SANATAN DHARMA MANDAL AND HINDU COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 517731 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SANATAN DHARMA MANDAL

To advance education, relieve poverty, distress and sickness, to advance the Hindu Cultural and social activities for all age groups in Cardiff for Hindu Communities and open to others. We advance social activities and cultural activities for elderly people and their carers. Demonstrate an understanding of and a commitment to equal opportunities concerning access, language, cultural, gender.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AND TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE CARDIFF AREA, PARTICUARLLY BY THE PROVISION OF A PLACE OF WORSHIP.

Area of benefit: CARDIFF.

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £51,651 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £62,892. The trustees report that the charity remains financially strong despite rising costs, noting that core income streams from donations and membership fees are stable. The organization operates entirely on volunteer labor with no paid staff or staff costs recorded.

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 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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• VINODBHAI CHHOTABHAI PATELchair
• DR HASMUKHBHAI SHAH
• HARILAL NARANDAS PATEL
• HEMANTKUMAR GORDHANDAS PATEL
• ROHITBHAI C PATEL

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).