Registered charity (CIO) · Colchester
Colchester Hindu Society
Colchester Hindu Society is a registered charity (number 1217966) based in Colchester, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Murugupandian Pandian. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
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, Religious Activities
- Where
- Essex
- Website
- colchesterhindusociety.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2026
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:-- PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR MEMBERS OF THE HINDU COMMUNITY IN COLCHESTER AND NEARBY AREAS TO COME TOGETHER AND FOSTER A SENSE OF UNITY AND BELONGING;- ORGANISING RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE THE HINDU TRADITIONS, VALUES, AND TEACHINGS;- PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF HINDUISM AMONG MEMBERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY THROUGH DIALOGUE, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH;- ENGAGING IN CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVES THAT ALIGN WITH HINDU PRINCIPLES OF COMPASSION AND SERVICE; ANDTO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE INTERFAITH DIALOGUE, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.
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.
5 trustees on the board
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1217966
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 08 May 2026
- Contact on the register
- 07584329323 · colchesterhindusociety@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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