PUNJABI THEATRE ACADEMY UK
To promote, maintain, improve and advance education in and around West London by the promotion, performance and encouragement of the Arts with particular reference to staging theatre productions which help to develop cultural awareness for all the community.
Objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:(A) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND AROUND SOUTHALL, MIDDLESEX, BY THE PROMOTION, PERFORMANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO STAGING THEATRE PRODUCTIONS WHICH HELP TO DEVELOP CULTURAL AWARENESS FOR ALL THE COMMUNITY.(B) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AND AROUND SO F ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(I) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(II) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(III) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of income over expenditures for the year ended 31 March 2025. The balance sheet indicates that current assets, specifically cash in bank, were sufficient to cover current liabilities, resulting in a net asset position represented by the accumulated surplus.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
Trustees
- BHUPINDER SINGH PUREWAL BSC HONSchair
- Kumar Surinder Pal
- Tajinder Singh BA HONS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £35k | £28k |
| 31/03/2024 | £30k | £30k |
| 31/03/2023 | £42k | £28k |
| 31/03/2022 | £32k | £47k |
| 31/03/2021 | £57k | £34k |
Common questions
Is PUNJABI THEATRE ACADEMY UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of income over expenditures for the year ended 31 March 2025. The balance sheet indicates that current assets, specifically cash in bank, were sufficient to cover current liabilities, resulting in a net asset position represented by the accumulated surplus. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/12/2025 | £16k | Rising Up Again |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/04/2024 | £10k | Go Back Home |
| Sport England | 21/03/2023 | £9k | Be active-Be Fit (By Bhangra) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/03/2023 | £2k | Let's Celebrate Together |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/09/2021 | £3k | Me not alone |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/08/2021 | £9k | Me and My Southall |
| UK government | 26/08/2020 | £46k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/04/2020 | £8k | Here For You |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/08/2016 | £9k | Beat the Bottle |
| London Borough of Hounslow | 23/07/2014 | £2k | Grant to Punjabi Theatre Academy |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/02/2011 | £8k | Off Street |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/08/2007 | £8k | Free Streets |