Dharma Mandir Newport
What it does
Dharma Mandir Newport hosts cultural and religious celebrations such as Diwali and Navratri, empowers youth through Bhagavad Gita classes, and serves as a vital community support network during hardship and loss by facilitating wakes and memorials. Our multifaceted approach reflects a commitment to belonging and cultural appreciation revolved around the tenets of Sanatan Dharma.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT IN NEWPORT, WALES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ARE:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS AND TENETS OF HINDUISM (SANATAN DHARMA) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH ATTACHED TO THIS CONSTITUTION.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE HINDI AND SANSKRIT LANGUAGE, CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, ART, LITERATURE, MUSIC AND HISTORY.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Religious activities
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £9,027 and spent £5,580.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £9,027 | £5,580 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 December 2024 | £8,777 | £134 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2023 | £3,039 | £397 | Not reported | 50 |
Financial position
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
- Up 197%, from £3,039 in the year to 31 December 2023 to £9,027 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 62% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Kessia RaghoonauthChair
- Armand Khusul
- Vyas Bikuntidat Sharma
Filing record
Of the last 3 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 30 October 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 22 September 2025, 39 days early | Received 11 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1203325
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 31 May 2023
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 May 2023
- Council area of its contact address
- Newport
Sources
- 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.