KERALA CULTURAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION (KCWA)

Registered charity 1131931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cultural and recreational activities, Education, welfare services,Sports activities

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY AMONGST THE MALAYALEE COMMUNITY BY:A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS;C) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH; ANDD) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON ALL ASPECTS OF MALAYALEE HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE.3) TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN RACIAL GROUPS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £565.59 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in net assets of £7,207.36. The filing confirms that no audit was required and that the accounts were examined by an independent examiner who certified a fair and true view of the financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Jwala Celebration (42% of income)
“Jwala Celebration £25,067.44” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley · Croydon · Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£60k£60k
31/03/2024£28k£39k
31/03/2023£19k£29k
31/03/2022£21k£15k
31/03/2021£23k£19k

Common questions

Is KERALA CULTURAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION (KCWA) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £565.59 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in net assets of £7,207.36. The filing confirms that no audit was required and that the accounts were examined by an independent examiner who certified a fair and true view of the financial position. Its FY2025 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 Community Fund22/09/2025£20kKeraleeyam