CHHANDAM CENTRE OF INDIAN CULTURE

Charity number: 1080773
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Chhandam promotes, educates and engages local communities in Indian music, culture, dance, poetry and dramatics. Lead a show in October 2024 with community participation. Also staged the show Rays of Light in Shaw Theatre in November 2024, and supported local talents to be aware, learn and perform Indian classical and semi classical music.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £6,000
Total expenditure: £5,500

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Barnet
  • Essex
  • Southend-on-sea
  • Thurrock

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 May 2000: Standard registration
  • 09 September 2010: Removed (Does not operate)
  • 12 September 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CHHANDAM (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr BHASKAR DASGUPTA Chair
JIPMER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK
Charity reporting is overdue by 75 days
MEKHOLA RAY Trustee 01 March 2015
None on record
Sunith Lahiri Trustee 01 March 2015
None on record
Dr PRATYUSHA CHAUDHURI Trustee 17 March 2013
None on record
DALIA DASGUPTA Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £0 £0 £1.50k £2.00k £6.00k
Total expenditure £0 £0 £1.40k £1.50k £5.50k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 16 February 2026 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 22 February 2025 22 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 May 2024 112 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 April 2023 87 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 April 2023 452 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22ND JANUARY 2000, AS AMENDED 9TH APRIL 2000

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO ASIAN CULTURE, MUSIC AND DANCE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTIONAL WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES, AND BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
89 KINGS ROAD
WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
SS0 8PH
Phone:
01702715843
Email:
bhaskar.dasgupta@btinternet.com
Website:

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