SHREE SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR OLDHAM

Registered charity 1180298 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Prayer services held twice daily, where discourses, aarti, kirtan, dhun and stotras are performed. All persons are welcome to the services.All religious festivals are celebrated with enthusiasm.Learned Sadhus from India visit the temple and hold special discourses.Promoting the faith to new and young members is achieved through Youth Services and Gujarati classes, which are well attended.

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Latest income

£441k

Latest spending

£377k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a surplus of £63,229 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total charity funds increasing to £522,815. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are being built to meet loan obligations for the temple, and creditors have indicated willingness to support the charity, resulting in a 'none' going concern assessment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: meet and fulfil the loan obligations undertaken to facilitate the purchase of the land and buildings for use of establishing educational facilities (held: £523k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds are built to meet and fulfil the loan obligations undertaken to facilitate the purchase of the land and buildings for use of establishing educational facilities.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income

£647k

Total spending

£577k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anil Dhanji Kara
HITESH PARBAT BHUDIA
JITENDRA BHIMJI KARA · trustee of 1 other charity
Pravin Mulji Vekariya
VALJI RAMJI VEKRIA
VINOD PARBAT VEKARIA

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£441k	£377k
31/03/2024	£647k	£577k
31/03/2023	£2.5m	£2.4m
30/11/2021	£1.1m	£1.1m
30/11/2020	£1.4m	£2.2m

Common questions

Is SHREE SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR OLDHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a surplus of £63,229 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total charity funds increasing to £522,815. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are being built to meet loan obligations for the temple, and creditors have indicated willingness to support the charity, resulting in a 'none' going concern assessment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	15/06/2020	£150k	New facility