k |
| 31/03/2021 | £234k | £178k |
Common questions
Is DREAMSAI MILTON KEYNES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is funded entirely through voluntary support, including card payments, online facilities, corporate partnerships, and grants, with no cash donations accepted. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, and the independent examiner reported no material matters or concerns arising from their examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/01/2026 | £16k | Restoring our space: Dreamsai's Community Centre Refurbishment |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/03/2022 | £10k | Food for SAI |
| UK government | 25/09/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Charities like this
- MILTON KEYNES HINDU ASSOCIATION
- THE CHRISTADELPHIAN SHUNEM HOME UK COMMITTEE
- THE SIKH SOCIETY OF MILTON KEYNES
- NANAKSAR SATSANG SABHA
- RAMGARHIA SABHA MILTON KEYNES
- SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR VASNA SANSTHA
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DREAMSAI MILTON KEYNES | £306k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MILTON KEYNES HINDU ASSOCIATION | £169k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CHRISTADELPHIAN SHUNEM HOME UK COMMITTEE | £179k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| THE SIKH SOCIETY OF MILTON KEYNES | £179k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NANAKSAR SATSANG SABHA | £533k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RAMGARHIA SABHA MILTON KEYNES | £148k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |