THE INDIAN RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 257807 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INDIAN RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE TRUST

RELIGIOUS FUNCTIONS, LECTURES, YOGA CLASSESALSO HALL USED FOR CULTURAL,SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DOCTRINES AND OF THE OBSERVANCES THAT SERVE TO PROMOTE AND MANIFEST THEM OF THE RELIGIONS OF THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT AS PRACTISED BY THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE GREATER MANCHESTER AREA SUBSCRIBING TO SUCH RELIGIONS.

Area of benefit: GREATER MANCHESTER AREA

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £191,541 at the end of the financial year, representing a surplus of net assets. The trustees consider this amount to be adequate for the charity’s funding requirements for the near future, noting there is no formal reserve policy. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £7,961 for the year, with total incoming resources of £35,318 against resources expended of £27,357.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and hall charges (93% of income)
“Donations and hall charges 32,822” — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£38k£24k
31/12/2024£35k£27k
31/12/2023£36k£26k
31/12/2022£16k£21k
31/12/2021£11k£15k

Common questions

Is THE INDIAN RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £191,541 at the end of the financial year, representing a surplus of net assets. The trustees consider this amount to be adequate for the charity’s funding requirements for the near future, noting there is no formal reserve policy. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £7,961 for the year, with total incoming resources of £35,318 against resources expended of £27,357. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2012£10kReverb Project