SITAR MUSIC SOCIETY
Organising public concerts, baithaks, workshops, summer schools and related activities in sitar and other aspects of Indian Classical Music.
Objects
(A) TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ALL ASPECTS OF INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DANCE, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN LEICESTER AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. (C) TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHING, MENTORING, TRAINING, AND GAINING QUALIFICATIONS AT ALL LEVELS OF SITAR PLAYING AND RELATED INSTRUMENTS.(D) TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCE OF THE SITAR AND RELATED INSTRUMENTS FOR UK-BASED MUSICIANS AND THE WIDER PUBLIC.
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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses 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 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 3
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 2
Trustees
- DHARAMBIR SINGH DHADYALLA MBEchair
- ATULKUMAR BHOGILAL PATEL MBE
- Dr ANITABEN MISTRY
- Kaviraj Dhadyalla
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £8k | £8k |
| 31/03/2024 | £10k | £3k |
| 31/03/2023 | £634 | £440 |
| 31/03/2022 | £115 | £113 |
| 31/03/2021 | £2k | £2k |