Registered charity · Cardiff
Hindu Council of Wales
- 16 trustees
- Income £370 (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Sakti Bhusan Guha NiyogiChair · since 2012
- Anoup KerraiTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Sandip Kumar Raha MbbsTrustee · since 2012
- Gargeshnari Raghunatha BadrinathTrustee · since 2014
- HIS Grace Tarakanatha DASTrustee · since 2012
- Kalpana NataranjanTrustee · since 2018
- Kalpna KeshraTrustee · since 2018
- Karsan Arjan VaghaniTrustee · since 2012
- Mathan ShunmugarajaTrustee · since 2018
- Merlijn MarienTrustee · since 2018
- Naran Bhimji Patel MBETrustee · since 2012
- Nirmala PisavadiaTrustee · since 2012
- Radhika KadabaTrustee · since 2012
- Sivagnanam SivapalanTrustee · since 2012
- Sudha BhattTrustee · since 2012
- Vimlaben Harilal PatelTrustee · since 2012
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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities and 2 more
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Website
- www.hinducouncilofwales.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£370£436
- 2023£437£20
- 2022£370£100
Earlier years
- 2021£18k£13k
- 2020£4k£164
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
1. TO PROMOTE HINDU CULTURE AND RELIGION IN WALES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT2. SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE
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.
16 trustees on the board
- Dr Sakti Bhusan Guha Niyogi Chair since 2012
- Anoup Kerrai since 2018
- Dr Sandip Kumar Raha Mbbs since 2012
- Gargeshnari Raghunatha Badrinath since 2014
- HIS Grace Tarakanatha DAS since 2012
- Kalpna Keshra since 2018
- Karsan Arjan Vaghani since 2012
- Kalpana Nataranjan since 2018
- Merlijn Marien since 2018
- Mathan Shunmugaraja since 2018
- Naran Bhimji Patel MBE since 2012
- Nirmala Pisavadia since 2012
- Radhika Kadaba since 2012
- Sivagnanam Sivapalan since 2012
- Sudha Bhatt since 2012
- Vimlaben Harilal Patel since 2012
12y median 14y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Sakti Bhusan Guha Niyogi Chair since 2012
- Anoup Kerrai since 2018
- Dr Sandip Kumar Raha Mbbs since 2012
- Gargeshnari Raghunatha Badrinath since 2014
- HIS Grace Tarakanatha DAS since 2012
- Kalpna Keshra since 2018
- Karsan Arjan Vaghani since 2012
- Kalpana Nataranjan since 2018
- Merlijn Marien since 2018
- Mathan Shunmugaraja since 2018
- Naran Bhimji Patel MBE since 2012
- Nirmala Pisavadia since 2012
- Radhika Kadaba since 2012
- Sivagnanam Sivapalan since 2012
- Sudha Bhatt since 2012
- Vimlaben Harilal Patel since 2012
13.6y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Dr Sakti Bhusan Guha Niyogi Chair since 2012
- Anoup Kerrai since 2018
- Dr Sandip Kumar Raha Mbbs since 2012
- Gargeshnari Raghunatha Badrinath since 2014
- HIS Grace Tarakanatha DAS since 2012
- Kalpna Keshra since 2018
- Kalpana Nataranjan since 2018
- Merlijn Marien since 2018
- Mathan Shunmugaraja since 2018
- Naran Bhimji Patel MBE since 2012
- Nirmala Pisavadia since 2012
- Sivagnanam Sivapalan since 2012
- Sudha Bhatt since 2012
Portfolio (3)
- Karsan Arjan Vaghani since 2012
- Radhika Kadaba since 2012
- Vimlaben Harilal Patel since 2012
5
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 15The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 15The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 13Religious Activities 2Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Other services 5Business services 1Construction 1
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.
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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£370 latest income
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1173119
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18 SEP 2012AS AMENDED ON 30 MAR 2017
- Contact on the register
- 02922417705 · info@hinducouncilofwales.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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