LONDON SHARAD UTSAV

Registered charity 1160554 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of Bengali history/culture , heritage and tradition through several workshops, exhibitions and flagship annual festival. To provide and assist the facility for recreation, provide talented individuals platform to perform at a big stage with all support. To promote social bonding through several sporting and cultural events which integrates several ethnicities enhancing social bonding.

Objects

A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN BENGALI CULTURE, HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS BY THE PROVISION OF AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL, WORKSHOPS AND EXHIBITIONS.B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON HINDUISM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE HINDU RELIGION.C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.D) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT ENGLAND

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

£102k

Latest spending

£106k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net liabilities of £5,194, having incurred a net expenditure of £3,451 against total income of £102,479. The trustees report that the charity recorded steady financial health, supported by sponsorships, donations, and a growing membership base.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

SURANJAN SOMchair
Bidisha Datta · trustee of 1 other charity
Debarati Goswami · trustee of 1 other charity
Jhuma Bhadra · trustee of 1 other charity
Koushik Chatterjee · trustee of 1 other charity
Sambrita Das · trustee of 1 other charity
Sourav Niyogi · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£102k	£106k
31/12/2023	£75k	£63k
31/12/2022	£65k	£65k
31/12/2021	£51k	£43k
31/12/2020	£55k	£48k

Common questions

Is LONDON SHARAD UTSAV financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net liabilities of £5,194, having incurred a net expenditure of £3,451 against total income of £102,479. The trustees report that the charity recorded steady financial health, supported by sponsorships, donations, and a growing membership base. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION	1	£80k
The Schroder 1905 Trust	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Shree Jagannatha Society UK.

Shree Jagannatha Society UK income £177k
THE LEICESTERSHIRE BRAHMA SAMAJ income £123k
MITRASEVA income £124k
SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED income £3.0m
HAROLD WOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE income £107k
THE BRITISH-GERMAN ASSOCIATION income £356k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LONDON SHARAD UTSAV	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Shree Jagannatha Society UK FY2025	£177k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LEICESTERSHIRE BRAHMA SAMAJ FY2026	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MITRASEVA FY2025	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED FY2025	£3.0m	—	above	—	no doubt
HAROLD WOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE FY2025	£107k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.