SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE (MANDIR) LONDON

Registered charity 271034 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWANINARAYAN TEMPLE (MANDIR) LONDON

To further the spritual and educational enhancement of the Swaminarayan sect and community.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£2.6m

Latest spending

£896k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £1,657,189 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £21,216,449. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and the charity to be in a strong position to continue its activities, citing sufficient funds to meet future plans and obligations. The accounts were independently audited with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 9 to 12 months of resources expended, equating to £700,000 (held: £21.2m)

“The Executive Committee have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets ('free reserves') held by the charity should be between 9 to 12 months of the resources expended, which equates to £700,000 in general funds” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Creditor balance due to Ghanshyam Education Trust (GET)

“Included in creditors amounts falling due within one year is a balance of £114,854 (2023: £46,841 creditor) due to GET. The members of the company are the Trustees.” — page 27

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Wallace. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SKSS TEMPLE - HARROW (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple (SKSST) Harrow — “Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple (SKSST) Harrow is celebrating 30 years at its Westfield Lane location this December. To mark this mi…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£2.6m

Total spending

£896k

Cost of raising funds

£536k

Reserves (reported)

£700k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~9.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (55% 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: 21.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

VISHRAM VAGHJI PATELchair
DEVJI KARSAN PATEL
DHANJI PARBAT PATEL
Harice Karsan Jesani
Rikin Devshi Kerai
SHIVJI NARAN RABADIA
Suresh Shivji Naran Rabadiya

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£2.6m	£896k
31/12/2023	£2.1m	£920k
31/12/2022	£1.7m	£715k
31/12/2021	£1.6m	£729k
31/12/2020	£1.1m	£425k

Common questions

Is SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE (MANDIR) LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £1,657,189 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £21,216,449. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and the charity to be in a strong position to continue its activities, citing sufficient funds to meet future plans and obligations. The accounts were independently audited with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Shaw Wallace.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE - SOUTH EAST LONDON.

SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE - SOUTH EAST LONDON income £387k
SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE (EAST LONDON) income £416k
SHREE SWAMINARAYAN AGYNA UPASNA SATSANG MANDAL UK income £895k
SHREE SWAMINARAYAN SIDHANT SAJIVAN MANDAL LONDON income £2.4m
SWAMINARAYAN GURUKUL RAJKOT income £134k
SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR VASNA SANSTHA income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE (MANDIR) LONDON	£2.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE - SOUTH EAST LONDON FY2025	£387k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHREE KUTCH SATSANG SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE (EAST LONDON) FY2025	£416k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHREE SWAMINARAYAN AGYNA UPASNA SATSANG MANDAL UK FY2025	£895k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHREE SWAMINARAYAN SIDHANT SAJIVAN MANDAL LONDON FY2024	£2.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SWAMINARAYAN GURUKUL RAJKOT FY2025	£134k	—	above	—	no doubt

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