Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

BOLTON HINDU FORUM

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BOLTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
31/03/23	£54,897	£71,207	£-16,310
31/03/22	£62,977	£59,288	£3,689
31/03/21	£62,977	£47,540	£15,437
31/03/20	£37,979	£52,693	£-14,714

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.boltonhinduforum.org.uk

pm@boltonhinduforum.org.uk

01204238018

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Forever Manchester - Cultural, Arts and Wellbeing Programme
£2,500	13/11/2023	Funding to cover utility bills for group providing a cohesive link between all the Hindu community organisations in Bolton.
Forever Manchester - Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration in Bolton
£10,000	24/03/2022	Community and artist Jubilee project
Forever Manchester - provide 1 hot meal per day to Elders in isolation
£3,450	05/06/2020	Hot meal delivery service
National Lottery Community Fund - Diwali on the Square BOLTON
£10,000	23/03/2020 5	The funding will be used to contribute towards the Diwali Festival in Bolton Square and its event planning.
Sport England - Advantage Bolton!
£9,979	08/01/2019 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Advantage Bolton!. This project is a Lawn Tennis project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Advantage Bolton!. This project is a Lawn Tennis project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
Bolton CVS - Grant to Bolton Hindu Forum
£2,633	03/01/2019	To provide a community cultural celebration.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

AMIT TAANK Appointed: 2024

CHAMPAK FAKIRA Appointed: 2020

HETAN AJWANI (Chair) Appointed: 2019

HIRENDRA PATEL Appointed: 2021

KAUSHIK MAKWANA Appointed: 2024

MAMIT AGARWAL Appointed: 2020

PRIYA NARSAI-PUNAM Appointed: 2024

VANISA VARSANI Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2019, number: 1183042

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Paying staff
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

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

4 Rowsley Avenue
Heaton
Bolton
BL1 5LY

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING THE HOLDING OF PRAYERS MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND /OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE HINDU RELIGION TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE HINDU RELIGION.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF THE HINDU RELIGION THROUGH SOCIAL AND OTHER MEDIA AND EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS EVENTS.3. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BOLTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.4. THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THROUGH THE ORGANISATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SESSIONS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.