LONDON TAMIL CENTRE
Provision of Education , Social welfare and community service.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF TAMIL SPEAKING PEOPLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN TAMIL LANGUAGE, MUSIC, DANCE,DRAMA,SPEECH AND GENERAL AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. (B) TO PROVIDE, IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE - TIME OCCUPATION FOR THOSE WHO NEED THEM BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT,POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE FOR WHOM THEY ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED. (C) TO RELIEVE THE ELDERLY, SICK OR DISABLED IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £13,480 for the year ended 31 August 2025, supported by increased rental income which ensured overall financial stability. Total net assets increased to £273,066, with unrestricted funds rising to £59,030. The charity operates a defined contribution pension plan and has no disclosed pension deficit or material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 30
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 25
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- DR Subramaniam Sabesan
- Dr Thevaki Mahadevan
- Mayuran Kanesiah
- Ropeena Kumaraverl
- Senthil Sriharan
- Sutharsini Subramaniam
- Visuvalingam Ananthasayanan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £76k | £63k |
| 31/08/2024 | £123k | £91k |
| 31/03/2023 | £66k | £58k |
| 31/03/2022 | £31k | £39k |
| 31/03/2021 | £57k | £62k |
Common questions
Is LONDON TAMIL CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £13,480 for the year ended 31 August 2025, supported by increased rental income which ensured overall financial stability. Total net assets increased to £273,066, with unrestricted funds rising to £59,030. The charity operates a defined contribution pension plan and has no disclosed pension deficit or material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/11/2005 | £141k | Tamil Elders Drop In |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON TAMIL CENTRE | £76k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HAMWATTAN CENTRE | £52k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LONDON TAMIL SANGAM | £89k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONGHEATH COMMUNITY CARE AND CHURCH CENTRE | £37k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THORPE LANGTON TOWN LAND | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SULTAN BAHU CENTRE | £320k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |