The Reading Hindu Centre
Registered charity 1115850 Registered since 2006
Operates: Reading
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Dr Ashok Khare Chair since 2006
- Bhupendra Sankhla since 2006
- Dhiraj Gehlot since 2022
- Govind Bhatti since 2006
- Laxman Chouhan since 2006
- Sunil Mehan since 2013
- Shashi Kumar Mawkin since 2017
- Vijay Mistry since 2006
15.8y median 20y
average tenure
20y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Ashok Khare Chair since 2006
- Bhupendra Sankhla since 2006
- Govind Bhatti since 2006
- Laxman Chouhan since 2006
- Sunil Mehan since 2013
- Shashi Kumar Mawkin since 2017
- Vijay Mistry since 2006
16.2y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Dr Ashok Khare Chair since 2006
- Bhupendra Sankhla since 2006
- Govind Bhatti since 2006
- Sunil Mehan since 2013
- Shashi Kumar Mawkin since 2017
- Vijay Mistry since 2006
Portfolio (2)
- Dhiraj Gehlot since 2022
- Laxman Chouhan since 2006
0
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
General Charitable Purposes 8Education/training 6Overseas Aid/famine Relief 6Amateur Sport 2Religious Activities 2
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£209k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- Hindu Society(Reading) 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- Vision Bharat UK 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Ileys Community Association Similar size; both Human rights
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of West Bolton Similar size; both Human rights
- Cowpen Quay Community Association Similar size; both Human rights
- Leicester Lesbian GAY Bisexual and Transgender Centre Similar size; both Human rights
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.readinghindutemple.com |
| admin@readinghindutemple.com | |
| Phone | 01189751067 |
| Address | READING HINDU TEMPLE, 112 WHITLEY STREET, READING, RG2 0EQ |
Finances
£208,561 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £76,656 | £52,252 |
| 2021 | £113,713 | £49,794 |
| 2022 | £103,567 | £73,942 |
| 2023 | £134,677 | £69,320 |
| 2024 | £208,561 | £104,138 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingOverseas Aid/famine ReliefReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE TO PROMOTE THE HINDU RELIGION, TO PROVIDE A PLACE OF WORSHIP FOR FOLLOWERS OF THE HINDU RELIGION AND TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE VALUES OF THE HINDU FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.2 THE CHARITY SHALL BE POLITICALLY NON-ALIGNED.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5 AUGUST 2006
Trustees (8)
8trustees
0aged 70+
- Dr Ashok Khare Chair since 2006
- Bhupendra Sankhla since 2006
- Dhiraj Gehlot since 2022
- Govind Bhatti since 2006
- Laxman Chouhan since 2006
- Sunil Mehan since 2013
- Shashi Kumar Mawkin since 2017
- Vijay Mistry since 2006
Connected charities (2)
- Hindu Society(Reading) 2 shared trustees
- Vision Bharat UK 1 shared trustee
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