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Registered charity 1152284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity?s objects are the advancement of the Hindu religion and Hindu culture and heritage for the public benefit in particular but not exclusively through the holding of prayer meetings and organising cultural functions and Hindu religious festivals (including festivals such as Durga Puja, Laxmi Puja and Kali Puja).

Objects

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS (?THE OBJECTS?) ARE: (1) TO ENCOURAGE ASIAN ART AND CULTURE AND ORGANISE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WHOLE MEMBERSHIP AND THE WIDER LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES(2) TO ORGANISE THE HINDU DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL (FOLLOWED BY THE HINDU LAKSMI PUJA) AS AN ANNUAL EVENT, AS WELL AS OTHER HINDU FESTIVALS WHERE SUPPORTED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERSHIP (3) TO SUPPORT OTHER CHARITABLE CAUSES AND CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS , PROVIDING INTERESTS AND COMMITMENTS ARE SHOWN BY THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERSHIP

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position was examined by an Independent Accountant and approved by members. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £25,511, which the trustees describe as a baseline to meet essential expenses and deliver annual festivals. The trustees note risks related to the cost of living potentially impacting donations and fundraising, but no material uncertainties or going concern issues were disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Arup Bhattacharya
• Sreeparna Garewal
• Subir Chatterjee

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Luton · Northamptonshire · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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