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

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONGST PEOPLE OF ASIAN DESCENT.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST PEOPLE OF ASIAN DECENT IN PARTICULAR, BY THE PROVISION OF ARTS AND HERITAGE PROJECTS.3. ANY OTHER PURPOSES CHARITABLE BY LAW, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR, THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL COHESION THROUGH THE ARTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• alpa patelchair
• DAKSHA SHAH
• reena gadher

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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