# COVENTRY SHRI SIDHI VINAYAGAR DEVASTHANAM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1144183
- **Other names:** CSSVD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 7, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1144183


## Contact

- **Address:** C S S V D, 65a George Elliot Road, COVENTRY
- **Postcode:** CV1 4HT
- **Phone:** 02476 632211
- **Email:** cssvd65@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.coventrypillaiyar.com



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROVIDE AND ESTABLISH A PLACE OF WORSHIP.(B) TO EDUCATE THE YOUNGER GENERATION WITH THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE TRADITIONAL METHODS OF WORSHIPS AND ASSOCIATED EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE TRADITIONS FOLLOWED IN SRILANKA AND TAMIL NADU.(C) TO OFFER PRIZES/AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN HINDU RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND TO THE OUTSTANDING HINDU STUDENTS/SCHOLARS IN OTHER FIELDS.  (D) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A LIBRARY WITH UP TO DATE BOOKS ON HINDU RELIGION AND ASSOCIATED SOCIAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS BOTH IN ENGLISH AND TAMIL.(E) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE WITH THE FACILITIES OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE PLACES OF WORSHIP AND THE LIBRARY.(F) PROVIDE WRITTEN AND PRINTED OR OTHERWISE PRODUCED AND CIRCULATED GRATUITOUSLY OR OTHERWISE, SUCH PAPERS, BOOKS, PERIODICALS, PAMPHLETS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS OR FILMS OR RECORDED TAPES ( BOTH AUDIO OR VISUAL).(G) THE HINDU RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE COVENTRY SHIRI SIDHI VINAYAGAR DEVASTHANAM CENTRE.  THIS CENTRE IS THE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL WING OF THE CSSVD.DEVASTHANAM CENTRE ALSO PROVIDES BASIC  COMPUTER SKILLS, GRAMMAR AND SPOKEN ENGLISH.  ANYONE IS ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ACTIVITY WITHOUT ANY PREJUDICE.  (H) RAISE FUNDS AND INVITE AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSON OR PERSONS BY WAY OF DONATIONS. CSSVD SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY PERMANENT TRADING ACTIVITIES FOR RAISING FUNDS FOR THE SAID OBJECTS.(I) DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE SAID OBJECTS.

**Activities:** (I) PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP.(II) EDUCATE THE YOUNGER GENERATION WITH THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE TRADITIONAL METHODS OF WORSHIPS AND ASSOCIATED EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE TRADITIONS FOLLOWED IN SRILANKA AND TAMIL NADU.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- India
- Sri Lanka
- Coventry City
- Warwickshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £409092 | £186331 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £275936 | £211107 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £221747 | £202675 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £184482 | £150296 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £119337 | £103971 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Appathurai Suntharesan — appointed April 1, 2021
- Balasubramaniam Kumarathas — appointed May 16, 2020
- Kandiah SELVARATNAM — appointed Nov. 7, 2013
- PERANANTHAM SELLATHAMBY — appointed Dec. 20, 2017
- Subramaniam Kirupaharan — appointed May 16, 2020
- Thambipillai Kajenthiran — appointed April 15, 2021