Vedanta Bidyashram

Analysis

Vedanta Bidyashram is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Vedanta Bidyashram reported income of £99k and spending of £43k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £99k (+411%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 271%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Vedanta Bidyashram sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Atherton Family Charitable Trust (£99k), Secular Clergy New Common Fund (£99k) and The Stockwell/Cliffe Charitable Trust (£99k).