BEDFORD HINDU TEMPLE AND COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1185539 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the CIO are:The provision of the place of worship for the Hindu communityRaising awareness and understanding of religious beliefs and practicesCarry out religious devotional actsCarry out missionary and outreach workThe provision of places for the community to use for cultural, health and wellbeing activities

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGION, BY THE PROVISION OF A PLACE OF WORSHIP FOR THE HINDU COMMUNITY – SHIVA TEMPLE.ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE:• RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES• CARRYING OUT RELIGIOUS DEVOTIONAL ACTS• CARRYING OUT MISSIONARY AND OUTREACH WORK• THE PROVISION OF PLACES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO USE FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES• THE PROVISION OF PLACES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO USE FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £58,693, increasing unrestricted reserves to £268,908. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity relies on community donations and volunteers, with no grants made during the period.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bedford Hindu Temple (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Venkata Ramana Murty Vusirikalachair
• Banumathy Murali
• Dr Kannan Neelagiri
• Dr Rajkumar Hiralal Kathane
• Gunapalan Valaiyapathi
• Harve Swamynathan

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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Government & lottery funding

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