The Shree Swaminarayan Temple

Analysis

The Shree Swaminarayan Temple is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Shree Swaminarayan Temple reported income of £3.9m and spending of £2.3m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £3.9m (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Shree Swaminarayan Temple sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anti-Slavery International (£3.7m), Isha Foundation (£4.0m) and Anglican Consultative Council (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, charitable activities 13% and trading 2.5%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £41k. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.