Radhakrishna Temple Shyama Ashram

Analysis

Radhakrishna Temple Shyama Ashram is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughton. It was registered in August 1978, 48 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Radhakrishna Temple Shyama Ashram reported income of £105k and spending of £119k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £90k to £105k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Radhakrishna Temple Shyama Ashram sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guru Hargobind Sahib Gurdwara (£105k), Our Father Ministries - GB (£105k) and Educate Girls (£105k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.