KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION TRUST LTD

Registered charity 312865 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the public in philosophy, sociology, psychology and comparative religion and in particular to promote in those fields the study of the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti.

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Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£2.8m
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £8,091,713, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three months of expenses. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £268,110 for the year, despite a decrease in total income due to lower donations and legacies compared to the prior year. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of Charity’s expenses (held: £8.1m)
“At least 10% of the charity’s unrestricted reserves are kept in checking and/or short notice deposit which can be withdrawn with notice of not more than 30 days. This is sufficient to cover 3 months of Charity’s expenses.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees to the charity for various purposes amount to £9,078 (2024 - £293) throughout the year.
“Related party transactions Donations from Trustees to the charity for various purposes amount to £9,078 (2024 - £293) throughout the year.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Brockwood Park Estates Ltd
“Details of the charity's subsidiaries at 31 July 2025 are as follows: Name of undertaking Registered Nature of business Classof % Held office shares held Direct Brockwood Park Estates Ltd England & Wales Development of Ordinary 100.00 building projects” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

BROCKWOOD PARK ESTATES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £-60k

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)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£2.8m
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£8.1m
Employees
56

Reported reserves equal ~35.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£3.0m£2.8m
31/07/2024£4.6m£2.9m
31/07/2023£3.4m£2.5m
31/07/2022£2.7m£2.3m
31/07/2021£2.7m£2.0m

Common questions

Is KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION TRUST LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £8,091,713, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three months of expenses. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £268,110 for the year, despite a decrease in total income due to lower donations and legacies compared to the prior year. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION1£113k
C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KRISHNA CYMRU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION TRUST LTD£3.0m—0above—no doubt
KRISHNA CYMRU FY2024£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
JOURNEY WITHIN FOUNDATION FY2024£225k—0unclear—no doubt
KTRUST LIMITED FY2025£240kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
The Gurukula Trust FY2025£248k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS BHAKTIVEDANTA MANOR FY2024£6.6m—0unclear—no doubt

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