THE SANKIRTAN EVENTS SOCIETY (UK)

Registered charity 1199114 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SANKIRTANFEST

Propagate the principles ordained by the 15th century Bengali Saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, by: organising and hosting Sankirtan events around the UK, distributing free sanctified pure vegetarian food - aka prasadam, maintain the Sankirtan artform in the UK, engage youth members from the UK and develop the next uk specialist Sankirtan artists - aka kirtaniyas, deliver devotional talks.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY MEANS OF THE SANKIRTAN ARTFORM.

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated £93,000 in receipts against £88,000 in expenditure for the year, resulting in a surplus. The trustees report that free reserves held in the bank account total £10,249, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 5 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
• 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 — SankirtanFest (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amit Kumar Dev
• Gitoshri Purkayastha
• Mita Rani Dey
• Raj Narayan Das
• Shilpi Baidya

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

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