HINDU CULTURAL ORGANISATION

Registered charity 261646 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide a place of worship for the Hindu Community, hold Hindu festivals and offer full facilities to all shades of thought within the Hindu religion.To advance education in Hindu Culture by offering facilities for reading, social and cultural activities.To provide entertainment and a place to worship to the elderly and community facilities for the local community.

Objects

A) TO ENABLE HINDUS TO WORSHIP, HOLD HINDU FESTIVALS AND PERFORM ALL RITES CONNECTED WITH BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS AND FULL FACILITIES SHALL BE OFFERED TO ALL SHADES OF THOUGHT WITHIN THE HINDU RELIGION. B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN HINDU CULTURE BY OFFERING FACILITIES FOR TEACHIN HINDI AND SANSKRIT LITERATURE, BY PROVIDING AN INFORMATION BUREAU FOR FURTHER STUDY OF HINDI AND SANSKRIT LITERATURE AND OFFERING A FORUM FOR LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON HINDU CULTURE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE MERSEYSIDE

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

£55k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

1970

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a surplus of £24,321 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £144,253. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient resources to cover management and administration costs, and the independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, assuming continued support from bankers and creditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient resources to cover management, administration and support costs and to respond to any unforeseen circumstances (held: £144k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level which provides sufficient resources to cover management, administration and support costs and ta respond to any unforeseen circumstances.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Amit JUNEJA
HIMANSHU TALWAR
Updesh Chand Sharma
pushpa yadav
sibani Ghosh

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£55k	£31k
31/03/2024	£77k	£102k
31/03/2023	£76k	£63k
31/03/2022	£111k	£111k
31/03/2021	£15k	£39k

Common questions

Is HINDU CULTURAL ORGANISATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a surplus of £24,321 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £144,253. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient resources to cover management and administration costs, and the independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, assuming continued support from bankers and creditors. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.