SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR VASNA SANSTHA

Charity number: 1166090
Charity reporting is up to date (136 days late)

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 2023

Total income: £246,834
Total expenditure: £181,737

People

4 Trustee(s)

108 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
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • India

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 March 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SMVS, SMVS SWAMINARYAN SANSTHA (Working name)
Company number:
09196187 Open in new window
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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DEVSHI BHOJANI Trustee 01 February 2016
None on record
VALJI MAVJI RAMJI Trustee 30 August 2014
SWAMINARAYAN WORLD ORGANISATION (UK)
Received: 133 days late
KAMLESH PURSHOTTAMBHAI RAMANI Trustee 30 August 2014
SWAMINARAYAN WORLD ORGANISATION (UK)
Received: 133 days late
SURESH PATEL Trustee 30 August 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023
Total gross income £179.30k £539.41k £483.44k £247.05k £246.83k
Total expenditure £131.71k £30.73k £85.05k £182.47k £181.74k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £539.41k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £30.73k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 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 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
Annual return 31 August 2019 02 October 2020 94 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 02 October 2020 94 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.

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:
UNIT 6
BOWMAN TRADING ESTATE
WESTMORELAND ROAD
LONDON
NW9 9RL
Phone:
07966574762
Email:
admin@uk.smvs.org
Website:

No information available