From The Charity Commission website or, here, the 2007 Accounts are published, and 2008 accounts will be shortly.
It is unclear but there seems to be something going on with the name;
Christopher Drake is off the Trustees list and it looks like there is there is something funny going on with Just-a-Minute.
Its says it cost £ 259,149 to celebrate their 70th Anniversary with JAM (remember, it was the 3 Dadi's gig with Robin Gibb of the Beegees, Ruby Wax et al) whilst they only gave £23,000 to the tsunami aid (and allegedly spent £12,000 on their annual Xmas party pantomime). See also 2006 accounts. That is; a party at Wembley Arena, a website and a promo video?
But then it also says ... "incoming resources ... voluntary donations" for Just-a-Minute were £289,373 for 2006 with an additional £4,586 for 2007.
Money in ... £1,102,020 voluntary donations from approximately 450 follower, £127,228 from the government by way of tax relief and £192,032 from "Investment income".
I also find it hard to believe that they have £263,086 worth of computer equipment!?! Given the price of your average computer at around £500, that would mean 526 PCs for 450 followers!?! (adjust as necessary if you need to budget in all those expensive internet servers for encrypting the streaming videos of mass seances in India and hiding away the Murlis ...).
Can someone else take a look a them? Unfortunately, the law allows them not to have to publish detailed accounts.
Also, their auditors are not "Independent", he is a BK follower or sorts, see BKWSUwatch.com where he says, “I have been a BK was some 15 yeas and folow Maryadas as much as possible as being in the family who cooperate but are not BKs. one has to balance and cannot be complete”.
BKs active in "values education" BKWSU seva, Lynn Henshall and Neil Hawkes, also turn up in the Executive Committee of the Values Education Council of the UK charity, remarkably headed up by 'Humanists'.
"Living Values Education" is listed as "a partnership among educators around the world, supported by UNESCO, sponsored by a wide variety of organisations, institutions and individuals around the world." No mean of the Beakies but get that ole' United Nation reference in there quick, eh?
It is unclear but there seems to be something going on with the name;
- Brahma KUMANS WORLD SPIRITUAL UNIVERSITY (UK) (Old Name )
WORLD RENEWAL SPIRITUAL TRUST (UK) (Old Name )
BKWSU (Working Name )
Brahma Kumaris (Working Name )
Christopher Drake is off the Trustees list and it looks like there is there is something funny going on with Just-a-Minute.
Its says it cost £ 259,149 to celebrate their 70th Anniversary with JAM (remember, it was the 3 Dadi's gig with Robin Gibb of the Beegees, Ruby Wax et al) whilst they only gave £23,000 to the tsunami aid (and allegedly spent £12,000 on their annual Xmas party pantomime). See also 2006 accounts. That is; a party at Wembley Arena, a website and a promo video?
But then it also says ... "incoming resources ... voluntary donations" for Just-a-Minute were £289,373 for 2006 with an additional £4,586 for 2007.
Money in ... £1,102,020 voluntary donations from approximately 450 follower, £127,228 from the government by way of tax relief and £192,032 from "Investment income".
I also find it hard to believe that they have £263,086 worth of computer equipment!?! Given the price of your average computer at around £500, that would mean 526 PCs for 450 followers!?! (adjust as necessary if you need to budget in all those expensive internet servers for encrypting the streaming videos of mass seances in India and hiding away the Murlis ...).
Can someone else take a look a them? Unfortunately, the law allows them not to have to publish detailed accounts.
Also, their auditors are not "Independent", he is a BK follower or sorts, see BKWSUwatch.com where he says, “I have been a BK was some 15 yeas and folow Maryadas as much as possible as being in the family who cooperate but are not BKs. one has to balance and cannot be complete”.
BKs active in "values education" BKWSU seva, Lynn Henshall and Neil Hawkes, also turn up in the Executive Committee of the Values Education Council of the UK charity, remarkably headed up by 'Humanists'.
"Living Values Education" is listed as "a partnership among educators around the world, supported by UNESCO, sponsored by a wide variety of organisations, institutions and individuals around the world." No mean of the Beakies but get that ole' United Nation reference in there quick, eh?