HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL SOCIETY LEICESTER

Registered charity 513713 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GEETA BHAVAN

Provide, operate and maintain place of Hindu worship for people of Leicestershire. Provide and hold various religious and social activities appertaining to Hindu religion and culture. Provide premises for other activities e.g. language classes, sports clubs and health and fitness classes open to general public.

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Latest income

£133k

Latest spending

£154k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a combined deficit for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total income across both its Geeta Bhavan and Community Centre sections. Despite this operational loss, the trustees confirm that current cash balances are sufficient to meet all normal expenses as they fall due. The charity holds significant liquid assets, including fixed-term deposits, contributing to a combined bank and cash balance of £392,953 at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ASHOK KUMAR VERMA
Dr SANJIV KUMAR SHRIDHAR MBE
JANAK RAJ SANGAR
KULWANT RAY BAGGA

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£133k	£154k
31/03/2024	£89k	£58k
31/03/2023	£83k	£52k
31/03/2022	£87k	£37k
31/03/2021	£37k	£27k

Common questions

Is HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL SOCIETY LEICESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a combined deficit for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total income across both its Geeta Bhavan and Community Centre sections. Despite this operational loss, the trustees confirm that current cash balances are sufficient to meet all normal expenses as they fall due. The charity holds significant liquid assets, including fixed-term deposits, contributing to a combined bank and cash balance of £392,953 at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
WESTCOMBE FOUNDATION	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MILTON KEYNES HINDU ASSOCIATION.

MILTON KEYNES HINDU ASSOCIATION income £169k
THE LEICESTERSHIRE BRAHMA SAMAJ income £123k
WELLINGBOROUGH DISTRICT HINDU ASSOCIATION income £268k
GUJARAT HINDU SOCIETY, PRESTON income £297k
BHARAT HINDU SAMAJ income £160k
THE BRAHMIN SOCIETY NORTH LONDON income £121k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL SOCIETY LEICESTER	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MILTON KEYNES HINDU ASSOCIATION FY2025	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LEICESTERSHIRE BRAHMA SAMAJ FY2026	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WELLINGBOROUGH DISTRICT HINDU ASSOCIATION FY2025	£268k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GUJARAT HINDU SOCIETY, PRESTON FY2025	£297k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BHARAT HINDU SAMAJ FY2025	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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