INDIAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 298938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INDIAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF READING, INDIAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF READING AND WOKINGHAM, INDIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE

Elderly Luncheon ClubOfsted registered After School ClubHealth & Fitness ClassesCultural Activities including Music and Dance Workshops and Classes, Mother tongue Classes

Objects

TO RELIEVE MEMBERS OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY IN READING, WOKINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE POOR, SICK ELDERLY OR DISABLED.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF READING, WOKINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, ART, MUSIC, LANGUAGES, LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF INDIA.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY IN READING, WOKINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, HISTORY, ART, MUSIC AND CULTURE.TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF READING, WOKINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS - IN PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY IN READING, WOKINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS - IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS IN LIFE.TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY IN READING, WOKINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Area of benefit: READING

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £220,860 to £37,097 due to a net expenditure exceeding incoming resources. The trustees report that the financial situation is likely to remain satisfactory, citing long-term funding from the Community Fund and recent donations. Total incoming resources were £130,707 against total resources expended of £79,470, resulting in a net surplus for the year.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• 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
• Investment
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• HARISH RAICHURAchair
• ABHIJIT CHAKRABARTI
• ASHWANI GUPTA
• Anand Sharma
• Anil Kukreja
• BHASKER MISTRY
• GURRAMNIK SINGH SAUND
• JARNAIL SINGH
• NARINDER SINGH PANDHER
• Nachater Singh Gill
• SARWAN SINGH CHIMA
• TARSEM LAL MALL

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

Operates in: Reading · Wokingham

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).