Sanatan Dharma Mandal and Hindu Community Centre

To advance education, relieve poverty, distress and sickness, to advance the Hindu Cultural and social activities for all age groups in Cardiff for Hindu Communities and open to others. We advance social activities and cultural activities for elderly people and their carers. Demonstrate an understanding of and a commitment to equal opportunities concerning access, language, cultural, gender.

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

In Wales

• Throughout Wales

Area of benefit in its governing document: Cardiff

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £102,614 and spent £50,963.

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Income over time

Up 54%, from £66,521 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £102,614 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 50% of its income in the year to 31 March 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.

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £3,269, awarded in 2014.

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

• 10 July 2026

  Named in a written question from Cai Parry-Jones

  Addressed to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality.

  How much funding does the Welsh Government provide to the Sanatan Dharma Mandal and Hindu Community Centre? During the 2025-26 financial year, the Welsh Government provided no funding to the Sanatan Dharma Mandal and Hindu Community Centre.

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5 trustees run the charity.

• Vinodbhai Chhotabhai PatelChairAppointed 28 January 2012
• Dr Hasmukhbhai ShahAppointed 23 March 2014
• Harilal Narandas PatelAppointed 27 January 2012
• Hemantkumar Gordhandas Patel
• Rohitbhai C Patel

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

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

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Charity number

517731

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

3 July 1986

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 8 JUNE 1986 AS AMENDED 5 JUNE 1988,28 JUNE 1992, 18 DECEMBER 1994

Website

www.sdmhcc.orgAs 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. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• 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

• OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
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• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf
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