HINDU CULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 516936 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HINDU CULTURAL CENTRE

We organise cultural and religious events, with occasional talks on Hindu philosophy for the Asian community, especially elderly folks who mostly live a very deprived and isolated life. We also arrange "tabla classes" and yoga sessions for our younger group.Offer cultural activities to Hindu Community, promote equality and diversity, organise Diwali cultural celebrations for Stoke City Council.

Objects

PROVISION OF (I) TEMPLE FOR WORSHIP, (II) CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL RECREATION FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND THE ELDERLY, (III) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE HINDU RELIGION AND COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS PHILOSPHY AND THE HINDU TRADITIONS, HISTORY, LANGUAGES LITERATURE AND MUSIC.

Area of benefit: STAFFORDSHIRE AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £419,293, which is significantly higher than its stated emergency reserve target of £20,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity has maintained this reserve successfully for the last four years and reports no material uncertainties regarding its 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

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
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• 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
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• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
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• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chandra Cheruvuchair
• Dr Anand kumar Garlapati
• Dr Usha Tiguti
• Manjula Annappa
• Rajalakshmi Rajan · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

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