OM SARAVANABHAVA SEVA TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 June 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07629043
Financial period: 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Latest income: £279,275
Latest expenditure: £274,623
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 123 Summers Lane, LONDON, N12 0QE

Website recorded by the regulator: http://osst.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote the education for the public benefit of people under the age of 25 years in South East Asia including South India and Sri Lanka;To relieve financial hardships (generally or individually), sickness and preserve the health of people living in South East Asia including South India and Sri Lanka;To promote educational and religious activities globally including UK and Europe.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 31 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £279,275
Total Gross Expenditure: £274,623

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £560,660
Total Gross Expenditure: £655,307

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,135,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £853,507

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,252,794
Total Gross Expenditure: £876,391

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,050,943
Total Gross Expenditure: £682,187

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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 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 31 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £279,275
Total Gross Expenditure: £274,623
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: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £560,660
Total Gross Expenditure: £655,307
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: 32

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,135,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £853,507
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: 49

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,252,794
Total Gross Expenditure: £876,391
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,050,943
Total Gross Expenditure: £682,187
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 42

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 558129
Income Other Trading Activities: 701
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1830
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 560660
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £655,307
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 655307
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 164639
Expenditure Governance: 490668
Expenditure Support Costs: 490668
Expenditure Depreciation: 27828
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,017,948
Assets Total Fixed: 2105821
Assets Own Use: 2105821
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £95,866
Assets Total Liabilities: £183,739
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,017,948
Creditors One Year Total Current: 162982
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 20757
Assets Cash: £92,746
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 0
Funds Restricted: 2017948
Funds Total: 2017948
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 2073321
Income Other Trading Activities: 60389
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1972
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2135682
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £54,792
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £798,715
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 853507
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 466176
Expenditure Governance: 332539
Expenditure Support Costs: 332539
Expenditure Depreciation: 12139
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,112,595
Assets Total Fixed: 1994425
Assets Own Use: 1994425
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £204,584
Assets Total Liabilities: £86,414
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,112,595
Creditors One Year Total Current: 55666
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 30748
Assets Cash: £195,464
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2112595
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2112595
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1159872
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 92834
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 88
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1252794
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £36,364
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £667,596
Expenditure Other: 172431
Expenditure Total: 876391
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1803
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 7211
Assets Own Use: 7211
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £874,503
Assets Total Liabilities: £51,295
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £830,419
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10801
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 40494
Assets Cash: £871,383
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 830419
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 830419
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 963780
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 77140
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 10023
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1050943
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £34,672
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £585,637
Expenditure Other: 61878
Expenditure Total: 682187
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 2253
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 9014
Assets Own Use: 9014
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £498,002
Assets Total Liabilities: £53,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £454,016
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 50000
Assets Cash: £494,882
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 454016
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 454016
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sri Lanka
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: OM SARAVANABHAVA SEVA TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-06-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/05/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17/02/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01 OCT 2015 as amended on 11 Jul 2023
Charitable Objects: 1. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA INCLUDING SOUTH INDIA AND SRI LANKA; 2. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH EAST ASIA INCLUDING SOUTH INDIA AND SRI LANKA; 3. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH EAST ASIA INCLUDING SOUTH INDIA AND SRI LANKA; 4. TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES GLOBALLY INCLUDING UK AND EUROPE.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

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

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures