01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 25 September 1975
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £3,352,727
- Latest expenditure
- £2,789,489
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: BRAHMA KUMARIS WORLD SPIRITUAL UNIV, 65-69 POUND LANE, LONDON, NW10 2HH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.brahmakumaris.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Regular religious discourses, religious festivals, lectures, seminars & courses, retreats, community outreach.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 18 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,352,727
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,789,489
- 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
- 24 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,294,157
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,473,764
- 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
- 23 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,429,956
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,373,039
- 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
- 24 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,961,925
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,060,259
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 September 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,593,814
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,677,432
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 18 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,352,727
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,789,489
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 395
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 24 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,294,157
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,473,764
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 335
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 23 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,429,956
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,373,039
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 330
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 24 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,961,925
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,060,259
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 285
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 25 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,593,814
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,677,432
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 275
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 18 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3002550
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 332872
- Income Other
- 17305
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3352727
- Income Legacies
- 410829
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,789,489
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2789489
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 332742
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 332742
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 771559
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,000,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17368182
- Assets Own Use
- 17368182
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,380,504
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £52,987
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £25,695,699
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 52987
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £8,142,514
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25695699
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 25695699
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 24 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2987005
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 307152
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3294157
- Income Legacies
- 558679
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,473,764
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2473764
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 298697
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 298697
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 747063
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,000,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17572415
- Assets Own Use
- 17572415
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,567,245
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,199
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £25,132,461
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7199
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £7,376,245
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25132461
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 25132461
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 23 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2552347
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 75377
- Income Other
- 802232
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3429956
- Income Legacies
- 44387
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,373,039
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2373039
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 315100
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 315100
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 680801
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,000,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17902766
- Assets Own Use
- 17902766
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,409,302
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £0
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £24,312,068
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 0
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £6,379,200
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 24312068
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 24312068
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 24 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4267310
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 76699
- Income Other
- 617916
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4961925
- Income Legacies
- 81555
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,060,259
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2060259
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 275632
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 275632
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 659886
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,000,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17913683
- Assets Own Use
- 17913683
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,341,468
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £0
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £23,255,151
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 0
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £5,231,199
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 22674128
- Funds Restricted
- 581023
- Funds Total
- 23255151
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 25 September 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3062397
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 62959
- Income Other
- 468458
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3593814
- Income Legacies
- 132774
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,677,432
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1677432
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 86016
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 86016
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 641923
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £19,943,246
- Assets Total Fixed
- 16202780
- Assets Own Use
- 16202780
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,150,705
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £0
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £20,353,485
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 0
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,040,835
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 19943246
- Funds Restricted
- 410239
- Funds Total
- 20353485
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRAHMA KUMARIS WORLD SPIRITUAL UNIVERSITY (UK)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1975-09-25T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- INDENTURE DATED 18TH JULY 1975 AND DEED DATED 14 NOVEMBER 1984 AND DEED OF VARIATION DATED 23 SEPTEMBER 1996 AND 18 JANUARY 2010
- Charitable Objects
- (I) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU RELIGION AND OTHER RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD. (II) TO PROMOTE STUDIES OF AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF HINDU RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY, YOGA (VARIOUS TECHNIQUES OF CONCENTRATION AS DEFINED AND DISCUSSED IN HINDU SCRIPTURES) AND TO MAKE KNOWN THE RESULTS OF SUCH STUDIES AND RESEARCH. (III) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS AND DISTRESS. (IV) TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL, SPIRITUAL OR MORAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 330298
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BRAHMA KUMANS WORLD SPIRITUAL UNIVERSITY (UK)
- Charity Name Id
- 330292
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BKWSU
- Charity Name Id
- 330331
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BRAHMA KUMARIS
- Charity Name Id
- 330335
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- WORLD RENEWAL SPIRITUAL TRUST (UK)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures