LONDON SIVAN KOVIL TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 19 December 1995
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,037,668
Latest expenditure: £682,984
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 4A CLARENDON RISE, LONDON, SE13 5ES

Website recorded by the regulator: LONDONSIVANKOVIL.ORG (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

1) The main activity of the Trust is running and maintaining a Saiva Hindu Temple for the benefit of the Hindu and other communities. 2) The trust owns a multipurpose community centre called Sivan Centre which is used for weddings, cultural programmes and community activities. 3) The trust owns and maintains an orphanage in Cheddipalayam Batticaloa Sri Lanka. 4) The trust is running a free school

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,037,668
Total Gross Expenditure: £682,984

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £835,407
Total Gross Expenditure: £633,531

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £763,645
Total Gross Expenditure: £612,885

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £672,642
Total Gross Expenditure: £544,548

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £612,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £438,059

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,037,668
Total Gross Expenditure: £682,984
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 90

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £835,407
Total Gross Expenditure: £633,531
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 105

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £763,645
Total Gross Expenditure: £612,885
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £612,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £438,059
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 609174
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 402457
Income Investments: 26037
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1037668
Income Legacies: 277448
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £647,702
Expenditure Other: 35282
Expenditure Total: 682984
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15264
Expenditure Support Costs: 3874
Expenditure Depreciation: 73767
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £107,166
Assets Total Fixed: 1573296
Assets Own Use: 560769
Assets Long Term Investment: 1012527
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,463,215
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,049
Assets Current Investment: 100000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,005,462
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31049
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £421,151
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2444693
Funds Restricted: 560769
Funds Total: 3005462
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 446233
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 374092
Income Investments: 15082
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 835407
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £606,446
Expenditure Other: 27085
Expenditure Total: 633531
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 500
Expenditure Governance: 11165
Expenditure Support Costs: 21339
Expenditure Depreciation: 71202
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £150,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1602683
Assets Own Use: 560769
Assets Long Term Investment: 1041914
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,074,622
Assets Total Liabilities: £26,526
Assets Current Investment: 800000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,650,779
Creditors One Year Total Current: 26526
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £236,259
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2090010
Funds Restricted: 560769
Funds Total: 2650779
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 511243
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 245849
Income Investments: 6553
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 763645
Income Legacies: 340216
Income Endowments: 114318
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £579,155
Expenditure Other: 33730
Expenditure Total: 612885
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16016
Expenditure Support Costs: 26276
Expenditure Depreciation: 71414
Gain Loss Investment: 798709
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 1650194
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £72,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1650194
Assets Own Use: 1650194
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £816,161
Assets Total Liabilities: £17,452
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,448,903
Creditors One Year Total Current: 17452
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £757,759
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1888134
Funds Restricted: 560769
Funds Total: 2448903
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 162000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 449370
Income Investments: 943
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 612313
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £438,059
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 438059
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 6604
Expenditure Governance: 24805
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 70225
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 1763159
Assets Own Use: 1763159
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £589,436
Assets Total Liabilities: £182,546
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,170,049
Creditors One Year Total Current: 54937
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 127609
Assets Cash: £543,978
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1609280
Funds Restricted: 560769
Funds Total: 2170049
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lewisham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LONDON SIVAN KOVIL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1995-12-19T00:00:00

Charity Name: LONDON SIVAN KOVIL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-05-15T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 5017064
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1142179
Assoc Charity Name: IRANGUM ILLAM

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 JULY 2000
Charitable Objects: THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU (SAIVA) RELIGION ACCORDING TO THE SAIVA SITHANTHA TRADITIONS,PRINCIPLES,AND PRACTICES PREVAILING IN SRI LANKA AND TAMIL NADU (INDIA),AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: LEWISHAM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures