THE HINDU CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 258281 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

All religious occasions & festivals are celebrated every year. To promote religious activities to the youngster. Invite school children to help with their R.E. class. Running regular groups for the elderly to meet for luncheon club and various activities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE MANDIR ARE: (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU RELIGION IN LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONSISTENT WITH THE FAITH AND PRINCIPALS OF THE HINDU RELIGION PROVIDED THAT THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MAY MAKE REGULATIONS TO ALLOW RESIDENTS FROM AREAS BEYOND LEEDS AND IT'S SURROUNDING AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO FACILITIES FOR HINDU WORSHIP TO BE TREATED AS THOUGH THEY WERE RESIDENT WITHIN THE SURROUNDING AREA. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, SUCH OF THOSE INHABITANTS WHO ARE OR WHOSE PARENTS ARE OF THE HINDU FAITH. (3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION FOR SUCH INHABITANTS FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

Area of benefit: LEEDS

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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Latest income
£139k
Latest spending
£113k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,397,876, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £25,991 for the year, with total income of £138,504 and expenditure of £112,513. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £1.4m)
“We expect to hold £10,000 as reserves solely to be awarded as grants in the future when received donations are less than expected and do not meet the budgeted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£139k£113k
31/12/2023£143k£83k
31/12/2022£78k£89k
31/12/2021£95k£74k
31/12/2020£35k£52k

Common questions

Is THE HINDU CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,397,876, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £25,991 for the year, with total income of £138,504 and expenditure of £112,513. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.