Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

BOCHASANWASI SHRI AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA 

A socio-religious Hindu charitabe organisation operating temples and centres throughout the UK to promote the Hindu faith.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/12/22£16,709£13,047£3,662£0£31,208£24,25422.3301,000
31/12/21£16,173£9,497£6,675£0£27,546£21,28126.9201,000
31/12/20£12,772£5,904£6,868£0£20,870£15,90932.3261,000
31/12/19*£10,839£6,391£4,448£25£14,002£12,06922.7251,000
31/12/18*£11,421£11,712£-291£15£9,554£7,9648.2251,000
31/12/17£12,705£8,826£3,879£15£9,844£8,67911.8250
31/12/16£10,138£9,272£866£19£6,076£4,8006.2250
31/12/15£11,311£9,745£1,566£68£5,210£3,9364.8250
31/12/14£7,832£7,888£-56£53£3,644£2,5543.9240
31/12/13*£7,226£9,061£-1,834£72£3,678£2,2673220
31/12/12*£7,427£5,264£2,163£85£5,513£3,7918.6210

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 22.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 13
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

http://londonmandir.baps.org/

info@uk.baps.org

02089652651

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Hindu congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 30 employees
  • 1,000 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 48-82
  • ANUP VYAS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/07/2011, number: 1143083
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/07/2010, number: 07313272
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR19: 100 days late, AR18: 20 days late, AR13: 46 days late, AR12: 105 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from AKSHAR EDUCATIONAL TRUST on 09/05/2024
Main office

Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
1 Pramukh Swami Road
LONDON
NW10 8HW

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROPAGATION OF THE HINDU RELIGION AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE SANSTHA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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