SUBUD BRITAIN

Registered charity 233282 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC039009 (OSCR)

Provides for the practical and spiritual needs of the charity's members in Britain. Encourages and enables members to take action in their communities and the wider world via social, cultural and enterprise projects, working with other organisations and local communities.

Objects

(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION BY THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE AIM AND PRINCIPLES OF THE WORSHIP OF GOD KNOWN AS SUSILA BUDHI DHARMA AS EXPRESSED IN THE DECLARATION SET OUT IN CLAUSE 2 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. (2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY (3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (4) OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£723k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £316,952 for the year, largely driven by a £405,582 surplus on the sale of Reigate Hall. Per the trustees' report, free cash reserves were maintained at £371,170, consistent with the stated policy of holding three months of average expenditure, and the bank balance position is described as strong.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hall letting (79% of income)
“Hall letting 368,669”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months average expenditure (reserves figure: £371k)
“Free cash reserves held at Group, Regional and National levels are all maintained at three months average expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Subud Britain is a voting member of the World Subud Association (WSA). In the year Subud Britain made contributions of £22,000 (2024 £27,000) to WSA.
“Subud Britain is a voting member of the World Subud Association (WSA). In the year Subud Britain made contributions of £22,000 (2024 £27,000) to WSA.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Amadeus Centre Limited
“Subud Britain has a wholly owned subsidiary company, The Amadeus Centre Limited, which manages, promotes and rents The Amadeus Centre, the Subud Centre in Central London.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. 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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Corporate structure

THE AMADEUS CENTRE LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    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.

    Official officers record.

    Property (HM Land Registry)

    10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

    Total income
    £1.0m
    Total spending
    £723k
    Reserves (reported)
    £371k
    Employees
    2

    Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (78% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/12/2025£1.0m£723k
    31/12/2024£606k£974k
    31/12/2023£1.3m£679k
    31/12/2022£508k£466k
    31/12/2021£523k£380k

    Common questions

    Is SUBUD BRITAIN financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £316,952 for the year, largely driven by a £405,582 surplus on the sale of Reigate Hall. Per the trustees' report, free cash reserves were maintained at £371,170, consistent with the stated policy of holding three months of average expenditure, and the bank balance position is described as strong. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.

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    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BLACKBURN U.K. TRUST.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    SUBUD BRITAIN£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
    BLACKBURN U.K. TRUST FY2025£4.5m—0unclear4.1%no doubt
    SUSILA DHARMA BRITAIN FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
    Silverton Community Hall FY2026£30k—0unclear—no doubt
    SOLIHULL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TRUST FY2025£109k—0above—no doubt
    HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB FREE CHURCH FY2025£329k—0unclear—no doubt

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