THE GITA PROJECT

Charity number: 1198973
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ON YOGA AND MEDITATION AND RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH VEDIC VAISHNAVA TEACHINGS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PLACING, PRESENTING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING THE BHAGAVAD GITA AS IT IS AND OTHER BOOKS ON YOGA AND MEDITATION IN VARIOUS AREAS OF EVERYDAY LIFE.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £73,025
Total expenditure: £66,060

People

3 Trustee(s)

200 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:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 May 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Risk management
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SHEILA DAVE Chair 16 May 2022
VEDA FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Nitin Mistry Trustee 07 January 2024
None on record
Niket Biyani Trustee 16 May 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £178.71k £73.03k
Total expenditure £95.75k £66.06k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 May 2022

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ON YOGA AND MEDITATION AND RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH VEDIC VAISHNAVA TEACHINGS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PLACING, PRESENTING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING THE BHAGAVAD GITA AS IT IS AND OTHER BOOKS ON YOGA AND MEDITATION IN VARIOUS AREAS OF EVERYDAY LIFE

Contact information

Address:
The Gita Project
5 Brayford Square
LONDON
E1 0SG
Phone:
0333 090 9365
Email:
info@thegitaproject.org
Website:

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