NILKANTH ESTATES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 August 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08154119
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £19,477,138
Latest expenditure: £2,576,539
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, 1 Pramukh Swami Road, LONDON, NW10 8HW

02 Activities

What the charity does

Rental income derived from investment properties.

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: 15 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £19,477,138
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,576,539

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: 31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,837,704
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,151,522

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: 1 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,554,189
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,520,722

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: 2 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,904,998
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,582,423

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: 29 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,957,801
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,251,340

04 Official extract

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: 15 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £19,477,138
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,576,539
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
Count Volunteers: 50

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: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,837,704
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,151,522
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
Count Volunteers: 50

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: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,554,189
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,520,722
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
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,904,998
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,582,423
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 50

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: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,957,801
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,251,340
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

05 Official extract

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: 15 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 17720000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1757138
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 19477138
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,340,248
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,236,291
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2576539
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1236291
Expenditure Depreciation: 1181011
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 486114
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,000,000
Assets Total Fixed: 116987605
Assets Own Use: 82294002
Assets Long Term Investment: 34693603
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,081,944
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,166,233
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £116,903,316
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2166233
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,643,832
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 116903316
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 116903316
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated 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: 31 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3025000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1533704
Income Other: 279000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4837704
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £728,314
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,423,208
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4151522
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1223208
Expenditure Depreciation: 1192008
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -1571551
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,000,000
Assets Total Fixed: 96388714
Assets Own Use: 64447367
Assets Long Term Investment: 31941347
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,071,165
Assets Total Liabilities: £943,276
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £99,516,603
Creditors One Year Total Current: 943276
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,481,146
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 99516603
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 99516603
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated 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: 1 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1554189
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1554189
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £373,024
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,147,698
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1520722
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1124844
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,000,000
Assets Total Fixed: 95241979
Assets Own Use: 63825632
Assets Long Term Investment: 31416347
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,498,407
Assets Total Liabilities: £338,414
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £100,401,972
Creditors One Year Total Current: 338414
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,112,338
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 100401972
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 100401972
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 7661452
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1461097
Income Other: 782449
Income Total Income And Endowments: 9904998
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £368,018
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,214,405
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1582423
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 389798
Expenditure Depreciation: 1192625
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 3829100
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,200,000
Assets Total Fixed: 96021210
Assets Own Use: 65123190
Assets Long Term Investment: 30898020
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,712,649
Assets Total Liabilities: £365,354
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £100,368,505
Creditors One Year Total Current: 365354
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,680,606
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 100368505
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 100368505
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated 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: 29 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1320930
Income Other: 636871
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1957801
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £171,369
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 1079971
Expenditure Total: 1251340
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1079971
Expenditure Depreciation: 1050752
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 540000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,900,000
Assets Total Fixed: 84930387
Assets Own Use: 56607802
Assets Long Term Investment: 28322585
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,417,031
Assets Total Liabilities: £130,588
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £88,216,830
Creditors One Year Total Current: 130588
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,184,290
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 88216830
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 88216830
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

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

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: NILKANTH ESTATES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-08-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/07/2012 as amended on 04 Apr 2019
Charitable Objects: 2.THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE THE AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN DENOMINATION OF THE HINDU RELIGION BASED UPON THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF BHAGWAN SWAMINARAYAN;AND TO FOSTER THE PRACTICE AND WORSHIP OF THE AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN DENOMINATION OF THE HINDU RELIGION AS REVEALED BY BHAGWAN SWAMINARAYAN.THESE VEDIC TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES,BASED ON THE BRAHMA SUTRAS,UPANISHADS AND BHAGAVAD GITA,AS WELL AS OTHER FOUNDATIONAL HINDU SCRIPTURES, ARE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS SWAMINARAYAN DARSHAN OR AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM UPASANA THAT IS,WORSHIPPING BHAGWAN SWAMINARAYAN AS PURNA PURUSHOTTAM NARAYAN(THE SUPREME AND ONE GOD)BY PURIFYING ONESELF AND BECOMING ONE WITH GUNATITANAND SWAMI AS AKSHARBRAHMAN(GOD'S ETERNAL ABODE),ALSO KNOWN AS BRAHMARUP,THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF THE CURRENT BRAHMASWARUP GURU. AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM UPASANA IS FURTHER BASED ON THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF EKANTIK DHARMA(NAMELY DHARMA,GNAN,VAIRAGYA AND BHAKTI)AND ITS TEACHINGS ARE PROPAGATED AND ENUNCIATED BY THE SPIRITUAL SUCCESSORS OF BHAGWAN SWAMINARAYAN,NAMELY AKSHARBRAHMAN GUNATITANAND SWAMI,SHRI PRAGJI BHAKTA(ALSO KNOWN AS BHAGATJI MAHARAJ)SHASTRI YAGNAPURUSHDAS(ALSO KNOWN AS SHASTRIJI MAHARAJ),SWAMI GNANJIVANDAS(ALSO KNOWN AS YOGIJI MAHARAJ),SHASTRI NARAYANSWARUPDAS(PRESENT SPIRITUAL HEAD,ALSO KNOWN AS PRAMUKH SWAMI MAHARAJ)AND HIS DIRECT SUCCESSOR AS SELECTED BY SHASTRI NARAYANSWARUPDAS AND THOSE DIRECT SUCCESSORS SELECTED IN THIS MANNER THEREAFTER.THE TRUSTEES SHALL PROCURE THAT THE CHARITY FOLLOWS THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE SPIRITUAL LEADER OF BOCHASANWASI SHRI AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA OF BOCHASAN,DISTRICT KARIA,GUJARAT STATE,INDIA,AND ITS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST,REGISTERED IN INDIA UNDER THE BOMBAY PUBLIC TRUSTS ACT 1950 AND PUBLIC TRUST REGISTRATION NO.A/2500/AMDAVAD(HEREINAFTER'BAPS INDIA').IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OUTLINED ABOVE,THE CHARITY MAY:(1)PROVIDE RELIEF TO PERSONS WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED,HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF LOCAL,NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER OR BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES;(2)PRESERVE AND SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF ALL PERSONS AND IN PARTICULAR OF YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING ADDICTED TO OR DEPENDENT UPON ILLEGAL DRUGS OF ANY DESCRIPTION,ALCOHOL,SOLVENTS OR OTHER ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES;(3)ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;(4)PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION SO AS TO DEVELOP PARTICIPANTS'PHYSICAL,MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES; AND(5)FOR THOSE PURPOSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING,TO ALLOW OTHER CHARITIES HAVING SIMILAR OBJECTS TO OCCUPY ANY OF ITS PREMISES AT NIL OR NOMINAL RENT.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures