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The Reading Hindu Centre
The Reading Hindu Centre is a registered charity (number 1115850) based in Reading, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Dr Ashok Khare since 2006. Latest income £209k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £209k (2024)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities and 3 more
- Where
- Reading
- Website
- www.readinghindutemple.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£209k£104k
- 2023£135k£69k
- 2022£104k£74k
Earlier years
- 2021£114k£50k
- 2020£77k£52k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 24%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable 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.
Board analysis
Board DNA
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
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
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
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1115850
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5 AUGUST 2006
- Contact on the register
- 01189751067 · admin@readinghindutemple.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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