THE COMMUNITY OF THE MANY NAMES OF GOD

Charity number: 511166
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides multifaith worship, care and support for a nation wide annual congregation of 90,000, at the three Temples in Skanda Vale monastery, SA33 6JT. Donated 84.5 tonnes of direct food aid in 2018. Is volunteer led with 78,500 volunteer hours provided by 950 volunteers across the work of the charity in 2018.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£1,021,845

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Donations and legacies £989.98k
Charitable activities £15.50k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £449
Other £15.92k

Total expenditure:
£696,708

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £696.71k
Other £0

£1,268 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £696.71k
Retained for future use £325.14k

People

10 Trustee(s)

53 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Carmarthenshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 March 1981: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • SKANDA VALE (Working name)
  • Skanda Vale Temple (Working name)
  • VALE HOSPICE CONTINUING CARE (Working name)
  • SKANDA VALE HOSPICE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Denis Begley Chair 01 June 1993
SKANDA VALE HOSPICE CIO
Received: On time
Allison Taber Trustee 07 October 2017
None on record
Jakob Willi Trustee 07 October 2017
None on record
Stefan Suter Trustee 02 July 2016
None on record
MANI GOVINDAN Trustee 16 June 2013
None on record
ANJNA CHAVDA Trustee 16 June 2013
None on record
ROBIN ROSE Trustee 31 May 2011
None on record
Rev Justin Raymond-Barker Trustee 01 June 2004
None on record
Rev Kenneth Vivian Trustee 01 March 2000
None on record
KUMI ARIYADASA Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £452.10k £318.81k £411.38k £739.55k £1.02m
Total expenditure £473.05k £443.24k £454.94k £581.39k £696.71k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £727.19k £989.98k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £0 £15.50k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £303 £449
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £12.06k £15.92k
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 £12.90k
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £581.39k £696.71k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £13.63k £14.47k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A £5.23m £5.42m
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A £5.73k £7.00k
Other assets N/A N/A N/A £137.72k £272.66k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A £68.90k £61.91k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 24 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 24 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 21 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 21 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 17/09/1980 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 09/02/2002 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 12/12/2015 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 07 OCT 2017 as amended on 11 Jul 2020

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD IN HIS UNIVERSALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS OF KRISHNA AS SET OUT IN THE BHAGAVAD GITA AT THE HINDU TEMPLE MAINTAINED BY THE COMMUNITY AT SKANDA VALE OR ANY OTHER PLACES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP MAINTAINED OR USED BY THE COMMUNITY. (2) TO ADVANCE RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BY PROPAGATING TO THE PUBLIC THE SAID SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS ABOUT GOD IN HIS UNIVERSALITY. (3) TO MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE LIVING TOGETHER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AFORESAID SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS AS A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY. (4) TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF DESERVING PERSONS AND SUPPORT CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS FOR RELIEF OF POVERTY. (5) TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS AND SUFFERING AND TO PROMOTE THE SPIRITUAL WELL BEING OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES REQUIRING PALLIATIVE, SPECIALIST AND MEDICAL CARE BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PALLIATIVE CARE,HOME CARE AND HOSPICE CARE FOR BOTH DAY PATIENTS AND RESIDENT PATIENTS

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Skanda Vale
Llanpumsaint
Carmarthen
SA33 6JT
Phone:
01559 384421
Email:
enquiries@skandavale.org
Website:

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