{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NGO","schema_version":"1.0","identity":{"name":"Brahmananda Saraswati Trust","slug":"brahmananda-saraswati-trust","charities_register_number":"CC51396","nzbn":"9429043282982","status":"registered","registration_date":"2015-03-13","deregistration_date":null,"entity_type":null,"sector":"Religion","icnpo_group":"Religion","region":"Auckland","city":"Auckland","country":"NZ","financial_year_end":null,"ird_donee_status":true,"operates_overseas":null,"website":null,"purpose":"The Trust is organised exclusively for religious and educational purposes, to disseminate and promote the understanding of, and the belief in the Vedic tradition and practices as an expression of the eternal underlying source of all creation, the level of cosmic law, which when systematically enlivened can enhance positive values and prevent negative events in all areas of life, spiritual, mental, emotional and physical.\r\n\r\nThe Trust will encourage individuals to study and apply Vedic technologies including the group practice of Vedic technologies in order to have a profound effect of peace and happiness on themselves and society and to assist religious teachers to promote these objectives.","mission":"The Trust is organised exclusively for religious and educational purposes, to disseminate and promote the understanding of, and the belief in the Vedic tradition and practices as an expression of the eternal underlying source of all creation, the level of cosmic law, which when systematically enlivened can enhance positive values and prevent negative events in all areas of life, spiritual, mental, emotional and physical.\r\n\r\nThe Trust will encourage individuals to study and apply Vedic technologies including the group practice of Vedic technologies in order to have a profound effect of peace and happiness on themselves and society and to assist religious teachers to promote these objectives."},"rating":{"rated":false,"grade":null,"score":null,"status":"insufficient_data","reason":"The filed financial data is incomplete or internally inconsistent, so a score would not be meaningful.","methodology_url":"https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology"},"red_flags":{"count":0,"types":[],"descriptions":[],"note":"Flags describe metrics that fall outside published methodology thresholds for this charity’s size and type. They are analytical observations about filed data, not findings of wrongdoing."},"financials_latest":{"year_ended":"2025-03-31","total_revenue_nzd":12863,"total_expenses_nzd":14412,"surplus_deficit_nzd":-1549,"total_assets_nzd":null,"total_liabilities_nzd":null,"net_assets_nzd":null,"cash_reserves_nzd":46315,"government_grants_nzd":null,"donations_nzd":12412,"staff_costs_nzd":1508,"paid_staff":null,"volunteers":0,"reporting_tier":null,"financial_report_audited":null,"source_filing_pdf":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=8857ef7b-c00e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true","consistency_warning":null},"financial_history":[{"year_ended":"2025-03-31","total_revenue_nzd":12863,"total_expenses_nzd":14412,"surplus_deficit_nzd":-1549,"net_assets_nzd":null,"source_filing_pdf":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=8857ef7b-c00e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true"},{"year_ended":"2024-03-31","total_revenue_nzd":7486,"total_expenses_nzd":8989,"surplus_deficit_nzd":-1503,"net_assets_nzd":null,"source_filing_pdf":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=01f0ea8c-edef-ee11-bb2f-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true"},{"year_ended":"2023-03-31","total_revenue_nzd":120036,"total_expenses_nzd":100564,"surplus_deficit_nzd":null,"net_assets_nzd":49367,"source_filing_pdf":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=eb0d40f0-52d0-ed11-bb1e-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true"},{"year_ended":"2022-03-31","total_revenue_nzd":83849,"total_expenses_nzd":94419,"surplus_deficit_nzd":null,"net_assets_nzd":29895,"source_filing_pdf":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=6c9ad1a8-81b1-ec11-bb11-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true"},{"year_ended":"2021-03-31","total_revenue_nzd":120816,"total_expenses_nzd":119851,"surplus_deficit_nzd":null,"net_assets_nzd":40465,"source_filing_pdf":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=d4f6f318-b092-eb11-b43a-00155d6b7730&isPublic=true"},{"year_ended":"2020-03-31","total_revenue_nzd":76509,"total_expenses_nzd":120171,"surplus_deficit_nzd":null,"net_assets_nzd":39500,"source_filing_pdf":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=16f08a9c-de73-ea11-ba6c-00155d6b7730&isPublic=true"},{"year_ended":"2019-03-31","total_revenue_nzd":78185,"total_expenses_nzd":24445,"surplus_deficit_nzd":null,"net_assets_nzd":83162,"source_filing_pdf":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=798dc007-4454-e911-953a-00155d6b7730&isPublic=true"},{"year_ended":"2018-03-31","total_revenue_nzd":7655,"total_expenses_nzd":1210,"surplus_deficit_nzd":null,"net_assets_nzd":6445,"source_filing_pdf":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a66e9de1-7a35-e811-8102-00155d6b7730&isPublic=true"},{"year_ended":"2017-03-31","total_revenue_nzd":null,"total_expenses_nzd":null,"surplus_deficit_nzd":null,"net_assets_nzd":0,"source_filing_pdf":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=41571710-c2bd-e711-971c-00155d6b7730&isPublic=true"},{"year_ended":"2016-03-31","total_revenue_nzd":null,"total_expenses_nzd":null,"surplus_deficit_nzd":null,"net_assets_nzd":0,"source_filing_pdf":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=f1f9339e-4e96-e611-935b-00155de3e60a&isPublic=true"}],"group_consolidated":null,"governance":{"current_officers":5,"total_officers_recorded":5,"chair_recorded":true,"paid_executives_disclosed":0,"executive_remuneration_bands":[],"auditor_firm":null,"latest_audit_opinion":null,"going_concern_referenced":false,"individuals_named":false,"individuals_note":"Officer and trustee names are deliberately omitted from this machine-readable view. They are public on the Charities Register and on the charity profile page."},"funders":{"named":[],"unnamed_count":0,"unnamed_note":"Funding sources that may be individuals, or whose type is unclassified, are counted but not named."},"service_providers":[],"links":{"profile":"https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/brahmananda-saraswati-trust","markdown":"https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/brahmananda-saraswati-trust/markdown","summary_md":"https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/brahmananda-saraswati-trust/summary.md","methodology":"https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology","official_register":"https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51396","website":null},"freshness":{"register_as_of":"2026-09-01","financials_updated":"2026-05-29","rating_computed":"2026-09-12","generated_at":"2026-09-14T09:57:32.158Z","note":"Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register."},"attribution":{"publisher":"CharityData NZ","publisher_url":"https://charitydata.co.nz","primary_source":"Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs","licence":"CC BY 4.0 with attribution to CharityData NZ and Charities Services","disclaimer":"Analytical scores are CharityData’s own, computed under a published methodology from the charity’s own filings. They are not financial, legal or donation advice."}}