KALA, THE ARTS

Registered charity 1076790 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

An arts in education charity specialising in classical Indian dance and music in particular the Odissi Dance Form. The organisation has a schedule of school workshops, community classes and professional performances throughout the South of England.

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Latest income
£142k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £23,461 for the year, with total income of £142,214 against expenditure of £118,753. Free reserves carried forward were £90,082, representing a healthy financial position with no stated reserves policy target or material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: NPO Funding (77% of income)
NPO Funding £110,000
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCILHoliday Activities and Food Schemes 2026 Easter & Summer Provision23/02/2026£2.6m

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£142k£119k
31/12/2023£151k£117k
31/12/2022£76k£63k
31/12/2021£36k£38k
31/12/2020£36k£35k

Common questions

Is KALA, THE ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £23,461 for the year, with total income of £142,214 against expenditure of £118,753. Free reserves carried forward were £90,082, representing a healthy financial position with no stated reserves policy target or material uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/03/2017£68k"Story of Odissi in the United Kingdom"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/12/2011£27k"Parampara- Traditions (Parampara means Traditions and its a Sanskrit word)"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRADFORD ARTS CENTRE LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KALA, THE ARTS£142k0unclearno doubt
BRADFORD ARTS CENTRE LTD FY2025£3.6m0unclearno doubt
KALI THEATRE COMPANY LTD FY2025£280k0aboveno doubt
DEAL MUSIC AND ARTS LIMITED FY2025£242k0unclearno doubt
SOUTH ASIAN ARTS-UK FY2025£834k0unclearno doubt
Acosta Dance Foundation Ltd FY2025£1.5munclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.