WORLD TAMILS HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1170343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote Tamil culture and to preserve and interpret Tamil history and culture for education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Objects

4.1 TO PROMOTE TAMIL CULTURE; AND4.2 TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET TAMIL HISTORY AND CULTURE FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brent, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £130,934 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £642,872. The accounts note significant long-term borrowings of £916,468, primarily bank loans, which are secured against tangible assets valued at £1,636,763. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the financial statements.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — World Tamils Historical Society (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £1.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Suganthakumaran Nallanathanchair
• Ambalawanar Ahilawanar
• Geetharthanan Kulasegaram
• KAMALADEVI SKANTHATHEVA
• Kandiah Balakrishnan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kulasingham Chandramohan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mrs Suganthi Suganthakumaran
• Sathiyaruban Kanagasingam · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sathiyavaani Kokularamanan
• Varatharajah Vasanthakumar
• Visahan Nadarajah

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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