# NILKANTH ESTATES

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1148431
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [08154119](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08154119)
- **Registered:** Aug. 3, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1148431


## Contact

- **Address:** Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, 1 Pramukh Swami Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** NW10 8HW
- **Phone:** 020 8965 2651
- **Email:** info@nilkanthestates.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 2.THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE THE AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN DENOMINATION OF THE HINDU RELIGION BASED UPON THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF BHAGWAN SWAMINARAYAN;AND TO FOSTER THE PRACTICE AND WORSHIP OF THE AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN DENOMINATION OF THE HINDU RELIGION AS REVEALED BY BHAGWAN SWAMINARAYAN.THESE VEDIC TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES,BASED ON THE BRAHMA SUTRAS,UPANISHADS AND BHAGAVAD GITA,AS WELL AS OTHER FOUNDATIONAL HINDU SCRIPTURES, ARE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS SWAMINARAYAN DARSHAN OR AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM UPASANA THAT IS,WORSHIPPING BHAGWAN SWAMINARAYAN AS PURNA PURUSHOTTAM NARAYAN(THE SUPREME AND ONE GOD)BY PURIFYING ONESELF AND BECOMING ONE WITH GUNATITANAND SWAMI AS AKSHARBRAHMAN(GOD&#x27;S ETERNAL ABODE),ALSO KNOWN AS BRAHMARUP,THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF THE CURRENT BRAHMASWARUP GURU. AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM UPASANA IS FURTHER BASED ON THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF EKANTIK DHARMA(NAMELY DHARMA,GNAN,VAIRAGYA AND BHAKTI)AND ITS TEACHINGS ARE PROPAGATED AND ENUNCIATED BY THE SPIRITUAL SUCCESSORS OF BHAGWAN SWAMINARAYAN,NAMELY AKSHARBRAHMAN GUNATITANAND SWAMI,SHRI PRAGJI BHAKTA(ALSO KNOWN AS BHAGATJI MAHARAJ)SHASTRI YAGNAPURUSHDAS(ALSO KNOWN AS SHASTRIJI MAHARAJ),SWAMI GNANJIVANDAS(ALSO KNOWN AS YOGIJI MAHARAJ),SHASTRI NARAYANSWARUPDAS(PRESENT SPIRITUAL HEAD,ALSO KNOWN AS PRAMUKH SWAMI MAHARAJ)AND HIS DIRECT SUCCESSOR AS SELECTED BY SHASTRI NARAYANSWARUPDAS AND THOSE DIRECT SUCCESSORS SELECTED IN THIS MANNER THEREAFTER.THE TRUSTEES SHALL PROCURE THAT THE CHARITY FOLLOWS THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE SPIRITUAL LEADER OF BOCHASANWASI SHRI AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA OF BOCHASAN,DISTRICT KARIA,GUJARAT STATE,INDIA,AND ITS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST,REGISTERED IN INDIA UNDER THE BOMBAY PUBLIC TRUSTS ACT 1950 AND PUBLIC TRUST REGISTRATION NO.A/2500/AMDAVAD(HEREINAFTER&#x27;BAPS INDIA&#x27;).IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OUTLINED ABOVE,THE CHARITY MAY:(1)PROVIDE RELIEF TO PERSONS WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED,HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF LOCAL,NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER OR BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES;(2)PRESERVE AND SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF ALL PERSONS AND IN PARTICULAR OF YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING ADDICTED TO OR DEPENDENT UPON ILLEGAL DRUGS OF ANY DESCRIPTION,ALCOHOL,SOLVENTS OR OTHER ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES;(3)ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;(4)PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION SO AS TO DEVELOP PARTICIPANTS&#x27;PHYSICAL,MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES; AND(5)FOR THOSE PURPOSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING,TO ALLOW OTHER CHARITIES HAVING SIMILAR OBJECTS TO OCCUPY ANY OF ITS PREMISES AT NIL OR NOMINAL RENT.

**Activities:** Rental income derived from investment properties.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ghanshyam Ramparia |  | May 28, 2024 |
| Girish Punambhai Patel |  | Dec. 1, 2020 |
| Sanjay Jayendra Kara |  | Dec. 1, 2020 |




