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Gaur Govinda Trust
Gaur Govinda Trust is a registered charity (number 1152811) based in Edgware, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Bhakti Swarup Tirtha Maharaj since 2013. Latest income £952k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
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...
- 4 trustees
- Income £952k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief and 3 more
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.gaurgovindatrust.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Gaur Govinda Trust
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£952k£797k
- 2024£245k£109k
- 2023£269k£105k
Earlier years
- 2022£351k£51k
- 2021£268k£91k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
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.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Bhakti Swarup Tirtha Maharaj Chair since 2013
- Balachandren Varath since 2013
- Dwaipayan Banerjee since 2013
- Rita Banerjee since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Bhakti Swarup Tirtha Maharaj Chair since 2013
- Balachandren Varath since 2013
- Dwaipayan Banerjee since 2013
- Rita Banerjee since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Bhakti Swarup Tirtha Maharaj Chair since 2013
- Balachandren Varath since 2013
- Dwaipayan Banerjee since 2013
- Rita Banerjee since 2013
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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
26.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1152811
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 MAR 2013 as amended on 11 Jan 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 08435917 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07877404733 · GAURGOVINDATRUST@GMAIL.COM
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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