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BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

Registered charity 312879 · organisation 312879

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
7 June 1973
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01090630
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£867,572
Latest expenditure
£857,902
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 4A CASTLETOWN ROAD, WEST KENSINGTON, LONDON, W14 9HE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bhavan.net (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We stage 90 - 100 publicly-accessible events a year of music, dance and drama in our main auditorium. We also run 23 courses in Indian Music, Dance, Languages and Yoga as well as exhibitions. Further details available if required.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
11 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
11 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£867,572
Total Gross Expenditure
£857,902
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£808,538
Total Gross Expenditure
£807,942
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
21 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
21 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£803,797
Total Gross Expenditure
£801,050
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£889,114
Total Gross Expenditure
£860,154
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£716,525
Total Gross Expenditure
£657,930

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
11 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£867,572
Total Gross Expenditure
£857,902
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£131,373
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
16
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£808,538
Total Gross Expenditure
£807,942
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£131,373
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
21
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
21 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£803,797
Total Gross Expenditure
£801,050
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£131,373
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
23
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£889,114
Total Gross Expenditure
£860,154
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£573,645
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
38
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£716,525
Total Gross Expenditure
£657,930
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£310,081
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
42

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
11 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
297415
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
561271
Income Investments
3129
Income Other
5757
Income Total Income And Endowments
867572
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£95,368
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£762,534
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
857902
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7577
Expenditure Support Costs
490596
Expenditure Depreciation
21655
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£246,062
Assets Total Fixed
1595482
Assets Own Use
1595482
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£435,889
Assets Total Liabilities
£136,140
Assets Current Investment
300000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,895,231
Creditors One Year Total Current
120395
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
15745
Assets Cash
£135,889
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
246062
Funds Restricted
1649169
Funds Total
1895231
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
263403
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
543752
Income Investments
1383
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
808538
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£86,182
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£721,760
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
807942
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7528
Expenditure Support Costs
452110
Expenditure Depreciation
21097
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£242,149
Assets Total Fixed
1898642
Assets Own Use
1614344
Assets Long Term Investment
284298
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£106,777
Assets Total Liabilities
£106,714
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,898,705
Creditors One Year Total Current
86492
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
20222
Assets Cash
£101,028
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
242149
Funds Restricted
1656556
Funds Total
1898705
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
21 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
311895
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
489246
Income Investments
2656
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
803797
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£83,826
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£717,224
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
801050
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8500
Expenditure Support Costs
436423
Expenditure Depreciation
21598
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£241,553
Assets Total Fixed
1837342
Assets Own Use
1633040
Assets Long Term Investment
204302
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£172,791
Assets Total Liabilities
£112,024
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,898,109
Creditors One Year Total Current
86424
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
25600
Assets Cash
£115,325
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
241553
Funds Restricted
1656556
Funds Total
1898109
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
610427
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
226866
Income Investments
1376
Income Other
50445
Income Total Income And Endowments
889114
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£156,211
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£703,943
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
860154
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7278
Expenditure Support Costs
607267
Expenditure Depreciation
33474
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£238,257
Assets Total Fixed
1854786
Assets Own Use
1653428
Assets Long Term Investment
201358
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£193,061
Assets Total Liabilities
£152,485
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,895,362
Creditors One Year Total Current
116498
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
35987
Assets Cash
£107,444
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
238257
Funds Restricted
1657105
Funds Total
1895362
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
357736
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
259120
Income Investments
408
Income Other
99261
Income Total Income And Endowments
716525
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£171,832
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£486,098
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
657930
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9730
Expenditure Support Costs
391864
Expenditure Depreciation
37628
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£210,618
Assets Total Fixed
1710569
Assets Own Use
1585033
Assets Long Term Investment
125536
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£512,030
Assets Total Liabilities
£356,197
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,866,402
Creditors One Year Total Current
327722
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
28475
Assets Cash
£495,160
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
210618
Funds Restricted
1655784
Funds Total
1866402
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hammersmith And Fulham
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1973-06-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 JANUARY 1973 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 28 MAY 1973, 5 NOVEMBER 2003, 4 OCTOBER 2006 AND 3 OCTOBER 2007. as amended on 26 Mar 2026
Charitable Objects
The Charity?s Objects are (1) to promote and advance the education of the public in literature, music, the dance, the arts, philosophy, sports and the culture (both spiritual and temporal), particularly but not exclusively, of Indian origin (2) to promote and advance the education of the public in languages of Indian origin, with particular emphasis (but not exclusively) on Sanskrit and Indian languages (3) to advance education by facilitating cultural programs and initiatives with a view to promoting global understanding of ancient and contemporary Indian cultural traditions
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
145599
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ART & CULTURE
Charity Name Id
145605
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
THE BHAVAN CENTRE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries