ASSOCIATION FOR YOGA STUDIES (AYS)

Registered charity 1190681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the public in the practice and philosophy of yoga by facilitating the study, practice and teaching of Yoga inspired by the teachings of TKV Desikachar and his father and teacher, T Krishnamacharya and promoting and supporting the professional activities of its teachers.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO HE FOLLOWING:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PRACTICE AND PHILOSOPHY OF YOGA BY FACILITATING THE STUDY, PRACTICE AND TEACHING OF YOGA INSPIRED BY THE TEACHINGS OF TKV DESIKACHAR AND HIS FATHER ANDTEACHER, T KRISHNAMACHARYA AND PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OF ITS TEACHERS.

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

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Registered contact address: New Forest, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a small net surplus of £847 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £40,157. The organization relies primarily on membership fees and convention income, while maintaining a cash balance of £47,870 against current liabilities of £7,796. No staff costs were incurred, and the accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 12093316 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• DONE, Rachel Anne — director, appointed 14/07/2025on trustee list
• GALLEY, Susannah Clare — director, appointed 14/07/2025on trustee list
• OAKES, Amanda — director, appointed 01/10/2022on trustee list
• BALDWIN, Duncan — director, appointed 26/07/2020on trustee list
• CHUDLEY, Sue — director, appointed 26/07/2020on trustee list
• KIRBY, Jose Ann — director, appointed 26/07/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Oakes
• Duncan Baldwin
• Jose Kirby
• Rachel Done
• Sue Chudley
• Susannah Galley

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

Operates in: Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOCIETY OF YOGA PRACTITIONERS LTD.

• THE SOCIETY OF YOGA PRACTITIONERS LTD income £44k
• KRIYA YOGA UK income £88k
• THE TRADITIONAL YOGA ASSOCIATION income £46k
• THE YOGA HEALING FOUNDATION income £374k
• TEEN YOGA FOUNDATION income £57k
• MANDALA YOGA ASHRAM income £229k

Side by side with its peers

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