UNITED HINDU CULTURAL ASSOCIATION LONDON

Registered charity 1180449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UNITED HINDU CULTURAL ASSOCIATION, UNITED HINDU CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONLONDON

To advance the education of the general public in the teachings, culture, traditions and practices of the Bengali Community and by advancing and increasing the public?s knowledge through cross-cultural experiences and opportunities which are enlightening and of value to the public.The provision of recreational facilities and activities in the interests of social welfare with the object of charity.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE TEACHINGS, CULTURE, TRADITIONS AND PRACTICES OF THE BENGALI COMMUNITY AND BY ADVANCING AND INCREASING THE PUBLIC’S KNOWLEDGE THROUGH CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES WHICH ARE ENLIGHTENING AND OF VALUE TO THE PUBLICTHE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE PERSONS IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £42,805 for the year, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £72,313. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserve policy target of three months' expenditure, and the current unrestricted funds exceed this threshold given the annual expenditure of approximately £57,760. The independent examiner confirmed the accounts give a true and fair view with no matters requiring attention.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investment
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• NONI GOPAL PAULchair
• BAPITA ROY
• DABABRATA NARAYAN CHOWDHURY
• DABASISH ROY
• SUJAN KUMAR SAHA
• TANMOY KUMAR SAHA

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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