GAUR GOVINDA TRUST

Registered charity 1152811 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Temple and Religious ServicesFree Food DistributionFree Counseling Distribution of Books and CD's for Spiritual Enlightenment

Objects

To advance the Hindu religion in the UK and abroad for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals, constructing, maintaining and renovating Temples, Parks, Libraries and Museums and publication and/or distribution of literature on Hinduism, organising blood donation camps and providing relief to members of the general public during events of natural calamity and/or medical emergency.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,774,777, an increase from the previous year's £1,619,175, funded entirely by incoming donations and legacies. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £155,602 against charitable expenditure of £796,665, with all activities run by volunteers except for trustee remuneration. The filing confirms the company is entitled to exemption from audit under small companies' provisions.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £760k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~26.7 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 (99% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• BHAKTI SWARUP TIRTHA MAHARAJchair
• BALACHANDREN VARATH
• DWAIPAYAN BANERJEE
• RITA BANERJEE

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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