DORSET INDIAN ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1189959
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our aim is to promote arts and cultural heritage of India. We achieve this by organising celebrations like Durga Puja, Saraswati Puja, Rabindra Nazrul Jayanti and other cultural programmes throughout the year. We arrange charity events and raffles to raise money and we have donated to charities like BBC Children in Need, St Mungos Bournemouth, Julias House, Bournemouth Womens Refuge and others.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £10,046
Total expenditure: £9,510

People

4 Trustee(s)

26 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bournemouth
  • Dorset
  • Poole

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 June 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Amitabha Chakrabarti Chair 26 January 2015
None on record
Dr Sandeep Mukherjee Trustee 03 December 2017
None on record
Malay Chanda Trustee 03 December 2017
None on record
Sid Ghosh Trustee 26 January 2015
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
Total gross income £5.33k £4.50k £7.48k £10.05k
Total expenditure £5.33k £4.47k £7.59k £9.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 2024 14 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 28 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 January 2022 On Time
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 26 JAN 2015 AS AMENDED ON 24 MAY 2020

Charitable objects

THE ORGANISATION'S OBJECTS ARE: A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA. B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. C) TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

Contact information

Address:
271 SANDBANKS ROAD
LILLIPUT
POOLE
271 Sandbanks Road
POOLE
BH14 8EY
Phone:
07766006825
Email:
amitc99@yahoo.com
Website:

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