01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001127
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- ML11 0ES
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
advance the Hare Krishna religion and support devotees in their pursuit of this
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the promotion of religious or racial harmony
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance, transmit, spread, propagate:- i. the religion of Krishna Consciousness as revealed in the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam and the doctrines and observances that serve to promote and manifest the said religion. ii. the education in Indian and/or Vedic history, culture, language and social customs. iii. the relief of poverty, distress and sickness by provision of accommodation for young persons in necessitous circumstances between the ages of 18 and 25 years upon terms appropriate to their means. iv. the distribution selling and preparation of prasad or prasadam (vegetarian food offered to, sanctified by and blessed with the mercy of Lord Krishna).
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £344,436 | £344,178 | 7 | 1 December 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £237,238 | £412,857 | 7 | 1 November 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £334,651 | £335,518 | 7 | 22 November 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £300,160 | £311,524 | 7 | 4 May 2023 |
| 31 January 2021 | £318,995 | £345,634 | 7 | 28 January 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Karuna Bhavan, Bankhouse Road, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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