MAHER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (LEICESTER) U K

Registered charity 1039128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEICESTER MAHER COMMUNITY, LEICESTER MAHER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Cultural programmes for the benefit of the Maher community;provision of education in particular Gujarati classses;sports venue football,basketball etc;hall hire facilities and regular religious functions for the old and the young.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MAHER COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (B) TO RELIEVE POVERTY (C) TO ADVANCE RELIGION (D) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION (E) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£504k

Latest spending

£431k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £868,860, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain reserves at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure. The charity reports a net income surplus of £73,105 for the year and confirms adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £869k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rent shortfall provision owed to Maher Samaj (UK) Limited

“The total amount of historical shortfall of rent payable to Maher Samaj (UK) Ltd has been agreed to £223,600.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Total income

£504k

Total spending

£431k

Cost of raising funds

£2k

Reserves (reported)

£869k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~24.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

SANJAY MULUBHAI KARAVADRAchair
AKASHJI NAGAJAN ODEDRA
ARJUN ODEDRA
Ashok Bhura Karavadra
Atul Modhavadiya
Bhanumati Ramde Gorania
DEVSHI ARJAN ODEDRA
HARISH SAJAN KESHWALA
Hitesh Kana Godhaniya
Karan Devabhai Odedra
Kishor Devashi Karavadra
LAKHANBHAI R KARAVADRA
LAKHANSHI KARSAN KHUNTI
LAKHMAN PARBAT MODHVADIYA
NIRAJ MODHVADIYA
Nikhil Malde Keshwala
PARBAT SANGA
Pratap Arjan Keshvala
RAMBHAI RAJSHI MODHWADIA
Ram Muru Modhawadia

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£504k	£431k
31/03/2024	£452k	£601k
31/03/2023	£473k	£509k
31/03/2022	£355k	£284k
31/03/2021	£197k	£191k

Common questions

Is MAHER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (LEICESTER) U K financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £868,860, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain reserves at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure. The charity reports a net income surplus of £73,105 for the year and confirms adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MAHARASHTRA MANDAL LONDON.

MAHARASHTRA MANDAL LONDON income £106k
SHREE PRAJAPATI ASSOCIATION LEICESTER income £304k
MUSLIM KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI COMMUNITY OF LEICESTER income £1.0m
ALFURQAN COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION income £481k
LOHANA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD income £115k
MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MAHER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (LEICESTER) U K	£504k	—	above	—	no doubt
MAHARASHTRA MANDAL LONDON FY2025	£106k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHREE PRAJAPATI ASSOCIATION LEICESTER FY2025	£304k	—	above	—	no doubt
MUSLIM KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI COMMUNITY OF LEICESTER FY2024	£1.0m	—	above	—	no doubt
ALFURQAN COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£481k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LOHANA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD FY2025	£115k	—	above	—	no doubt

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