Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Manchester) Limited
Analysis
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Manchester) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02962554). It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Manchester) Limited reported income of £31k and spending of £35k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £39k to £31k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Manchester) Limited sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist, Cleckheaton (£30k), Owlerton Wesleyan Reform Church (£31k) and Rock Baptist Chapel Manse Fund (£30k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity organised classes on almost every Saturday during the year. These classes covered languages, philosophy, music, dance and drama.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist, Cleckheaton | West Yorkshire | £30k |
| Owlerton Wesleyan Reform Church | Sheffield | £31k |
| Rock Baptist Chapel Manse Fund | Llandrindod Wells | £30k |
| The Sulney Fields Charitable Trust | Guildford | £31k |