Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

LOHANA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD

To promote the benefit of inhabitants of North and North West London without any distinction to advance education (in particular but not exclusively in the Hindu religion, culture, arts, and heritage of the Lohana Community) and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations.To establish or secure the establishment of a community centre.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Established: 9 years

02084980163

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
05/04/23		£192	£115	£77	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
05/04/22	*	£155	£41	£114	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
05/04/21		£104	£27	£77	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
05/04/20	*	£361	£245	£117	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
05/04/19		£215	£75	£140	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
05/04/18		£168	£77	£92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17		£4,160	£38	£4,121	£0	£4,121	£4,121	1285.2	0	0
05/04/16		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

India, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-80

VINODRAI THAKRAR (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

AJAYKUMAR GOKANI Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

AMIT CHANDARANA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Commercial Director

DEPAK DAYALJI JATANIA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

DR RASIKLAL KANTARIA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Banker

MINAKSHI JASANI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

NARENDRA KOTECHA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

PRADIP DHAMECHA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: SHRI VALLABH NIDHI - UK,

RAMESHCHANDRA KANTARIA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Banker

SUDHIR DEWJI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

BHAVESH RADIA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Business Owner

JAGDISH NAGRECHA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: JAMNABEN GORDHANDAS NAGRECHA FOUNDATION,

NARENDRA THAKRAR Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: SHRI VALLABH NIDHI - UK,

PRATIBHA LAKHANI Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

VIMAL VRAJLAL PAU Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: SANTOK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/05/2015, number: 1161788
Registered at Companies House on 08/05/2015, number: 09580721

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR22: 36 days late, AR20: 51 days late,

Main office

HUNTER HOUSE
109 SNAKES LANE
WOODFORD GREEN
ESSEX
IG8 0DY

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOHANA COMMUNITY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC (THE COMMUNITY), IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:A. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTH AND NORTH WEST LONDON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE HINDU RELIGION, CULTURE, ARTS, HERITAGE OF THE LOHANA COMMUNITY) AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;B. TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS;C. TO RELIEVE OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED OF BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; ANDD. TO SUPPORT SUCH OTHER GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.

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