KARPHAHA VINAYAGAR TRUST

Registered charity 1092252 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KARPHAHA VINAYAGA TRUST

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES, ARTS/CULTURE AND EDUCATION/TRAINING

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE:-A. TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGION, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A TEMPLE FOR FOLLOWERS OF THE HINDU RELIGION ("THE BENEFICIARIES")B. TO RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH OF SUCH BENEFICIARIES.C. TO ASSIST IN ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID BENEFICIARIES.

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON

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 · Get email alerts

Latest income
£335k
Latest spending
£303k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,279,066, which is below the stated policy target of approximately 12 months of operational expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £32,109 for the year, funded by donations and ticket sales, while managing bank loans and other creditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months of operational expenditure (held: £1.3m)
“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 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£335k£303k
31/05/2024£323k£277k
31/05/2023£429k£242k
31/05/2022£288k£225k
31/05/2021£322k£149k

Common questions

Is KARPHAHA VINAYAGAR TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,279,066, which is below the stated policy target of approximately 12 months of operational expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £32,109 for the year, funded by donations and ticket sales, while managing bank loans and other creditors. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.