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the ramakrishna vedanta centre

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Activities & Mission

Lectures and retreats are held on a regular basis at the centre. The meditation room is used for daily services, and for private prayer and contemplation. The bookshop has a large stock of books on Vedanta and related subjects. The centre provides support for the philanthropic work of other Ramakrishna Math and Mission centres.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£458,236
Latest Expenditure
£369,655

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 71.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 21.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £287,066
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £2,863
Investments £307,411
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £426,689
Raising Funds £69,938
Governance £35,298
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£458,236£369,6550 / 0
2023£445,863£331,6730 / 3
2022£597,340£496,627£426,689£15,270,881£15,270,8810 / 0
2021£326,609£228,7910 / 0
2020£303,518£272,6710 / 0

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Details

Address
Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre
Blind Lane
BOURNE END
SL8 5LF
Registration Date
22 September 1962
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
206169
Charity Number
206169

Trustees

MARK MAURICE BEDISH
RATINDRA NATH DAS
SREEBHUSAN GHOSH
Rev SWAMI SHIVARUPANANDA
JOSEPH BERNARD WILCOX
Rev Swami Sarvasthananda
Jacqueline Alison Power
Harendra Shah
Venkata Srikanth Anumula
Arjun Chandran

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