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Wise Thoughts

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1077616
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 30, 1999
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
Room 330 3rd FLOOR
WOOD GREEN CENTRAL LIBRARY
HIGH ROAD
WOOD GREEN
LONDON
N22 6XD

Contact

Activities

Wise Thoughts creates dynamic local, national and international arts initiatives, cross-arts initiatives, and deliver non-clinical services that help address social and cultural justice issues for the Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (LGBTQI) communities. We work as consultants and advice organisations on wider diversity and inclusion.

Objects: To Promote Principally South Asian Arts In Society For The Benefit Of The Inhabitants Of UK And Elsewhere, By Developing Public Appreciation Of South Asian Arts And By Improving Public Access To, And The Quality Of, The Arts, And The Promotion Of Human Immuno Deficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Issue Through The Medium Of Arts And In Particular (But Without Prejudice To The Generality Of The Foregoing) The Company Shall Seek: 1. To Improve Standards Of Practice And Appreciation Of South Asian Arts; 2. To Promote, Advance, Encourage, And Assist In The Practice, Presentation, And Study Of South Asian Arts; 3. To Bring Forth Issues Related To Hiv/aids And Diverse Sexual, Cultural And Ethnic Identities Through Its Creative Expressions 4. To Bring Together And Co-Ordinate The Efforts Of Local Authorities, Bodies, Organisations, Societies And Individuals Concerned Or Interested In The Attainment Of All Or Any Of The Objects Of The Company.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £54,301 £97,328
March 31, 2024 £84,308 £99,428
March 31, 2023 £158,218 £104,343
March 31, 2022 £239,374 £160,070
March 31, 2021 £226,788 £216,825

Trustees

Name Appointed
Bhavini Chavda (Chair)
Benjamin Cohen
Dr Trevor Wood MBE March 13, 2015
Professor Rainer Uwe Willy Schulze PhD May 17, 2016
Vanita Bhavnani March 13, 2026