SHREE SAKTHY GHANAPATHY TEMPLE

Registered charity 1141833 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing place of worship for devotees. Hindu priest are employed to religious services in our temple three times a daily. Annual celebrations will be held in September every year. Weddings and special celebrations will be held in addition to normal services.Local community members visits regularly

Objects

THE TRUSTESS SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU (SAIVA) RELIGION ACCORDING TO THE SAIVA SITHANTHA TRADITIONS, PRINCIPLES, AND PRACTICES PREVAILING IN INDIA, MALAYSIA & SRI LANKA, AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: INDIA, MALAYSIA & SRI LANKA,

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

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Latest income

£122k

Latest spending

£135k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £271,375 to £258,140, resulting in a net expenditure of £13,235 for the year. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, which they consider sufficient to ensure continuity of activities. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £258k)

“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 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
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
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

Trustees · trustee networks

CUMARASAMY KAILAYA-VASAN FFA , MAATchair
Dr Thiyagarajah PANGAYATSELVAN
Kanagaratnam Kanendran
Kulasingam Kiridaran
Suppiah Tharmarajah

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£122k	£135k
31/10/2024	£107k	£97k
31/10/2023	£105k	£77k
31/10/2022	£97k	£64k
31/10/2021	£80k	£63k

Common questions

Is SHREE SAKTHY GHANAPATHY TEMPLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £271,375 to £258,140, resulting in a net expenditure of £13,235 for the year. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, which they consider sufficient to ensure continuity of activities. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.