International Society for Krishna Consciousness Bhaktivedanta Manor

Analysis

International Society for Krishna Consciousness Bhaktivedanta Manor is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aldenham. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08300433). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, International Society for Krishna Consciousness Bhaktivedanta Manor reported income of £7.5m and spending of £5.6m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.5m to £7.5m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, International Society for Krishna Consciousness Bhaktivedanta Manor sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Operation Smile United Kingdom (£7.5m), Cloverleaf Advocacy 2000 Ltd (£7.5m) and Avenues East (£7.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%, charitable activities 41% and investments 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £251k. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 53%. Reserves of £815k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 92 people.