Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 2

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -7

THE GREATER MANCHESTER BENGALI HINDU CULTURAL ASSOCIATION

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/05/23	*	£17	£19	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/22		£25	£16	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/21	*	£5	£12	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/20	*	£25	£13	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/19		£13	£10	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/18		£15	£16	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/17		£13	£13	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/16		£12	£11	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/15		£10	£10	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/14		£10	£10	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/13		£12	£11	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/12		£13	£12	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/11		£9	£8	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/10		£13	£14	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/09		£8	£8	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/08		£9	£8	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/07		£9	£8	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/06		£13	£12	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/05	*	£8	£7	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/04		£8	£7	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 27 years

www.manchesterdurgapuja.co.uk

drbharatikar@gmail.com

07803476864

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Hindu congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Forever Manchester - Poila Baisakh 2021 (Bengali New Year)
£1,000	15/03/2022	multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi-Faith society
National Lottery Community Fund - UK Bengali Convention 2022
£10,000	04/02/2022	The funding will be used to host the UK Bengali convention two day event. The project aims to be an inclusive celebration of Bengali culture and encourage community cohesion with Bengali based music ....more The funding will be used to host the UK Bengali convention two day event. The project aims to be an inclusive celebration of Bengali culture and encourage community cohesion with Bengali based music dance and drama activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Vaisakhi Mela 2020
£10,000	27/03/2020 12	The project will hold a community celebration event, which will include stage performances, street theatre and workshops. This will enable all members of the community to come together and learn ....more The project will hold a community celebration event, which will include stage performances, street theatre and workshops. This will enable all members of the community to come together and learn about Indian culture, build upon community cohesion and reduce isolation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

ALOK BHATTACHARJEE Appointed: 2011

ABHISHEK CHATTERJEE Appointed: 2016

AGNIVA GHOSHAL Appointed: 2018

CHANDRANGSHU NANDY Appointed: 2016

DR BHARATI KAR Appointed: 1993

DR SAMAR LAHA Appointed: 2005

IPSIT SAHA Appointed: 2018

MAUSHAMI CHATTERJEE Appointed: 2018

MOUMITA DUTTA Appointed: 2023

SHUMA PAL Appointed: 2023

SOMA GHOSH Appointed: 2018

SUBRATA PAL Appointed: 2018

TAPAS DASGUPTA Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/02/1998, number: 1068094

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 54 days late, AR21: 25 days late, AR20: 379 days late, AR05: 28 days late,

Main office

5 Prestwich Hills
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 9PY

Objectives

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, AND3. 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER MANCHESTER