SWAMINARAYAN WELFARE TRUST

Registered charity 1147103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Organise Indian cultural events, socialevents in UK and India to promote the Indian culture and Hindi religion across all sectors of thecommunity and between different racial groups. Provide direct financial assistance in theform of grants to communities in India who are working to prevent relief of poverty, provision of education, proving housing for elderly homeless, healthcare projects.

Objects

THE CHARITY WILL FURTHER THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU RELIGION; B)THE ADVANCEMENT OF INDIAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE; C)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; D)THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; AND E)THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

Latest income

£75k

Latest spending

£86k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received £74,574 in donations and paid out £86,100, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds of £11,526. The trustees' policy is to donate all raised funds and maintain a minimum unrestricted balance of £250, with the year-end cash balance recorded at £12,752. The filing notes that no administrative expenses were incurred as all work was undertaken on a volunteer basis.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations

“DONATION RECEIVED 74,574” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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

Trustees · trustee networks

DILIP PATELchair
MILAPKUMAR PATEL
PANKAJ PATEL
SHASHIKANT PATEL

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£75k	£86k
31/12/2023	£109k	£135k
31/12/2022	£57k	£10k
31/12/2021	£121k	£122k
31/12/2020	£112k	£119k

Common questions

Is SWAMINARAYAN WELFARE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received £74,574 in donations and paid out £86,100, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds of £11,526. The trustees' policy is to donate all raised funds and maintain a minimum unrestricted balance of £250, with the year-end cash balance recorded at £12,752. The filing notes that no administrative expenses were incurred as all work was undertaken on a volunteer basis. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.