SHANTI SADAN

Registered charity 284076 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide education in the classical teachings of Adhyatma Yoga

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN CLASSICAL TEACHING IN THE SCIENCE OF ADHYATMA YOGA BASED UPON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT AND SERVICE TO OTHERS AND PROMOTE AND ADVANCE FOR THE PUPLIC BENEFIT THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF AND RESEARCH INTO THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF YOGA AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING THE MENTAL OR PHYSICAL OR SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ANY SUCH RESEARCH.

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £890,281, significantly exceeding total resources expended of £177,390, resulting in a net movement in funds of £1,172,863. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £11,556,931, which the Trustees consider adequate given that investments are the main source of income and the objective is indefinite viability. The audit report confirms the financial statements give a true and fair view and there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Able & Young 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Shanti Sadan Company Ltd

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

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