GUNATIT JYOT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1156223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GJ Foundation, GJFOUNDATION

Religious Activities which included the following:- by meeting the spiritual requirements of the congregation- conducting pastoral work by providing spiritual guidance- promoting and propagating the teaching of His Divine Holiness Pappajimaharaj through sermons, courses and focus groups- providing sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SWAMINARAYAN DENOMINATION OF THE HINDU RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY:A) HELPING ASPIRANTS TO ACHIEVE SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT BY BECOMING 'BRAHMASWARUP' AND SERVE 'PARBRAHMASWARUP' BY REFERENCE TO THE TEACHINGS OF HIS DIVINE HOLINESS PAPPAJIMAHARAJ.B) ADVANCING AND PROPAGATING THE SWAMINARAYAN DENOMINATION OF THE HINDU RELIGION AMONGST ITS MEMBERS AND THE WIDER PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF LORD SWAMINARAYAN AND GUNATITANAND SWAMI.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had a successful year and all funds raised were unrestricted. The trustees' policy is to build up reserves to support future growth plans and activities, with funds placed on interest-bearing accounts for ease of access.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gunatit Jyot Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHANDRAKALA PATEL
• DINAGAURI BHARKHDA
• Dr NAINA VISANI · trustee of 1 other charity
• ILA VAGHELA · trustee of 1 other charity
• KALPANA VISANI · trustee of 1 other charity
• REKHA KHAMAR
• SHILA POPAT · trustee of 1 other charity
• SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRABHAI GANDHI
• USHA KOTECHA

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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