SHREE GEETA BHAWAN

Registered charity 258195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHRI GEETA BHAWAN

We are mainly involved in hindu religious activities and do not have any political affinity.We have regular classes for young children for development of Hindi language.We run an over 50 club for elders to encourage them to understand social and health issues. We celebrate various Hindu festivals like Diwali, Janmasthmi, Holi etc where large number of devotees take part.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£593k
Latest spending
£343k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net movement in funds of £354,597 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £3,632,697. The trustees consider the net current assets of £503,641 to be an adequate figure to ensure sufficient resources were available to provide uninterrupted services. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately three months of its unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £3.6m)
“The Trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level which equate to approximately three months of its unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Brindleys Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£593k
Total spending
£343k
Cost of raising funds
£343k
Reserves (reported)
£511k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~17.9 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 (96% 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: 57.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£593k£343k
31/03/2024£326k£285k
31/03/2023£443k£288k
31/03/2022£319k£179k
31/03/2021£144k£183k

Common questions

Is SHREE GEETA BHAWAN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net movement in funds of £354,597 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £3,632,697. The trustees consider the net current assets of £503,641 to be an adequate figure to ensure sufficient resources were available to provide uninterrupted services. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Brindleys Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WESTCOMBE FOUNDATION1£500

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHREE SORATHIA PRAJAPATI COMMUNITY UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHREE GEETA BHAWAN£593k—0unclear—no doubt
SHREE SORATHIA PRAJAPATI COMMUNITY UK FY2025£245k—0above—no doubt
BHARAT HINDU SAMAJ FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
SHREE LIMBACHIA GNATI FEDERATION UK FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt
MILTON KEYNES HINDU ASSOCIATION FY2025£169k—0unclear—no doubt
HINDU TAMIL CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (ENFIELD) FY2024£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.