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KRISHNA CYMRU

Registered charity 1191237 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISKCON Wales

Provide facilities and services inspired by the Vedic bhakti tradition specifically as taught by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada; and as revealed in the Vaishnava texts of the Bhagavad Gita and Shrimad Bhagavatam to educate the general public, relieve suffering and poverty, to manifest and promote that wisdom tradition and advance, transmit, and propagate the religion of Krishna Consciousness.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND SERVICES INSPIRED BY THE IDEALS, PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES OF THE TRADITIONAL WISDOM OF THE VEDIC BHAKTI TRADITION SPECIFICALLY AS TAUGHT BY A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA; AND AS REVEALED IN THE VAISHNAVA TEXTS OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA AND SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, RELIEVE SUFFERING AND POVERTY, TO MANIFEST AND PROMOTE THAT WISDOM TRADITION AND ADVANCE, TRANSMIT, AND PROPAGATE THE RELIGION OF KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS.

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.1m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £635,858 at the end of the year, though the trustees note the charity does not currently hold free reserves as available funds are being invested in the Ty Krishna Cymru project. The charity reported a net income of £824,544 and total resources expended of £1,299,041, with net assets increasing to £2,263,805. The trustees have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, citing committed donations, group funding support, and expected trading growth.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and grants (77% of income)
“Donations and grants 2 1,044,098 948,139 1,992,237 1,682,655” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity rents certain properties from ISKCON for use in its activities, and during the year total rental payments amounted to £80,050 (2023: £79,098). In addition, the Charity purchased books, insurance, licence fees and other supplies from ISKCON-related entities totalling £217,818 (2023: £181,573).
“The Charity rents certain properties from ISKCON for use in its activities, and during the year total rental payments amounted to £80,050 (2023: £79,098). In addition, the Charity purchased books, insurance, licence fees and other supplies from ISKCON-related entities totalling £217,818 (2023: £181,573). No donations were received from ISKCON during the year (2023: £99,399). The Charity also both lends to and borrows from ISKCON as part of its project funding arrangements. Interest of £20,913 was received during the year on monies owed to the Charity, while £106,253 of interest was paid on the loan owed by the Charity. The loan payable to ISKCON bears interest at a rate of 2.29 per cent above the Bank of England base rate and is repayable by 2038. At 31 December 2024, the Charity was owed £26,853 (2023: £1,247,616) by ISKCON under an interest-free arrangement that is repayable on demand. Conversely, the Charity owed £1,434,593 (2023: £1,495,348) to ISKCON in respect of the above loan, together with £48,604 (2023: £63,692) for trade purchases and rent outstanding at the year end. Overall, the net position at 31 December 2024 was that the Charity owed ISKCON £1,456,344 (2023: a net receivable of £311,424). All related-party balances are unsecured. Interest income and expense have been appropriately recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities. The trustees consider that these transactions were undertaken on an arm’s-length basis and in the normal course of the Charity’s operations.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hodge Bakshi Limited. 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.1m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.1m£1.3m
31/12/2023£1.8m£916k
31/12/2022£1.2m£686k
31/12/2021£9k£1k

Common questions

Is KRISHNA CYMRU financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £635,858 at the end of the year, though the trustees note the charity does not currently hold free reserves as available funds are being invested in the Ty Krishna Cymru project. The charity reported a net income of £824,544 and total resources expended of £1,299,041, with net assets increasing to £2,263,805. The trustees have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, citing committed donations, group funding support, and expected trading growth. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Hodge Bakshi Limited.

Who funds KRISHNA CYMRU?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KRISHNA CYMRU as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2023£113k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2026£20kWALES COL - Ty Krishna Farm Project
The National Lottery Community Fund06/12/2022£10kFood For Life Wales
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/11/2022£250k"Ty Krishna Cymru"

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
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION1£95k
THE RISMAN FOUNDATION1£3k
THE PINE RIDGE FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS LONDON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KRISHNA CYMRU£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS LONDON FY2025£4.8m—0unclear—no doubt
JAYA SHREE KRISHNA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£204k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS LIMITED FY2024£15.0m—0unclear—no doubt
KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION TRUST LTD FY2025£3.0m—0above—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS BHAKTIVEDANTA MANOR FY2024£6.6m—0unclear—no doubt

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