Chelmsford Hindu Society

Charity number: 1172630
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Chelmsford Hindu Society runs various Hindu cultural and religious events through out the year. As there are no Hindu Community Centre or a place of worship within 20 miles radius from Chelmsford in Essex, the Society has established a the Hindu community centre and a place of worship where the community could meet and exchange and practice their religious and cultural traditions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £158,532
Total expenditure: £14,929

People

5 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 April 2017: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CHELMSFORD HINDU SOCIETY (Previous name)
  • CHELMSFORD HINDU SOCIETY LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
10391340 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Smita Rajesh Chair 10 May 2017
CHELMSFORD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Received: On time
Naveen Bhatia Trustee 26 February 2022
None on record
DABABRATA CHOWDHURY Trustee 26 February 2022
IPSWICH HINDU SAMAJ
Received: On time
KALPANA SINGH Trustee 10 July 2017
None on record
RAJESH KUMAR Trustee 10 July 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £21.76k £12.66k £18.21k £53.02k £158.53k
Total expenditure £20.33k £8.51k £11.12k £10.87k £14.93k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £500 £9.50k N/A N/A N/A

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 30 September 2024 25 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 30 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 06 November 2024 99 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 25 September 2023 57 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2021 02 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2020 12 October 2021 74 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 Not required
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23 SEP 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 APR 2017 as amended on 22 Mar 2022 as amended on 03 Oct 2016

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1) TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A HINDU TEMPLE AND A HINDU CULTURAL CENTRE; 2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CHELMSFORD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Contact information

Address:
168 BEECHES ROAD
CHELMSFORD
CM1 2SA
Phone:
07985249494
Email:
info@chelmsfordhindusociety.org
Website:

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