# Brahmananda Saraswati Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC51396
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2015-03-13
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043282982
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## 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. The 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.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The filed financial data is incomplete or internally inconsistent, so a score would not be meaningful.
- **Status code:** `insufficient_data`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$13k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$14k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-2k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$46k
- **Donations:** NZ$12k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$2k
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=8857ef7b-c00e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$13k | NZ$14k | NZ$-2k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$9k | NZ$-2k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$120k | NZ$101k | not disclosed | NZ$49k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$84k | NZ$94k | not disclosed | NZ$30k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$121k | NZ$120k | not disclosed | NZ$40k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$77k | NZ$120k | not disclosed | NZ$40k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$78k | NZ$24k | not disclosed | NZ$83k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$1k | not disclosed | NZ$6k |
| 2017-03-31 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | NZ$0 |
| 2016-03-31 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | NZ$0 |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51396) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-14

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/brahmananda-saraswati-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/brahmananda-saraswati-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/brahmananda-saraswati-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51396

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/brahmananda-saraswati-trust. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-14T09:57:09.594Z.