DEVOTIONAL ASSOCIATES OF YOGESHWAR

Registered charity 280019 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1) Advance education in the field of philosophy, sociology, culture and religion with specific emphasis on the vedas. 2) Advance Hindu religion through the promotion of vedic philosophy and culture. 3) Relieve poverty, sickness and effects of natural or other disasters. 4) Donate the net income of the trust properties or any part therefore to any charitable institution with any or the same or simi

Objects

I) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF PHILOSOPHY, SOCIOLOGY, CULTURE AND RELIGION WIRHT SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON THE VEDAS. II) TO ADVANCE HINDU RELIGION THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF VEDIC PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE. III) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL OR OTHER DISASTERS.

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.

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Registered contact address: Harrow, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£771k
Latest spending
£419k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,883,836, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to cover management and administration costs. The charity reported a net income increase to £352,000 and holds significant cash reserves of £5,622,665, indicating strong liquidity and financial stability for the year ended 31 May 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover management and administration costs of the charity to meet annual grant applications (reserves figure: £6.9m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain an unrestricted fund; this is the free reserve of the charity. The fund is maintained at a level that provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration costs of the charity to meet annual grant applications.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Affinia (Colchester). 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.

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 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 1,500

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 1,500

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Volunteers: 750

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£771k
Total spending
£419k
Reserves (reported)
£6.9m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~197.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Germany · Portugal · Scotland · Sweden · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£771k£419k
31/05/2024£647k£48k
31/05/2023£521k£35k
31/05/2022£378k£558k
31/05/2021£569k£18k

Common questions

Is DEVOTIONAL ASSOCIATES OF YOGESHWAR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,883,836, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to cover management and administration costs. The charity reported a net income increase to £352,000 and holds significant cash reserves of £5,622,665, indicating strong liquidity and financial stability for the year ended 31 May 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Affinia (Colchester).

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DEVOTIONAL ASSOCIATES OF YOGESHWAR£771k—0above—no doubt
DIVINE YOUTH ASSOCIATION FY2025£380k—0above—no doubt
SRI VEL MURUGAN AALAYAM TRUST FY2025£157k——unclear—no doubt
EZER VESAAD TRUST FY2025£204k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RAGHUVANSHI ASSOCIATION FY2025£65k—0unclear—no doubt
DIVYA JYOTI JAGRATI SANSTHAN FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt

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