THE GREATER MANCHESTER BENGALI HINDU CULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1068094
Charity reporting is up to date (32 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

GMBHCA celebrates Hindu Cultural, Social and Religious festivals that include Durga puja, Lakshmi puja, Kali puja, Saraswati puja and organises cultural /activities such as Bijoya Sammilani, Bengali New Year and other functions which include classical dances, music and dramas involving the younger generation and guest artists of the community. It also organises educational trips to various places.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £15,425
Total expenditure: £13,377

People

13 Trustee(s)

5 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Manchester City
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Salford City
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 February 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GMBHCA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Shuma Pal Trustee 22 July 2023
None on record
Moumita Dutta Trustee 22 July 2023
None on record
Maushami Chatterjee Trustee 15 July 2018
None on record
Soma Ghosh Trustee 15 July 2018
UNITED KINGDOM BENGALI CONVENTION
Received: On time
Subrata Pal Trustee 15 July 2018
None on record
Ipsit Saha Trustee 15 July 2018
None on record
Agniva Ghoshal Trustee 15 July 2018
None on record
Tapas Dasgupta Trustee 15 July 2018
None on record
Abhishek Chatterjee Trustee 25 June 2016
None on record
Chandrangshu Nandy Trustee 25 June 2016
None on record
ALOK BHATTACHARJEE Trustee 21 July 2011
INDIAN ASSOCIATION - MANCHESTER
Charity reporting is overdue by 237 days
Dr SAMAR LAHA Trustee 21 July 2005
None on record
Dr BHARATI KAR Trustee 10 October 1993
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £25.49k £4.85k £24.86k £16.78k £15.43k
Total expenditure £13.39k £11.88k £16.31k £19.09k £13.38k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £11.00k 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 May 2024 02 May 2025 32 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2023 24 May 2024 54 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2022 08 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2021 21 April 2022 21 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2020 14 April 2022 379 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 09 February 2025 1411 days late Download Open in new window
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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 25 JUNE 1995 AS AMENDED 7 SEPTEMBER 1997

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GREATER MANCHESTER AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS WHETHER MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OR OTHERWISE AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF BENGALI HINDU ORIGIN REGARDLESS OF SEX, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY: 1. ADVANCING EDUCATION WHICH PROMOTES GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE WITHIN A MULTI-RACIAL, MULTI-CULTURAL AND MULTI-FAITH SOCIETY. 2. ASSOCIATING AND CO-OPERATING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS WITH THE COMMON AIM OF ADVANCING SUCH EDUCATION AND IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES CONCERNING SOCIAL WELFARE, RECREATION AND LEISURE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED IN THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND 3. ESTABLISHING OR SECURING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND MANAGING OR CO-OPERATING WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

GREATER MANCHESTER

Contact information

Address:
5 Prestwich Hills
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 9PY
Phone:
07803476864
Email:
drbharatikar@gmail.com
Website:

www.manchesterdurgapuja.co.uk Open in new window