HINDU CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (WALES)

Registered charity 1002569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide central focus for pan-Indian cultural promotion and promoting values amongst the Indian and indigenous population with view to improving relationship and understanding, thereby reducing inequality, discrimination and disadvantage.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£81k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £22,439 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted income increasing to £103,411. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £663,035, which the charity considers sufficient to meet its commitments. The independent examiner confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds available to meet our commitments (held: £663k)

“Our policy on reserves is to ensure that we have sufficient funds available to meet our commitments”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr POONAM SINGHAL · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Sarita Pawar
Hari Ganesh Samayamanthula
Kanya Kumari Podila
Nirmala Kumar
Seshakiran Chemudipati
Sunaina Purbey
Versha Sood

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Caerphilly · Cardiff · Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£103k	£81k
31/12/2023	£89k	£82k
31/12/2022	£51k	£55k
31/12/2021	£55k	£51k
31/12/2020	£122k	£57k

Common questions

Is HINDU CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (WALES) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £22,439 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted income increasing to £103,411. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £663,035, which the charity considers sufficient to meet its commitments. The independent examiner confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/03/2024	£20k	WALES COL - Chai Club (also known as Opening Doors)
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/10/2006	£5k	There is no project name available for this record
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/07/2005	£124k	There is no project name available for this record