SOUTHWEST LONDON TAMIL KALVIKOODAM
Teach Tamil language and Western and Eastern fine arts studies and conducting seminars.Assist students in key subjects and technology, and coach them in SATs exams.Assist students in National curriculum highlevel studies and finding universities.Teach English language and technology to refugees in particular parents.Improve employability in the community through conducting job seminars.
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TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SOUTH WEST LONDON AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY:(I) TEACHING TAMIL LANGUAGE, HINDU CULTURE, TAMIL DANCE, TAMIL DRAMA AND LITERATURE AND KARNATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS/VOCAL;(II) ASSISTING STUDENTS IN KEY SUBJECTS; AND(III) TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER SKILLS TO REFUGEES IN PARTICULAR TAMIL SPEAKING PEOPLE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,845 for the year ended 31 January 2025, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £44,568 to £30,723. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong position to continue its activities and have confirmed that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. The charity is not registered for VAT, which inflates its reported expenses.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees are adopting a policy to hold four months' of operating costs in reserve from this year.” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2023
- Volunteers: 65
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/01/2023 (received 06/12/2023, 6 days after the 30/11/2023 due date).
Trustees
- MURUGUPPILLAI GNANAVELchair
- MRS S ARUNASALAM
- VETTIVEL SENTHIVEL
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | £82k | £95k |
| 31/01/2024 | £68k | £66k |
| 31/01/2023 | £62k | £59k |
| 31/01/2022 | £44k | £40k |
| 31/01/2021 | £25k | £27k |
Common questions
Is SOUTHWEST LONDON TAMIL KALVIKOODAM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,845 for the year ended 31 January 2025, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £44,568 to £30,723. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong position to continue its activities and have confirmed that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. The charity is not registered for VAT, which inflates its reported expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL | 1 | £28k |
| THE AA TRUST | 1 | £9k |
| SHELLIX CO LIMITED | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- WEST LONDON TAMIL SCHOOL
- SOUTH LONDON TAMIL WELFARE GROUP
- THE LONDON TAMIL SANGAM
- COVENTRY TAMIL WELFARE ASSOCIATION
- SALFORD TALMUDIC ASSOCIATION LTD
- SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWEST LONDON TAMIL KALVIKOODAM | £82k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WEST LONDON TAMIL SCHOOL | £65k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTH LONDON TAMIL WELFARE GROUP | £34k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LONDON TAMIL SANGAM | £89k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COVENTRY TAMIL WELFARE ASSOCIATION | £58k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SALFORD TALMUDIC ASSOCIATION LTD | £121k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |