Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

HINDU TEMPLE AND CULTURAL TRUST CENTRE, HOUNSLOW, MIDDLESEX 

THE PLACE OF THE CHARITY IS HOUNSLOW.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently

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£211£151£60n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/22£172£116£56n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/21*£74£123£-48n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/20*£221£180£41n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£303£181£122n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18*£287£125£162£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£315£115£201£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£313£93£220£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£253£77£176£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£269£85£184£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£257£72£186£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£223£83£141£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£191£70£121£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£182£50£132£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£177£53£124£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£196£53£143£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£65£32£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£59£23£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£64£17£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£24£5£19£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

laxminarayantemple.co.uk

enquires@laxminarayantemple.org

02085701340

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Hindu congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hounslow,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Lakshmi Narayen Temple
£1,500 21/03/2022
Navratri - The 7 days of the Goddess. To celebrate the week of the Goddess.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/03/1995, number: 1045242
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 71 days late, AR20: 89 days late, AR19: 47 days late, AR18: 97 days late, AR17: 91 days late, AR16: 126 days late, AR13: 62 days late, AR12: 183 days late, AR08: 27 days late, AR07: 323 days late, AR06: 87 days late, AR05: 45 days late, AR04: 239 days late,
Main office

HINDU TEMPLE& CULTURAL TRUST CENTRE
60 NEVILLE CLOSE
HOUNSLOW
TW3 4JG

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGION AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS AND DOCTRINES OF HINDUISM THROUGH, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY, THE PROVISION OF A TEMPLE AND CULTURAL TRUST CENTRE.2) TO CONDUCT AND PROMOTE RESEARCH IN LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL RELIGIOUS AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

HOUNSLOW AND LONDON/SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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