Chelmsford Hindu Society

Registered charity 1172630 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHELMSFORD HINDU SOCIETY LIMITED

Chelmsford Hindu Society runs various Hindu cultural and religious events through out the year. As there are no Hindu Community Centre or a place of worship within 20 miles radius from Chelmsford in Essex, the Society has established a the Hindu community centre and a place of worship where the community could meet and exchange and practice their religious and cultural traditions.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A HINDU TEMPLE AND A HINDU CULTURAL CENTRE;2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CHELMSFORD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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 reported an operating profit of £10,270 and net assets of £232,269 as of 30 September 2025. The filing is explicitly described as 'Unaudited Financial Statements' and prepared by the directors without independent audit or examination. The charity holds significant fixed assets (£614,926) but also carries long-term creditors of £398,600.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
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• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £600k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Smita Rajeshchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• DABABRATA CHOWDHURY · trustee of 1 other charity
• KALPANA SINGH
• Nagendra Prasad Kharel
• Naveen Bhatia
• RAJESH KUMAR

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

Operates in: Essex

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