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Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna Sanstha

Registered charity 1166090 Registered since 2016

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, India

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4
trustees on the board
11.5y median 12y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
18.4y
average years in governance
2 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Religious Activities 4General Charitable Purposes 3Education/training 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experience

Other services 5Professional services 5Property 5

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Contact

Emailadmin@uk.smvs.org
Phone07966574762
AddressUNIT 6, BOWMAN TRADING ESTATE, WESTMORELAND ROAD, LONDON, NW9 9RL

Finances

£1,149,137 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£483,443£85,049
2022£247,054£182,467
2023£246,834£181,737
2024£1,619,559£247,656
2025£1,149,137£587,784

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesReligious Activities

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE:1. THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROPAGATION OF PURNA PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN ("SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN") DENOMINATION OF THE HINDU FAITH. A. THE CHARITY SHALL PROPAGATE THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN, KNOWN AS "SWAMINARAYAN UPASANA" OR "KARAN SATSANG UPASANA", WHICH IS REVEALED AND ESTABLISHED BY SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN. THESE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES ARE EXPLAINED AND INTERPRETED BY JEEVANPRAN ABAJIBAPSHRI, COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS "KARAN SATSANG". KARAN SATSANG IS WHOLEHEARTEDLY WORSHIPPING SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN AS PURNA PURUSHOTTAM SANATAN BHAGWAN (THE SUPREME AND ONE GOD). FOLLOWERS SHALL OBTAIN ULTIMATE AND ETERNAL SALVATION OF SPIRITUALITY, KNOWN AS "ANADIMUKT NI STHITI" THROUGH FULL GUARDIANSHIP, NURTURING AND CARE FROM "ANADIMKUT SATPURUSH" (THE DIVINE SPIRITUAL SUCCESSORS OF SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN).B. THE TRUSTEES SHALL PROCURE THAT THE CHARITY FOLLOWS THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE ANADIMKUT SATPURUSH, INSPIRER, FOUNDER AND SPIRITUAL LEADER OF SMVS, HIS DIVINE HOLINESS ANADIMKUT SADGURU SHRI DEVNANDANDASJI SWAMISHRI (ALSO KNOWN AS "HDH BAPJI"), WHO HAS ENUNCIATED, CLARIFIED AND PROPAGATED THE TEACHINGS OF KARAN SATSANG BASED UPON THE HOLY SCRIPTURES NAMELY VACHNAMRUT, RAHASYARTH PRADIPIKA TIKA SAH VACHNAMRUT (ANNOTATED VERSION OF VACHNAMRUT) AND SHRI ABAJIBAPASHRI NI VATO.C. THE TRUSTEES SHALL ALSO PROCURE THAT THE CHARITY FOLLOWS THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF HDH BAPJI'S DIRECT SUCCESSORS. HDH BAPJI HAS NAMED HIS SUCCESSOR HIS HOLINESS ANADIMUKTA SATYASANKALPDASJI SWAMISHRI (ALSO KNOWN AS "HH SWAMISHRI"). THESE TEACHINGS OF KARAN SATSANG SHALL CONTINUE THROUGH THOSE DIRECT SUCCESSORS. 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE IN THEIR DISCRETION.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/08/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18/02/2016 as amended on 10 Jul 2018

Trustees (4)

4trustees
68median age
1aged 70+
Succession outlook: 1 of 4 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna Sanstha · 09196187 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 30/08/2014

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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