PUNJABI THEATRE ACADEMY UK

Registered charity 1145166 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PTA

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.

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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Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ealing · Hillingdon · Hounslow

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/12/2025£16kRising Up Again
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2024£10kGo Back Home
Sport England21/03/2023£9kBe active-Be Fit (By Bhangra)
The National Lottery Community Fund17/03/2023£2kLet's Celebrate Together
The National Lottery Community Fund06/09/2021£3kMe not alone
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2021£9kMe and My Southall
UK government26/08/2020£46kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2020£8kHere For You
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2016£9kBeat the Bottle
London Borough of Hounslow23/07/2014£2kGrant to Punjabi Theatre Academy
The National Lottery Community Fund10/02/2011£8kOff Street
The National Lottery Community Fund20/08/2007£8kFree Streets