BRITISH WHEEL OF YOGA QUALIFICATIONS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 March 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07371206
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £18,280
Latest expenditure: £21,509
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 4th Floor, 18 St.Cross Street, London, EC1N 8UN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The BWYQ is an Ofqual regulated Awarding Organisation set up to raise standards in yoga and related training activities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £18,280
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,509

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £34,403
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,072

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £20,195
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,238

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £14,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,107

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 17 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £22,185
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,487

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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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £18,280
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,509
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £34,403
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,072
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £20,195
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,238
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £14,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,107
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £22,185
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,487
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: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRITISH WHEEL OF YOGA QUALIFICATIONS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-03-07T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 09 SEPTEMBER 2010 as amended on 22 Jul 2019
Charitable Objects: 4. OBJECTSThe Charity's objects (the "Objects") are to advance for the benefit of the public the education of the public in yoga and related Group 1 and 2 therapies from the relevant House of Lords report (hereinafter called ‘related therapies’) and for that purpose:4.1 to maintain and improve the standard of teaching of yoga and related therapies by producing and maintaining qualifications that are recognised on the Register;4.2 to moderate, verify and assess the quality of the centres approved to deliver the Charity’s qualifications and any qualifications delivered by the Charity as an Awarding Organisation;4.3 to maintain and raise standards in the development and delivery of yoga qualifications; 4.4 to produce and make available specimen assessment materials for training centres that deliver the Charity’s qualifications; and4.5 to meet the Regulator's conditions and ensure that they are upheld by anyone delivering regulated qualifications on behalf of the Charity as an Awarding Organisation.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 419655
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BWYQ

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures