HINDU SWAYAMSEVAK SANGH (UK)

Registered charity 1202635 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To set up branches where Hindus of the UK could congregate, provide facilities for training of mind and body and develop good character, organise leadership courses, arrange for lectures discussions not only by members of the charity but also by inviting eminent persons from within and outside the UK. To start specific projects to promote and achieve the aims and objects of the charity.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE HINDU FAITH AND ITS PRINCIPLE OF HINDU DHARMA (ALSO KNOWN AS DHARMA) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HINDU RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND EDUCATION ON HINDU CULTURE AND HERITAGE.

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 holds unrestricted reserves of £2,442,295, which the trustees monitor to ensure adequate free reserves are available for general purposes. The charity reported a net income surplus of £28,767 for the year, with total income of £513,750 against total expenditure of £484,983. The trustees confirm that systems are in place to mitigate strategic and operational risks, and there are 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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~33.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (65% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (25/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amratlal Chandegra
• DHIRAJLAL DEPAR SHAH · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dhirajlal Shah · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Yogish Joshi
• Madhvi Haria
• Raveendra Shreenivas Surange
• Vidula Madhukar Ambekar

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England

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