GAUR GOVINDA TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 11 July 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08435917
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £952,267
Latest expenditure: £796,665
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 227 WHITCHURCH LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 6QT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.gaurgovindatrust.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Temple and Religious ServicesFree Food DistributionFree Counseling Distribution of Books and CD's for Spiritual Enlightenment

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £952,267
Total Gross Expenditure: £796,665

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £244,960
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,311

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 16 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £268,901
Total Gross Expenditure: £105,008

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 11 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £350,902
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,920

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £267,976
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,011

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £952,267
Total Gross Expenditure: £796,665
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £244,960
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,311
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £268,901
Total Gross Expenditure: £105,008
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £350,902
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,920
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Grants: £8,958
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £267,976
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,011
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Grants: £19,375
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 942711
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 9556
Income Total Income And Endowments: 952267
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,634
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £746,704
Expenditure Other: 47327
Expenditure Total: 796665
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4920
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 5882
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,774,777
Assets Total Fixed: 1248343
Assets Own Use: 1248343
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £527,694
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,260
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,774,777
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1260
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £527,694
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1774777
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1774777
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

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

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

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: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GAUR GOVINDA TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-07-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 MAR 2013 as amended on 11 Jan 2024
Charitable Objects: To advance the Hindu religion in the UK and abroad for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals, constructing, maintaining and renovating Temples, Parks, Libraries and Museums and publication and/or distribution of literature on Hinduism, organising blood donation camps and providing relief to members of the general public during events of natural calamity and/or medical emergency.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management