THE HARI PRASAD SHASTRI CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 254532 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORIGINAL WRITTEN WISHES OF THE LATE HARI PRASAD SHASTRI, THE TRUSTEES ASSIST INEDUCATION GENERALLY BUT WITH A PREFERENCE TO SUPPORT SPIRITUAL EDUCATION ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES THAT HE HIMSELF TAUGHT.

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Latest income

£155k

Latest spending

£121k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,354,231, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to maintain its level of charitable distributions. The charity reported a net income of £9,680 for the year, driven by investment income that was partially offset by net investment losses of £24,298. The trustees have assessed the going concern basis and concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER JOHN BERESFORD WATSONchair
Dr PIERO REYNOLDS
LALITA GEORGIANA WATSON
NICHOLAS FOX

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£155k	£121k
05/04/2024	£146k	£197k
05/04/2023	£139k	£126k
05/04/2022	£127k	£155k
05/04/2021	£90k	£111k

Common questions

Is THE HARI PRASAD SHASTRI CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,354,231, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to maintain its level of charitable distributions. The charity reported a net income of £9,680 for the year, driven by investment income that was partially offset by net investment losses of £24,298. The trustees have assessed the going concern basis and concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEVOTIONAL ASSOCIATES OF YOGESHWAR.

DEVOTIONAL ASSOCIATES OF YOGESHWAR income £771k
HINDU TAMIL CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (ENFIELD) income £1.2m
THE CASCIA TRUST income £312k
MERCHANT TAYLORS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £336k
NANAKSAR THATH ISHER DARBAR TRUST income £812k
SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR VASNA SANSTHA income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HARI PRASAD SHASTRI CHARITABLE TRUST	£155k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DEVOTIONAL ASSOCIATES OF YOGESHWAR FY2025	£771k	—	above	—	no doubt
HINDU TAMIL CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (ENFIELD) FY2024	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CASCIA TRUST FY2024	£312k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MERCHANT TAYLORS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£336k	—	below	—	no doubt
NANAKSAR THATH ISHER DARBAR TRUST FY2025	£812k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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