ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON

Registered charity 1103602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OFAAL

ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON (OFAAL) IS AN EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OFFERING INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION BY PROVIDES PRACTICAL AND THEORY EXAMINATION ON SOUTH INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DANCE, AND ALSO TO PROMOTE NATIVE LANGUAGE AND CULTURES BY PROVIDING RECREATION AND EDUCATIONWE CONDUCT EXAMINATION BY ANNUAL, DURING APRIL - AUG , IN THE UK AND MAINLAND EUROPE, AND IN SEPT ONLY IN THE UK.

Objects

2. THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:2.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST ASIAN PEOPLES IN GREATER LONDON, BY:2.1.1 ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING AN ACADEMY TO PROVIDE IN PARTICULAR INSTRUCTION IN THE FINE ARTS (INCLUDING: DANCE, VOCAL TRAINING AND IN THE PLAYING OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS) AND ACTING AS AN EXAMINATION BODY IN THE SAME;2.1.2 PROMOTING THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES AND CULTURES;2.1.3 PROMOTING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY; AND2.1.4 PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.2.2 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THOSE IN NEED OF THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £45,876 for the year ended 31 December 2024, bringing total unrestricted funds to £685,932. The trustees consider reserves adequate to meet day-to-day expenditure and have access to sufficient resources to meet any deficit, noting no minimum reserve level is required. The auditor confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by MG Audit Services Limited. Discloses 4 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANNE PRIMINE VIMALADASA
• PANCHALINGAM NIRANJAN
• PATHANCHALY NAVENDREN · trustee of 1 other charity
• SELVARATNAM SURESH
• SHAIK DAWOOD
• SINNATHAMBY SELVENDRAN
• THURAIAPPAH SELVARAJAH

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

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