SHREE SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR BHUJ

Registered charity 1171929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Bhuj is a socio-religious Hindu charitable organisation dedicated to advancing education through the provision of teaching services, buildings, facilities and grants; and advancing the Hindu faith based on the original teachings and principles of Lord Shree Swaminarayan. It seeks to operate worldwide.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:1) THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROPAGATION OF THE HINDU FAITH AMONGST ITS FOLLOWERS AND OTHERS BASED UPON THE ORIGINAL TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF LORD SHREE SWAMINARAYAN AS PROPOUNDED BY THE NAR-NARAYAN DEV GADI, GUJARAT, INDIA;2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE AT THEIR DISCRETION.

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £206,043 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total consolidated reserves standing at £10,668,525. The trustees confirmed that unrestricted funds are held to meet loan obligations and facilitate future purchases, noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Parker Cavendish. 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 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
• Investment
• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 10120963
• Trading subsidiary: MAHAPRASAD LIMITED Companies House 11660808

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• VAGHANI, Karsan Arjan — director, appointed 24/07/2021on trustee list
• HALAI, Premji Shivji — director, appointed 24/07/2021on trustee list
• HIRANI, Bhimji Ramji — director, appointed 24/07/2021on trustee list
• BHUDIA, Hitesh Parbat — director, appointed 24/07/2021on trustee list
• RUDA, Parbat — director, appointed 24/07/2021on trustee list
• KHIMJI JESANI, Kanji — director, appointed 23/12/2016not on trustee list
• SWAMI DHARMANANDANDASJI, Mahant Sadguru Purani — director, appointed 13/04/2016not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~95.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (63% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mahant Sadguru Purani DHARMANANDAN DASJIchair
• BHIMJI RAMJI HIRANI
• HITESH PARBAT BHUDIA
• KANJI KHIMJI JESANI
• KARSAN ARJAN VAGHANI
• MITESH BHIMJI PATEL
• PARBAT PREMJI RUDA · trustee of 1 other charity
• PRAKASH SHIVJI HALAI

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

Operates in: Abu Dhabi · Akrotiri · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belgium

Income and spending

Common questions

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• THE SHREE SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE income £1.7m
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Side by side with its peers

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