SHIVA TRUST

Registered charity 1200725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Everything we do: educates, empowers and supports children, young people and adults; to create a successful foundation for their life; with a strong focus on achieving Happiness and reaching their True Potential. We achieve this through: Campaigning for Human Rights, A Global Life School with Courses/classes/educational material based on Hindu philosophy and practices, and Community Outreach

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£117k
Latest spending
£118k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased slightly from £882,284 to £881,384, with unrestricted reserves standing at £117,301. The charity reported incoming resources of £116,944 against total resources expended of £118,201, resulting in a small net decrease in funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: appropriate unrestricted reserves to ensure the charity can continue operating effectively, manage unforeseen circumstances and support the future growth of its charitable activities (held: £117k)
“The trustees aim to maintain appropriate unrestricted reserves to ensure the charity can continue operating effectively, manage unforeseen circumstances and support the future growth of its charitable activities.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SHIVA TRUST (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); recorded price paid £740k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: France · India · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£117k£118k
31/10/2024£365k£160k
17/10/2023£46k£42k

Common questions

Is SHIVA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased slightly from £882,284 to £881,384, with unrestricted reserves standing at £117,301. The charity reported incoming resources of £116,944 against total resources expended of £118,201, resulting in a small net decrease in funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Crowdfunder13/12/2022£2kLocal Action Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2021£10kShiva Plastic recycling
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2015£7kRamana Devi Ekah Project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SIVA TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHIVA TRUST£117k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SIVA TRUST LTD FY2025£184k—0above—no doubt
SHIVIA FY2025£594k—0unclear—noted
SRINIVAS/ USHA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£106k—0below—no doubt
LONDON SIVAN KOVIL TRUST FY2024£835k—0below—no doubt
THE SHUKTARA TRUST (UK) FY2025£120k—0above0.2%no doubt

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