Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK

Analysis

Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilford. It was registered in September 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK reported income of £533k and spending of £270k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £127k to £533k (+320%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nanaksar Satsang Sabha (£533k), The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre (£533k) and Together for Change Coventry and Warwickshire (£533k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%, charitable activities 8.1% and investments 3.0%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.1m would cover about 170 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.