KERALA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1173692 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting local food bank and local community.(150 kg of food donated to the local food bank).Kerala Cultural Association actively promotes harmony between different religious and racial groups which help to reduce religious conflict,intolerance and discrimination.For example in April we celebrated Easter and Vishu festival together (Vishu is primarily celebrated by Hindus).

Objects

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THOSE LIVING IN THE STOKE ON TRENT AND STAFFORDSHIRE AREA:-- TO RELIEVE POVERTY;- TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC’S EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF THE KERALA COMMUNITY;- TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN RACIAL GROUPS;- TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH; AND- TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN KARATE AND BADMINTON AND SUCH OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF PROMOTING HEALTHY RECREATION AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.

Area of benefit: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THOSE LIVING IN THE STOKE ON TRENT AND STAFFORDSHIRE AREA

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £45,483 and incurred total expenses of £41,777, resulting in net receipts of £3,706 for the year. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and that the accounts accord with those records. No material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the preparation of the accounts.

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 3 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 handling
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — KERALA CULTURAL ASSOSIATION (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jisha Mathewchair
• BIJU MATHEW
• Devis Pappu Pudussery
• James Thomas Mailapparambil
• Jibin Roy
• Muraleedharan Gopalan
• Nitha Siju Joseph
• Rinto Rockey
• SOBICHAN KOSHY
• SOPHY KURIAKOSE
• SYJU MATHEW
• Saji Mathai
• Sutheesh Thomas

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

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