THE YOGA IN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE LTD

Registered charity 1190806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

YIHA campaigns to integrate the benefits of yoga into healthcare, and runs the NHS-commissioned 10-week Yoga4Health social prescribing programme for NHS patients who need to make lifestyle changes to avoid chronic illness. Part of the charity's remit is to provide information and research on the benefits of yoga, and to support the NHS in tackling non-communicable diseases (NCDs)

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC BY RAISING AWARENESS AND ADVANCING EDUCATION ON YOGA AND ITS BENEFITS FOR HEALTH, AND IN PARTICULAR(BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY:A) ENCOURAGING AND HELPING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO HAVE A GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ALL ASPECTS OF YOGA AND ITS PRACTICE BY PROVISION OF INFORMATION, STUDY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING;B) MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF TEACHING OF YOGA FOR HEALTH PURPOSES BY ORGANISING TEACHER TRAINING, EDUCATION AND OTHER COURSES IN ALL ASPECTS OF YOGA;C) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE METHODS AND EFFECTS OF ALL FORMS OF YOGA WITH A VIEW TO UNDERSTANDING THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS MORE FULLY AND INCREASING THEIR EFFICACY.

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating deficit of £1,653 for the year ended 31 March 2026, following a surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £9,189, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £5,000. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Sport England Movement Fund — “Read about the Yoga4Health in Deprived areas of Manchester funded by the Sport England Movement Fund and National Lottery Community Fund CLI…” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “Read about the Yoga4Health in Deprived areas of Manchester funded by the Sport England Movement Fund and National Lottery Community Fund CLI…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Avichal Sharma
• Dr Chang-Sun Park
• Dr Rupal Dave
• Heather Mason
• Nicole Schnackenberg
• Rebekah Lawrence
• Sat Bir Singh Khalsa

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).