Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

NORTHERN TAMIL ASSOCIATION (UK) 

NTA (UK) organises Tamil New Year and Deepavali Celebrations annually for the benefit of Tamil families living in the UK.It helps to promote Tamil language and Culture especially amongst the children of Tamil origin by supporting Tamil schools, and arts, music and dance in the events it organises.NTA (UK) donates money to charities both in the UK and abroad whenever it can.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£33£39£-6n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/21£22£25£-2n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/20£28£36£-8n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/19£20£18£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£43£42£1£0£0£0n/a010
31/12/17£9£12£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£46£49£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£34£33£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£9£5£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£16£13£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£41£38£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£22£24£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£33£28£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.northerntamilassociation.org.uk

enquiries@northerntamilassociation.org.uk

07903530550

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/07/2009, number: 1130579
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Gateway
85 - 101 Sankey Street
WARRINGTON
WA1 1SR

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE TAMIL LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, DANCE ANDOTHER SUBJECTS 2. THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION,RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF TAMIL PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UK3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE TAMIL LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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