APSARA ARTS

Registered charity 1103414 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity exists to educate people of Asian descent in particular by the provision of arts and heritage projects so as to :- Further their understanding of Asian Arts and Heritage- Empower them and raise their self-esteem- Promote greater appreciation of Asian Art and break down barriers to community cohesion

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£39k
Latest spending
£77k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £77 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy targets a balance equivalent to three months of unrestricted payments (£700), and the current level of reserves is described as higher than needed. The trustees also confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Restricted grants (88% of income)
Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £4468 (2024: £5950) and restricted grants of £34084 (2024: £82364) were also received — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months unrestricted payments, equivalent to £700 (held: £700)
It is the charity policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible) which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments, equivalent to £700 (2024: £700), to cover applications for grants and ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover support and governance costs. — page 6
Per its FY2025 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): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£39k£77k
31/03/2024£88k£107k
31/03/2023£147k£124k
31/03/2022£120k£102k
31/03/2021£55k£68k

Common questions

Is APSARA ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £77 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy targets a balance equivalent to three months of unrestricted payments (£700), and the current level of reserves is described as higher than needed. The trustees also confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England15/01/2026£10k'Moving Desi style'
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/09/2025£107k"“Our lives, not just a song & dance” (working title)"
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£21kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund05/01/2024£19kReengaging community
Sport England07/07/2023£7kWalk, Talk & Dance
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2022£10k'Mind Matters' (working title)
Postcode Lottery27/07/2022£18kCapacity building
Sport England26/04/2022£5kJubilee Fund - BollyFit for Women
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/11/2021£96k"I saw a god dance"
Greater London Authority16/03/2021£2kLondon Community Story Grant
Sport England05/01/2021£8kTGC CF Keep-fit Bollyfun
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/06/2020£4k"COVID19 Apsara Arts"
Greater London Authority01/08/2019£3kKeep fit Bollyfun, working title
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/06/2018£64k"Fifty Shades of Sarees"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/09/2016£10k"Every poster tells a story – World War 1 & women's role"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/05/2015£10k"Surrey Street Market"
Greater London Authority10/01/2015£2kGrant to Apsara Arts
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/01/2014£54k"Croydon Mela"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/08/2013£10k"Sharing our Bollywood stories: marking 100 years of Bollywood cinema"
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2013£10kEngaging and Empowering Asian Women
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/01/2012£44k"Onam festival"
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2010£10kReaching hard to reach, Asian women's project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/05/2009£48k"Navratri festival"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/04/2009£10k"Cool London, hot fashion"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/04/2006£25k"Reel to Real"