GURJAR HINDU UNION (GHU) LTD

Registered charity 1117476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The organisation focuses on the Indian community in serving their needs and helping to integrate them into mainstream society. GHU also looks to share the rich cultural and spiritual history of India more widely through common inter-community experiences.GHU provides services for the young and old making up the shortfall that the statutory bodies are unwilling or unable to provide.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU RELIGION IN CRAWLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA;2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR PERSONS IN CRAWLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PERSONS OF THE HINDU FAITH AND THEIR FAMILIES;3. PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS FOR PERSONS IN CRAWLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PERSONS OF THE HINDU FAITH AND THEIR FAMILIES;4. THE RELIEF OF THE ELDERLY AND WOMEN IN NEED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ELDERLY PEOPLE AND WOMEN LIVING IN CRAWLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF A DAY CARE CENTRE; AND5. TO ESTABLISH A CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: CRAWLEY AND ITS ENVIRONS

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £169,089 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £562,569 against expenditure of £393,480. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,308,322, providing a significant buffer against the noted rise in daily operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Able & Young Ltd. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gurjar Hindu Union (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~100.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• BHARAT LUKKAchair
• Amita Nayee
• CHANDULAL NAYEE

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).