MILTON KEYNES HINDU ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 802344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MKHA, SANATAN DHARMA VEDANT MANDIR

The Charity aims to preserve and promote Hindu Culture. It provides Language and Dance classes for Children and Young people and organises religious and Cultural activities which it promotes in the wider community. It organises social and recreational activities for the Elderly. It raises funds for the establishment of a Hindu Community Centre in Milton Keynes.

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE HINDU CULTURE AND RELIGION IN MILTON KEYNES AND ITS ENVIRONS 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONGST THE HINDU COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HINDU CULTURE AND RELIGION 3. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES OF PEOPLE RESIDENT IN MILTON KEYNES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID RESIDENTS.

Area of benefit: MILTON KEYNES AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF

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

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Latest income

£169k

Latest spending

£200k

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £30,788 for the year, driven by significant expenditure on the Silver Lotus project. Total cash reserves, including loans and donations, stood at approximately £116,079 at year-end to support future development and operational requirements. The trustees note that income from the Silver Lotus will primarily fund loan repayments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The charity recorded a deficit of £30,788 for the year. While the charity benefited from generous donations and community support, significant expenditure was incurred in relation to the Silver Lotus project.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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Trustees · trustee networks

Manjula Koria · trustee of 1 other charity
Satmesh Panchal · trustee of 1 other charity
Sunil Gandhi

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Milton Keynes · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£169k	£200k
31/03/2024	£140k	£144k
31/03/2023	£85k	£40k
31/03/2022	£62k	£29k
31/03/2021	£45k	£35k

Common questions

Is MILTON KEYNES HINDU ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £30,788 for the year, driven by significant expenditure on the Silver Lotus project. Total cash reserves, including loans and donations, stood at approximately £116,079 at year-end to support future development and operational requirements. The trustees note that income from the Silver Lotus will primarily fund loan repayments.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/04/2006	£5k	"With Help From A Lottery Grant This Group Will Give Children Aged From 5 To 18 Years The Opportunity To Learn Their Cultural Heritage Throug"
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/04/2006	£5k	Promoting Hindu Culture

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 HINDU TAMIL CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (ENFIELD).

HINDU TAMIL CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (ENFIELD) income £1.2m
WELLINGBOROUGH DISTRICT HINDU ASSOCIATION income £268k
LOHANA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD income £115k
SHREE SORATHIA PRAJAPATI COMMUNITY UK income £245k
HINDU CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND income £161k
THE SIKH SOCIETY OF MILTON KEYNES income £179k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MILTON KEYNES HINDU ASSOCIATION	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HINDU TAMIL CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (ENFIELD) FY2024	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WELLINGBOROUGH DISTRICT HINDU ASSOCIATION FY2025	£268k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LOHANA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD FY2025	£115k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHREE SORATHIA PRAJAPATI COMMUNITY UK FY2025	£245k	—	above	—	no doubt
HINDU CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND FY2025	£161k	—	above	—	no doubt

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