SHRI KANAGATHURKKAI AMMAN (HINDU) TEMPLE TRUST

Registered charity 1014409 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SKTA TEMPLE TRUST

- Provide a place of worship- Education includes religious studies, traditional methods of worship and cultural activities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.7m

Latest spending

£1.6m

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £1,736,858 against total expenditure of £1,573,705, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £403,101 due largely to investment losses. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,120,109, which the trustees note is sufficient to continue as a going concern. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Income is mainly generated by donations given to the Trust by its members and the public, revenue from religious activities.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months of operational expenditure (held: £6.1m)

“The Trust's policy is to maintain unrestricted funds in the form of free reserves, at a level that equates to approximately 12 months of operational expenditure” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Param & Company Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SHRI KANAGATHURKKAI AMMAN (HINDU) TEMPLE TRUST (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.7m

Total spending

£1.6m

Cost of raising funds

£34k

Reserves (reported)

£6.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~46.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Arunasalam Nanthakumar
DR APPIAH THEVASAGAYAM
Dr Mayooran Shanmuganathan
Dr Velupillai Paramanathan · trustee of 1 other charity
KUMARAPAR SABARATNAM
Nackeeran Ponnuthurai
SABALINGAM ABAYALINGAM
SHANMUGANATHAN SRIRANGAN
Thanabalachandran Ponnampalam

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.7m	£1.6m
31/03/2024	£1.9m	£1.9m
31/03/2023	£1.9m	£1.4m
31/03/2022	£1.3m	£933k
31/03/2021	£841k	£691k

Common questions

Is SHRI KANAGATHURKKAI AMMAN (HINDU) TEMPLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £1,736,858 against total expenditure of £1,573,705, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £403,101 due largely to investment losses. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,120,109, which the trustees note is sufficient to continue as a going concern. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Param & Company Ltd.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WELLINGBOROUGH DISTRICT HINDU ASSOCIATION.

WELLINGBOROUGH DISTRICT HINDU ASSOCIATION income £268k
SHRI KALPAGA HINDU CULTURE ASSOCIATION income £144k
THE PARASAKTHY HINDU (SAIVA) TEMPLE TRUST UK income £1.1m
SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE (EAST LONDON) income £416k
COVENTRY SHRI SIDHI VINAYAGAR DEVASTHANAM income £409k
SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE - SOUTH EAST LONDON income £387k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SHRI KANAGATHURKKAI AMMAN (HINDU) TEMPLE TRUST	£1.7m	—	above	—	no doubt
WELLINGBOROUGH DISTRICT HINDU ASSOCIATION FY2025	£268k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHRI KALPAGA HINDU CULTURE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£144k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PARASAKTHY HINDU (SAIVA) TEMPLE TRUST UK FY2025	£1.1m	—	below	—	no doubt
SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE (EAST LONDON) FY2025	£416k	—	above	—	no doubt
COVENTRY SHRI SIDHI VINAYAGAR DEVASTHANAM FY2025	£409k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.