ECKANKAR UNITED KINGDOM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 7 March 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £66,977
Latest expenditure: £29,028
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: International House, The Mclaren Building, 46 The Priory Queensway, BIRMINGHAM, B4 7LR

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The advancement of religion in accordance with the principles and tenets of ECKANKAR.

03 Official extract

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: 20 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £66,977
Total Gross Expenditure: £29,028

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: 17 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £126,198
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,158

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: 30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £42,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,923

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: £35,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,418

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: 29 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,012
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,725

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £66,977
Total Gross Expenditure: £29,028
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: 110

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: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £126,198
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,158
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: 110

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: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £42,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,923
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: 125

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: £35,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,418
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: 105

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: 29 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,012
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,725
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: 120

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: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ECKANKAR UNITED KINGDOM
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2016-10-07T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 284430
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 284430
Assoc Charity Name: THE ECKANKAR TRUST (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ECKANKAR UK SATSANG SOCIETY)

Charity Name: ECKANKAR UNITED KINGDOM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-03-07T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 07 Mar 2016
Charitable Objects: SPECIFIC OBJECTS AND POWERS. THE PRIMARY AND SPECIFIC OBJECTS OF THIS CIO ARE:(A) TO SERVE AS A NONPROFIT RELIGIOUS ORGANISATION THROUGH WHICH AND BY WHICH THE ECKANKAR TEACHINGS MAY BE GIVEN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE SPIRITUAL BENEFIT OF ITS UNITED KINGDOM MEMBERS AND ALL OTHERS WHO SEEK SPIRITUAL UPLIFTMENT, AND(B) TO PROTECT, FOLLOW, AND TEACH THE TENETS, DOCTRINES, AND PRINCIPLES OF ECKANKAR AS INTERPRETED AND TAUGHT BY THE LIVING ECK MASTER, THE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF ECKANKAR, WHO PRESENTLY IS SRI HAROLD KLEMP, AND(C) TO EXERCISE ALL RIGHTS, POWERS, AND PRIVILEGES NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE AFORESAID OBJECTS, AND TO HOLD IN TRUST AND USE ALL ITS PROPERTY AND ASSETS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS ORGANISATIONAL OBJECTS.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 547054
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ECKANKAR UK

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures