RADHA SOAMI SATSANG BEAS BRITISH ISLES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 22 July 1992
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £8,053,040
Latest expenditure: £5,847,174
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CHURCH END, HAYNES, BEDFORD, MK45 3BL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rssb.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Commission and distribute literature on the Radha Soami teachings. Guide authors in their research and writings on spirituality and religion. Raise awareness of organ donations and support NHS in holding blood donation camps. Support other Charities in UK and Europe with similar objectives to its own to hold weekly and national meetings where discourses on the Radha Soami teachings are given.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £8,053,040
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,847,174

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £13,138,343
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,635,603

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,952,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,787,609

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,331,491
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,476,226

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,622,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,079,631

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £8,053,040
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,847,174
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £13,138,343
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,635,603
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,952,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,787,609
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,331,491
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,476,226
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,622,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,079,631
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 5465964
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1304498
Income Investments: 1282578
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8053040
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,815,667
Expenditure Other: 31507
Expenditure Total: 5847174
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2004
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1231998
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £62,906,903
Assets Total Fixed: 65764525
Assets Own Use: 65764525
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,810,883
Assets Total Liabilities: £7,668,505
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £62,906,903
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4124203
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3544302
Assets Cash: £3,865,628
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 62906903
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 62906903
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 10776331
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1259660
Income Investments: 1102352
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 13138343
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,622,476
Expenditure Other: 13127
Expenditure Total: 1635603
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1394
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1060772
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £60,701,037
Assets Total Fixed: 63497021
Assets Own Use: 63497021
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,579,572
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,375,556
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £60,701,037
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3324861
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3050695
Assets Cash: £2,853,992
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 60701037
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 60701037
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1892154
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1108542
Income Investments: 951805
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3952501
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,774,205
Expenditure Other: 13404
Expenditure Total: 1787609
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1403
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1160725
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £49,198,297
Assets Total Fixed: 61185302
Assets Own Use: 61185302
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,522,977
Assets Total Liabilities: £13,509,982
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £49,198,297
Creditors One Year Total Current: 8665490
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 4844492
Assets Cash: £1,152,041
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 49198297
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 49198297
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 7400233
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1120466
Income Investments: 810792
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 9331491
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,097,486
Expenditure Other: 1378740
Expenditure Total: 4476226
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4897
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1085707
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £47,033,405
Assets Total Fixed: 57161742
Assets Own Use: 54543412
Assets Long Term Investment: 2618330
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,065,176
Assets Total Liabilities: £12,193,513
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £47,033,405
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2022906
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 10170607
Assets Cash: £1,514,984
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 47033405
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 47033405
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1933128
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 947000
Income Investments: 741954
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3622082
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,079,631
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2079631
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4897
Expenditure Support Costs: 4897
Expenditure Depreciation: 1118698
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £42,178,139
Assets Total Fixed: 55742020
Assets Own Use: 53123690
Assets Long Term Investment: 2618330
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,198,772
Assets Total Liabilities: £17,762,653
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £42,178,139
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2047279
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 15715374
Assets Cash: £2,238,061
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 42178139
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 42178139
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: France
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Czech Republic
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Italy
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Greece
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: RADHA SOAMI SATSANG BEAS BRITISH ISLES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1992-07-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 01/07/1992AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 12/10/1996AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 10/09/2011
Charitable Objects: (1) TO ADVANCE THE RADHA SOAMI FAITH ITS TRADITIONS AND TENETS AS TAUGHT BY THE SANT SAT GURUS OF THE RADHA SOAMI COLONY OF DERA BABA JAIMAL SINGH, BEAS, PUNJAB,INDIA FOR THE SPIRITUAL AND MORAL ADVANCEMENT OF HUMANITY WITHOUT ANY DISTINCTION BETWEEN CASTE COLOUR CREED OR RELIGION AND (2)FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SANT SAT GURU.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 48322
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: RSSB BRITISH ISLES

Charity Name Id: 48327
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: SCIENCE OF THE SOUL STUDY GROUP

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries