Shree Geeta Bhawan

Analysis

Shree Geeta Bhawan is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in June 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shree Geeta Bhawan reported income of £593k and spending of £343k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £144k to £593k (+313%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Shree Geeta Bhawan sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Windle International (£585k), The Church of God World-Wide Mission International (Pentecostal) (£611k) and Cotswolds Arts Through Schools (£581k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.6%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 100%. Reserves of £511k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.