WALES PUJA COMMITTEE
The Charity's Objects are to increase the awareness of social, cultural & religious values of India amongst the communities we live in by such means as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.
Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU RELIGION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
Latest income
£19k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
1995
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- DR RAVINDRA DEVA NARAYAN
- DR SAKTI GUHA NIYOGI
- DR SHILADITYA SINHA
- Dr ASHOK MUKHERJEE
- Dr KANTIMOY NATH
- Dr SANKAR DAS
- Dr SATYA KISHORE SHARMA
- Dr Sandip Raha
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £19k | £26k |
| 31/08/2024 | £37k | £36k |
| 31/08/2023 | £22k | £31k |
| 31/08/2022 | £30k | £29k |
| 31/08/2021 | £12k | £9k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 28/09/2023 | £10k | "Durga Puja Golden Jubilee - Nurturing the Heritage" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/02/2022 | £10k | Festivals of Bengal in Wales 2022-23 (Post Covid) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/03/2020 | £7k | Durga Puja in Cardiff |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 25/02/2016 | £20k | "Preserving the heritage of Durga Puja festival and clay image making in Wales" |