Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 2

No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 1

GUJARAT HINDU SOCIETY, PRESTON

Promote the Hindu religion and the culture of the Gujarat/Hindu community in Preston and district. The society is an unincorporated association. In order to further its objectives the society a) Fosters and encourages the religious, cultural and intellectual advancement of persons of the Hindu faith resident in Preston and district. b) Provides for other charitable purpose in connection with the H

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

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

Established: 47 years

www.ghspreston.co.uk

admin@ghspreston.co.uk

01772253901

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

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
31/03/23	*	£247	£200	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£236	£193	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£154	£167	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20		£259	£204	£55	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£240	£187	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/18		£200	£137	£63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£209	£165	£44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£199	£162	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£202	£141	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£195	£159	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£259	£223	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£268	£244	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£343	£274	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£338	£308	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£340	£276	£64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£214	£145	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£306	£164	£141	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£358	£225	£134	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£302	£216	£85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£461	£323	£137	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

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's supporting 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Culture Curious
£10,000	20/06/2019 12	The company will deliver open sessions at their temple and at community venues including schools. The sessions will help non-Hindus become more aware of what it means to be a Hindu in terms of ....more The company will deliver open sessions at their temple and at community venues including schools. The sessions will help non-Hindus become more aware of what it means to be a Hindu in terms of religion, culture and identity with the aim of establishing mutual respect between communities.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Gujarat Hindu Society and Community Centre
£10,000	26/06/2017	Golden Milestone

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

AMRATLAL PATEL Appointed: 2019

ASHIT MAHESHCHANDRA JARIWALA Appointed: 2017

BALVANTRAI PANCHAL Appointed: 2010

BHARAT GOVIND MARU Appointed: 2017

CHANDRAKANT H LIMBACHIA

DASHRATHBHAI H NAYEE Appointed: 2018

DHANUBEN T PATEL Appointed: 2019

ISHWER D TAILOR MBE JP DL (Chair) Appointed: 2022

JASHUBEN PAREKH Appointed: 2022

KAMALKANT PAREKH Appointed: 2019

KETANKUMAR VARA Appointed: 2022

MAHENDRA MAROLIA Appointed: 2016

NIMESH PARMAR Appointed: 2020

PRAHLADBHAI S NAYEE Appointed: 2012

RAMANBHAI S VALAND

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/02/1977, number: 505959

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
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
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

20 returns made; AR23: 22 days late, AR15: 27 days late, AR13: 86 days late, AR09: 206 days late,

Main office

SOUTH MEADOW LANE
PRESTON
PR1 8JN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE HINDU RELIGION OF THE GUJARAT HINDU COMMUNITY IN PRESTON AND DISTRICT. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE RULES AND CONSTITUTION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PRESTON AND DISTRICT

Data Sources