SOUTH ASIAN ARTS-UK
Registered charity 1080292 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEEDS CENTRE FOR INDIAN MUSIC AND DANCE
SAA-uk (South Asian Arts-uk) is a small, dynamic organisation and registered charity committed to making South Asian arts more readily available through working collaboratively and by nurturing partnerships through our performance, education and consultancy programme. Our mission is: To promote engagement with traditional and contemporary South Asian Music and Dance.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £309,137, bringing total funds carried forward to £324,262. The trustees note the importance of maintaining sufficient reserves for financial security while balancing the need to use funding to further the charity's aims. The auditors confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £309k)
“As was stated last year, it is always important to maintain sufficient reserves to provide financial security during periods of unexpected adverse conditions (e.g. a Covid pandemic), but it is also important to use as much of our funding as possible to further the aims of the charity. The Trustees are very aware of the need to keep these two aims in balance.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by KJA Kilner Johnson Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£41k
Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
- Adele Newman
- Barsa Ray
- Flora Yang
- Ines Ailsa Soria-Donlan
- Mohit Chaturvedi
- PAUL FRENCH
- Ramesh Chauhan
- Renuka Nadarajan Jnt. Chair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sidrah Warburton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SOUTH ASIAN ARTS-UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £309,137, bringing total funds carried forward to £324,262. The trustees note the importance of maintaining sufficient reserves for financial security while balancing the need to use funding to further the charity's aims. The auditors confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KJA Kilner Johnson Ltd.
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