THE GUJARATI ASSOCIATION, WOLVERHAMPTON

Registered charity 700625 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Day centre for elderley and the unemployed,Youth Club, Religious and Cultural programmes,educational and leisure courses,We are a faith-based community organisation that aims to promote, particularly but not exclusively, the general welfare and well-being of the Hindu Gujarati community in Wolverhampton.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF WOLVERHAMPTON PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEMBERS OF THE HINDU GUJARATI COMMUNITY BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID COMMUNITY. (B) TO RELIVE BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED BY SUCH MEANS AS THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING HELP AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE AGED, THE PROVISION FOR THE UNEMPLOYED OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE ABOUT JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSISTANCE FOR TRAINING AND MOBILITY, AND THE PROVISION FOR BENEFICIARIES FOR AN ADVICE AND INFORMATION SERVICE DEALING WITH QUESTIONS OF THE WELFARE RIGHTS, HOUSING, IMMIGRATION AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS. C) TO PROMOTE UNITY AND RACIAL HARMONY WITHIN THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN WOLVERHAMPTON BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT D) TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGION. E) TO ESTABLISH A CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOLVERHAMPTON

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 · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total accumulated funds of £2,158,236, representing an increase from the previous year's £2,053,469. The filing reports a net income for the year of £104,767, derived from unrestricted funds, with cash at bank totaling £151,275. The trustees' report indicates that the association is continuing its activities and making improvements to its premises.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• FATEH PATELchair
• Anil Patel
• Ariyan patel
• Balwant patel
• Bharatbhai Mistry
• Champa Patel
• Gina Jayeshbhai Patel
• Jayesh Patel
• Kamlaben Patel
• NARESH PATEL
• Ramanbhai R Patel
• Suneeta Patel

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

Operates in: Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Common questions

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• GUJARATI CULTURAL SOCIETY income £36k
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• WOLVERHAMPTON ASIAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £79k
• WOLVERHAMPTON LGBT+ income £149k
• SURREY GUJURATI HINDU SOCIETY income £33k

Side by side with its peers

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