JAIN AND HINDU ORGAN DONATION ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1200476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JHOD

JHODOur work extends beyond raising awareness and includes:Development content, including short films and promotional material on the change in the law to Deemed Consent (Opt-Out) in England in partnership with NHSBT.Support community organisations in seeking funding to promote organ donation through the Community Investment Scheme (CIS) and contributing to reports and strategies.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH THROUGH ADVOCACY, RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION, BLOOD DONATION AND STEM CELL DONATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST JAIN AND HINDU FAITH COMMUNITIES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £23,800 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total incoming resources of £27,200 against total expenditure of £3,400. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves stood at £60,761, which they consider sufficient to meet short and long-term liabilities. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 handling
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• NHS Blood and Transplant — “These new roles are funded by NHS Blood and Transplant through our two-year partnership with the Community Grants Programme.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Prafula Somchand Shahchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anup Chandulal Mehta · trustee of 3 other charities
• Bharti Bhikha
• Dr Sunil Daga
• Jay Patel
• Professor Sejal Saglani

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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