Hindu Council of Wales

To promote Hindu Culture and religion in Wales for the public benefit.Such other purposes as are charitable in accordance with the laws of England and Wales as the trustees may from time to time decide.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Throughout Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £793 and spent £729.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.

Income over time

Down 96%, from £18,082 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £793 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 92% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 2 October 2024

  Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Cabsec SJTCW

  Purpose: Hindu Council of Wales.

  Hindu Council of Wales

  Read the record

We count a mention only when the record gives the charity's full registered name or its charity number. A mention shows the charity was named in that record. Follow the link to read it in full.

16 trustees run the charity.

• Dr SAKTI BHUSAN GUHA NIYOGIChairAppointed 18 September 2012
• Anoup KerraiAppointed 14 June 2018
• Dr SANDIP KUMAR RAHA MBBSAppointed 18 September 2012
• Gargeshnari Raghunatha BadrinathAppointed 1 June 2014
• His Grace Tarakanatha DasAppointed 18 September 2012
• Kalpana NataranjanAppointed 14 June 2018
• Kalpna KeshraAppointed 14 June 2018
• Karsan Arjan VaghaniAppointed 18 September 2012
• Mathan ShunmugarajaAppointed 14 June 2018
• Merlijn MarienAppointed 14 June 2018
• Naran Bhimji Patel MBEAppointed 18 September 2012
• Nirmala PisavadiaAppointed 18 September 2012
• Radhika Kadaba

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1173119

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

19 May 2017

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18 SEP 2012AS AMENDED ON 30 MAR 2017

Website

www.hinducouncilofwales.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Cardiff

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenCouncil: Cardiff Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Cardiff's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Caerdydd Penarth