SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR VASNA SANSTHA

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
TO ADVANCE THE SWAMINARAYAN RELIGION BY ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRE, THE PROVISION OF DEBATES, CLASSES, PARAYANS, PERIODICALS, PAMPHLETS, BOOKLETS, BOOKS, VIDEOS, AUDIOS, DVD AND ON THE WEB. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CULTURE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF YOUTH PROGRAMES, RELATED ACTIVITIES.TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL AID AND MEDICAL NECESSITIES.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024
Total income:
£1,619,559
Donations and legacies | £1.04m | |
Charitable activities | £0 | |
Other trading activities | £579.66k | |
Investments | £0 | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£247,656
Raising funds | £6.16k | |
Charitable activities | £101.66k | |
Other | £139.84k |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
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.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £146.00k | |
Charitable expenditure | £101.66k | |
Retained for future use | £1.37m |
People

4 Trustee(s)
108 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Throughout England And Wales
- India
Governance
- 16 March 2016: Standard registration
- SMVS, SMVS SWAMINARYAN SANSTHA (Working name)
- 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
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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
4 Trustee(s)
Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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DEVSHI BHOJANI | Trustee | 01 February 2016 |
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VALJI MAVJI RAMJI | Trustee | 30 August 2014 |
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KAMLESH PURSHOTTAMBHAI RAMANI | Trustee | 30 August 2014 |
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SURESH PATEL | Trustee | 30 August 2014 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/07/2020 | 31/07/2021 | 31/07/2022 | 31/07/2023 | 31/07/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £539.41k | £483.44k | £247.05k | £246.83k | £1.62m | |
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Total expenditure | £30.73k | £85.05k | £182.47k | £181.74k | £247.66k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £539.41k | N/A | N/A | N/A | £1.04m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £579.66k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Other | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £1.04m | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £101.66k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £30.73k | N/A | N/A | N/A | £6.16k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £101.66k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £6.16k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £139.84k |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
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 InvestmentsInvestments 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.
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 liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese 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.
Asset / Liability | 31/07/2020 | 31/07/2021 | 31/07/2022 | 31/07/2023 | 31/07/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £3.81m | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £5.33m | |
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Other assets | £320.34k | N/A | N/A | N/A | £372.89k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £535.38k | N/A | N/A | N/A | £13.11k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2023 | 14 October 2024 | 136 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2023 | 14 October 2024 | 136 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2022 | 12 July 2023 | 42 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2022 | 12 July 2023 | 42 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2021 | 10 July 2022 | 40 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2021 | 10 July 2022 | 40 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2020 | 02 July 2021 | 32 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2020 | 02 July 2021 | 32 days late | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/08/2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18/02/2016 as amended on 10 Jul 2018
Charitable objects
THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROPAGATION OF PURNA PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN ("SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN") DENOMINATION OF THE HINDU FAITH. A. THE CHARITY SHALL PROPAGATE THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN, KNOWN AS "SWAMINARAYAN UPASANA" OR "KARAN SATSANG UPASANA", WHICH IS REVEALED AND ESTABLISHED BY SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN. THESE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES ARE EXPLAINED AND INTERPRETED BY JEEVANPRAN ABAJIBAPSHRI, COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS "KARAN SATSANG". KARAN SATSANG IS WHOLEHEARTEDLY WORSHIPPING SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN AS PURNA PURUSHOTTAM SANATAN BHAGWAN (THE SUPREME AND ONE GOD). FOLLOWERS SHALL OBTAIN ULTIMATE AND ETERNAL SALVATION OF SPIRITUALITY, KNOWN AS "ANADIMUKT NI STHITI" THROUGH FULL GUARDIANSHIP, NURTURING AND CARE FROM "ANADIMKUT SATPURUSH" (THE DIVINE SPIRITUAL SUCCESSORS OF SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN). B. THE TRUSTEES SHALL PROCURE THAT THE CHARITY FOLLOWS THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE ANADIMKUT SATPURUSH, INSPIRER, FOUNDER AND SPIRITUAL LEADER OF SMVS, HIS DIVINE HOLINESS ANADIMKUT SADGURU SHRI DEVNANDANDASJI SWAMISHRI (ALSO KNOWN AS "HDH BAPJI"), WHO HAS ENUNCIATED, CLARIFIED AND PROPAGATED THE TEACHINGS OF KARAN SATSANG BASED UPON THE HOLY SCRIPTURES NAMELY VACHNAMRUT, RAHASYARTH PRADIPIKA TIKA SAH VACHNAMRUT (ANNOTATED VERSION OF VACHNAMRUT) AND SHRI ABAJIBAPASHRI NI VATO. C. THE TRUSTEES SHALL ALSO PROCURE THAT THE CHARITY FOLLOWS THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF HDH BAPJI'S DIRECT SUCCESSORS. HDH BAPJI HAS NAMED HIS SUCCESSOR HIS HOLINESS ANADIMUKTA SATYASANKALPDASJI SWAMISHRI (ALSO KNOWN AS "HH SWAMISHRI"). THESE TEACHINGS OF KARAN SATSANG SHALL CONTINUE THROUGH THOSE DIRECT SUCCESSORS. 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE IN THEIR DISCRETION.
Contact information
- Address:
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UNIT 6
BOWMAN TRADING ESTATE
WESTMORELAND ROAD
LONDON
NW9 9RL
- Phone:
- 07966574762
- Email:
- admin@uk.smvs.org
- Website:
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