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VIPASSANA TRUST

Registered charity 327798 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Running Vipassana meditation courses for adults and Anapana meditation courses for children and young people.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £313,204 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with incoming resources of £1,423,043 and expenditure of £1,109,839. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Total unrestricted and restricted funds stood at £3,653,417 at the end of the financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: invest any liquid or current asset backed reserves into upgrading and building new facilities as funds allow, after providing sufficient funds to meet the anticipated running costs of the organisation (held: £3.7m)
“The policy of the Trust is to invest any liquid or current asset backed reserves into upgrading and building new facilities as funds allow, after providing sufficient funds to meet the anticipated running costs of the organisation.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with subsidiary VCSL
“Included in the debtors figure at Note 11 in the accounts are amounts due from Vipassana Construction and Services Limited totalling £152,000 (2024 - £95,000). Included in the creditors figure at Note 12 in the Accounts are amounts due to Vipassana Construction and Services Limited totalling £53,982 (2024 - £17,454)” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by R J Francis & Co Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

VIPASSANA CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICES 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)

    1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

    Total income
    £1.4m
    Total spending
    £1.1m
    Reserves (reported)
    £1.5m
    Employees
    2

    Reported reserves equal ~16.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% 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 (5.2%) (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
    31/05/2025£1.4m£1.1m
    31/05/2024£1.3m£1.1m
    31/05/2023£1.1m£1.2m
    31/05/2022£1.0m£925k
    31/05/2021£667k£666k

    Common questions

    Is VIPASSANA TRUST financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £313,204 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with incoming resources of £1,423,043 and expenditure of £1,109,839. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Total unrestricted and restricted funds stood at £3,653,417 at the end of the financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by R J Francis & Co Limited.

    Who funds VIPASSANA TRUST?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name VIPASSANA TRUST as a grant recipient include SAVANNAH WISDOM.

    Known funders

    Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    SAVANNAH WISDOMFY2023£5kOther

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VIPASSANA TRUST (DHAMMA SUKHAKARI).

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    VIPASSANA TRUST£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
    VIPASSANA TRUST (DHAMMA SUKHAKARI) FY2025£546k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE MEDITATION TRUST FY2025£171k—0unclear—no doubt
    SATIPANYA BUDDHIST TRUST FY2024£123k—0above—no doubt
    RISHI'S VISION FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
    BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2024£124k—0above—no doubt

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