Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

LONDON SHARAD UTSAV

Advancement of Bengali history/culture , heritage and tradition through several workshops, exhibitions and flagship annual festival. To provide and assist the facility for recreation, provide talented individuals platform to perform at a big stage with all support. To promote social bonding through several sporting and cultural events which integrates several ethnicities enhancing social bonding.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£65£65£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£51£43£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£55£48£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£62£78£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£62£56£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£24£32£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16*£33£41£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£16£22£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

www.londonsu.org

Londonsu.secretary@gmail.com

07920028591

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

  • BIDISHA DATTA Appointed: 2021
  • DEBARATI GOSWAMI Appointed: 2018
  • DIPANJAN MAJUMDER Appointed: 2021
  • JHUMA BHADRA Appointed: 2018
  • KOUSHIK CHATTERJEE Appointed: 2021
  • PRITHA MUKHERJEE Appointed: 2018
  • SURANJAN SOM (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • SAMBRITA DAS Appointed: 2021
  • SOURAV NIYOGI Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/02/2015, number: 1160554
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR19: 67 days late, AR17: 117 days late, AR16: 157 days late, AR15: 113 days late,
Main office

C/O A.S.Kalsi & Co
77 Holyhead Road
Birmingham
B21 0LG

Objectives

A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN BENGALI CULTURE, HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS BY THE PROVISION OF AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL, WORKSHOPS AND EXHIBITIONS.B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON HINDUISM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE HINDU RELIGION.C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.D) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THROUGHOUT ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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