SWAMINARAYAN GURUKUL UK

Charity number: 1125072
Charity reporting is up to date (83 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SSGP IS DEDICATED TO FULFILLING THE SPIRITUAL, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WHILE PROMOTING INNER PEACE AND HARMONY BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, WITHIN FAMILIES, AND AMONGST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITY WORK INCLUDES NURTURING CHILDREN, PROMOTING HEALTHY LIVING, FOSTERING EDUCATION, ENCOURAGING SPORTS, SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATING HINDUISM.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £243,828
Total expenditure: £219,976

People

6 Trustee(s)

150 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • India
  • Kenya
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 July 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SHREE SWAMINARAYAN GURUKUL PARIVAR UK (Working name)
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 handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Shashikant Karsandas Vekaria Trustee 06 July 2015
None on record
HARESH PATEL Trustee
None on record
GOVIND LALJI PATEL Trustee
None on record
GOVIND KARSAN RAGHVANI Trustee
None on record
RAVJI MULJI HIRANI Trustee
None on record
NARAN KANJI BHIMJI RAGHVANI Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £205.53k £71.90k £159.19k £219.15k £243.83k
Total expenditure £68.47k £38.77k £22.85k £181.19k £219.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 31 August 2023 21 September 2024 83 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 21 September 2024 83 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 26 September 2023 88 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 26 September 2023 88 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 03 February 2022 218 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 03 February 2022 218 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 10 July 2020 10 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 10 July 2020 10 days late 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30 DECEMBER 2007

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPLE TEACHINGS OF LORD SWAMINARAYAN AS LAID DOWN IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES SUCH AS, 'THE SHIKSHAPATRI' AND 'VACHHANAMRAT'. THE SCARED GUIDELINES FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE SWAMINARAYAN SAMPRADAYS, SO THEY MAY LEAD A LIFE OF THE TRUE DHARMA, FAITH AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. PROVIDING SERVICES OF WORSHIP: RELIGIOUS TEACHING: FACILITIES OR SERVICES TO ALLOW BELIEVERS TO PRACTICE THEIR FAITH OR FOLLOW ITS DOCTRINES: PRODUCING OR MAKING AVAILABLE LITERATURE EXPLAINING THE DOCTRINES INVOLVED AND HOW TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM AND DISTRIBUTION OF SACRED TEXTS. B TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL SUBJECTS, IN BOTH MODERN EDUCATION AND ANCIENT INDIAN EDUCATION ON TOPICS SUCH AS HE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE, SCIENCES, SPORTS AND RELIGION ETC. PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, ORGANISING LECTURES, RESEARCH, PUBLISHING EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AND HANDS ON TRAINING. C TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE NEEDS, BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE AND ENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES THROUGH RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND SUCH ACTIVITIES WHICH HELP DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICDE, OVERSEAS.

Contact information

Address:
38 The Highlands
EDGWARE
Middlesex
HA8 5HL
Phone:
02088384900
Email:
info@ssgp.org
Website:

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