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ORIENTALFINEARTSACADEMY OFM)NDON
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2013

ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
Mr PNirNsjaD
Mr PNav¥Jdt4
Mr S S¢lv<¥dtp
Mr M TS¢lvMthj•h
Mr S Dawood
Mr S sU￿h
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OIUENTALFllYEARTSACADEMY OFLA)NDON
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OIUEFITAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE Y£4R ENDED 31 DECEIIIBER 2023
The presenttheir annuol repjn and fMa￿la1 st*ements ftytheymended 31 De¢etnb¢r2023.
The flnarKiai statements have pr¢p￿￿ In aLwthno¢ with th¢ acCo￿ting wliGIES Outlined in Note I, havc bren prEpar¢d
to comply with the OFAAL'S governing docurnenl. thc Charitie5 Art 2Ql I, the Accounting and Reporting by Ciwiti¢$.-
Stat¢m¢nt of PrHdicE appIl￿blE to ctwiiies prepaTing Iheir accwnts itt ac¢trdanc¢ with the Finajtcial Reportin8
Startdard aFvlicabl¢ in thc UK and R¢publi¢ of I￿18￿d IFRS 1021" ￿ amended for aceounting periods wmmencing from
Jalluary 1. 2023.
Objettfves ind Attlvltlis
The (￿Stee5 have diligentty adh¢r¢d to th¢ duty i)utlin¢41 in sectioll 17 of the Charities Act 2011. ensuring due re8xrd to the
public benefit guidarKe issued ty the Commission. The Princip￿ obj£ctiv¢s of OFAAL, as outlin¢d itl our c1wt￿lI￿tion,
erKofftrAs5 a broad $]KctTum of activities aitned at *lvan¢ing trlucation. pY¥)motins native lanwjllges cultures,
providing supportto ib¢ Eomtnunity.
Publlt Benefit Statement
Public bmefit remains centTr] lo our charitable adivities. The (wo criteria d¢fining public bBJ*fit-ydenufLable kniefjts 8nd
bEn¢fJts lo th¢ publi￿a￿ kFJ) w¢fuJly Tvi¢w¢d 8t￿ addrw5Ed. Th¢ t[￿￿teS hawe conduct¢d the necessary reviews a
plcased to with th¢irdutiC5.
Aetlvities and AelLlvrfeJDemts
Thwoughoui 2023. OFAAL has i*en activety engagtd in fvlfillin8 its con5titutioi)'5 obj¢¢tiv¢s. D¢spite challenges posed by
the COVID-'9 pattdemic. the orwiitstiofv ha5 tllainlaioed a presthjce and delivwd %rYices to IL% members attd the
Myder ￿mMUnity.
Legal Vltlorks RttogttiliTrry
We are delightd to ST8nirJc￿f kgal virtory re8¥ding the logo. and intellectual proFrty Tights of OFAAL,
r¢4ffintsing our P051Eion as a trngled instilution withn the FinE Arts CQrnmWLIty. Tbts vktory. along with previ￿ l¢gai
5ucce5xs, underscore5 ourcommitment to uphotding or8anizatiort's inlegrty.
Community Ellygern*nt Expawio
OFAAL'5 trwMees, h•ve activ¢ly engaged with the Community. participating in various ¢v¢nts and Cohtributing to th¢ pr￿n0110n
of Fin¢ Arts. The organization has exp8Dded its offerings. and rewskr&l numeroll8 Fine Arts *ach¢Tr exAMi￿r5. ensuring
the cgtitinuous 8rowth ￿08￿ltiOn of OFAAL in the UK, Ewpfy beyor¥l.
EAp•Ddl•g OITerinp CulÉ•rsl Preserv4tion
OFAAL rEmalns dedicatEd to f05t¢Ting South A5Lan Culturd heritb8e through te￿￿1￿8 examinations in variow8 musicwl
IT15tnJrrrnts cla55rcal dance fO￿s. The in1rc￿l￿l0n of Kuch]￿ld1 dAnc4 swrheHded by OFAAL trustee Mrs. Anne Primini
Vimaladasa artd Head of I￿trUMe[￿S mr5.'Iknu5y￿thY Thiy4EaT¥h. ¢xernplitics our coMmi￿ent to inclu5ivty. ()ver ￿ yeats
of mdi¢ulous plaThnlng a￿ured the syl]abus's equlv&i¢nt Stsndard to our ex15t5ng offtrlngs. Th¢ IndiL$im of Kuchiplldi ha5 not
ollly attract&1 a wider S(xrth Asiatt &udieDcc but h*5 secn a rise in uon-Tamil speaking candidatc4 with &LhievinK high
grnd¢5 ￿ 2023.
CoJDmuohy EmgAgerneDt and Gr1d￿t¢S 98knbAsg*doY8
We take prtde In beift8 a culwral cornerytom for the Soth Asian ccmmuDity ill West LoDdoL OFAAL Tamil and Advatlced
Fine Arls SchoDI, tnan•gtd ty our Head Master and Deputy H¢ad Twh¢r. h45 bewrnc i centre of ex¢cllcnc¢. Our Fine Arts
tr￿hEr& renown¢d in the UK and Euro￿, cortrilNJte significantty w cutthrai prograiri4 CDmPBtttions, are soughi-after
judges 8wJ speakers at pre#i8ious v4ents. OFAAL 8radua*S *e now xtively FWticipatiTrgb volurtserith& and servtng
ornbwpAoT5 forth¢[h￿1ty.

OIUENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDOIY
TRUSTEFS, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE FE4A ENDED 31 DECEJVBER 2023
AdaWiD¥to the P*Ddemic
The 8lobal pl￿je￿i¢ postyj unprtrethnted challen8A wrtylling OFAAL tnkstees to ￿ake bold d¢ci51Qn5 to 5Bfe8wd our
community. All face-l￿ra¢¢ ￿lVItIeS. Includi￿ our TAmil schDoI and uamination% w¢ff tempwarily haltBd. Administrativ
stsff traL%itiontd to remote work, and OFAAL School artiyities were moved to Zoom. The introduGtioD of Zoom-bksed
examination5 woved to be a $ucc¢54 enabling us th coniinue our mis$ion otn1d5t￿$trI￿lon$.
Fithantl*l M4nagemeAt 8•d Ullth¥u*l Ch*UeDges
Our HonTrea%urer and Ge￿all Coordin4tor, Mr. R Srithrn. a crllciai rote in finwla] control. ensuring (im¢ly filing ot
It￿ wwunrs and truslee rcports. The pandemic presenttd wjusual challenges in conductirbg OFAAL school. UK &
erseas examinations, and seminars for txatniller& DESPite these ¢hailenge&. the coJJ]mitinent of our t[￿tee5 aThJ volunteers
remaitled st¢adh#.
ImpA¢ton AAllu*lActivitlts
UDfi)rtuThat¢ly. several annual acttvitie5 ititexrd to our whural c&lendar were affected by the pAndemic. Evrnts s4th as the
Navar￿hlri Fr5tivai, Chrislmas Funcrioo, ThiyogHrRia Utsavam. Harvest Fe&uv81 (Thai PDnKall. Ei(thtion Competiti¢)n. SchcKTrl
Sports Week, a￿d th¢ School Annll￿ Prize Dlly had to be c4nctrII& or modifi¢d to wmply with COVID-l9guideli
Syllabyts Book l#lt•tiYt•nd CoDtlnu¢d InnoYatioD
Chfer the past thr¢¢ y¢aT% our Hon Vice Chairni￿ initiated the publication of dctsil¢d syllabus bLX)ks for subject. Thi5
itiatwe. requiring significant time aDd effor¢ reeeived posithve r￿d￿, benefrting students. and cottununity
schools. The I￿kdOwjl PBri(Kl was utilizgj for & cornprehensive review of examination jxoctsses IT￿ Jnateriil& Expnndin
tyIIAbi for ease of ts4¢hiryg ond leamin&
l am deli8hted to shar¢ fwther milesfone ¥hievt4neots of OFAAL during 2023, 51Low¢asing ow ¢otDmLtment to txcellM¢¢ in
FineArts ￿U￿allon and cultsjrnl pr¢s¢TvalpJll.
Achlevemtnts perkniall¢e
Fllrth¢rmlk#fjDe *cbievemtnts •f 0F￿Ld￿rIng1Ol3
Attr•JltsdoD with RSL{Rotk Sehod)
In 2023. OFAAL ¢ollaknratioo with RSL {Rock Sdjooll. ex(￿ided to Ilie approval Dr Jnore Fili¢ Arts 5ubj¢¢ts ¥JKt their
syllabusts by RSL arld OFQUAL. The OFAAL tnjstees Ire excited lo anTrourttt that candidates takin8 grnde 3 to 8 OFAAL
xaminations now receiv¢ OFQUAL accredited c¢rtificates. Srarring from Septernber 2021 ¢xaminHti(bnS onw4rd 8TadES 6 to
al&0 eam UCAS Po￿ts. This par(nershlp with RSL ￿sitio#S OFAAL advarrtag¢￿sty in the markeL and we have ￿re￿ty seen
hundra5 of stu¢Jents b¢nefit￿g from obtaining UCAS points thro4gh OFAAL IttternatiODal Fitle Arts We ATe
actively rmllotitigthe5e offeriDgS throv8h our tllstagram p48¢, whl¢h hAs gatD¢rtd a Significant followiDg.
Publle Bejeflts #od Grndua(SDD Cemonles
OFAAL Is COlltinu4lly exwiding its off¢rings and public knefits. W¢ now offtr additional Fine Arts subjects and conduct
8taduotion ceremonies for those who h4ve ¢omplekd tachers, gT4d¢5 and Posi-Diploma Lewels. Graduatioo cet•monl¢s, held
in J style akin to reputabl¢ uniYeTsities in th¢ unit￿ Kingdom, bave beeo immetssely suttessfyl. Thousands of 4tttndees.
inc]udiog parents. music teachers and distinguish￿ guests. withtssed these events. Conducting 8Ta&Jation ceremonies is
Si￿lfiCant undcTtakin& consutllin8 con$id¢rable time alld Wgyi but it is a tost￿n¢￿t to our commilmeLt kn recognian8 ond
honouring our 5DJdents.

ORIENTALFINEARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEfvIBER 2023
Glob*l Gndi*tloD Eviuts
OFAAL'5 grndu•tion ceremonies have reach¢d itrternthnal hetghts, wlth events in the UK Norway, Crnm4nyp
ar¥1 FraDCe. The
ninth graduation ¢eTetDQlly in October 2023 in Germany w05 particularly attcndcd by more thln nitte hundred peqjle.
t)u¢ to the OVe￿I￿1[￿lryg nurnip¢r of studetrts participatLr¥. the ctr¢mony had to be 5pIii imo rwo 5¢Swon￿Le￿O0n thnd
evenintrto accommodate all c4ndidat¢s.
EximlDitlon GroTrtb
The number of Students t•kiDg Fine Art5 examinationy cont*nue5 to grow each year. showc&$i￿ th¢ T*T¢asin8 impact and
Televan¢e of OFAAL in the community. The trustees are OV2Twhelmed by this Erowth and are 8ratifJed 10 see their oon.
temun¢tated effort5 bearill8 fnut
Tamll Achi￿¢M10ts
Ar0￿d fifteell Tamil languw-sp¢aking Childrett from OFAAL p•rt1¢i￿￿d io th¢ fjCSE Tamd ¢xatninaion conducted by
Cambrid8e Urtiversity in 2023, a]most all of achieving high grJd¢s. The de4Jicat¢d ¥nd hishly traiDedTamil languagE
teacheT5 at OFAAL Tamil and Firte Arts S¢hwl d¢5erv¢ ￿edit for this succe55. The achievements in UnivtTsity entrall￿ and
fjCSE Tamil lan8uageex8rtt$ h*ve led to a risingtnr(plment of thdents at OFAAL Tanil and FiTheA￿ Schts)l.
PoBtDlplom* Cr*d••tes
OFAAL celebiates stuthnts who go beyond ￿lde 8 or diplOth￿ obtsiThlttg the prcstigious tides of Wsfirtgcetha Ratnom. for
Voca] & InstrurnenL "N*iya Kala foT Bharathanatiyam (D￿¢¢>. 'MintthaTV Kala Rainam. for Mirutham8am
IPeTCUS$iOrt Instrumenil. These post-diplorna grth4u*e5 r¢rrtgent the finure generation of *a¢hers dedicatyj to preserving alld
•dv80¢i#K an¢i¢nt arL%.
As w¢ refierton theye 8cbievement& l ¢xtcnd my de¢pc5t grntitudc to our trus*e5. dedicated teachers, ¢o[n￿ltted studcrtts, and
the cntire OFAAL community. Your CDllective efforts wntribute ￿ the thiiittued $tsccess and growth of OFAAL. nRking it
be4wn of Fine Arts edrtion And ¢uibJral preser¥atS0
Fllndt*lslDgAtllY(tl¢s
ThE fiJnd-rnisinga¢tivities o)Tnprisc5 th¢ fol]owing5.'
l. IndeF*ndent OFAAL Examinari*)n- The examination ¢otnpri5¢5 9 gr4de4 namely from Gw4d¢ I to Grath 8 IDiplom•l and
Post-Diplom& Eath is charged at a difftrent price, the higher the grade. the higher the price. However. these prices ar¢
charged atJ nominaj fec. OFAAL gtnerates most of its income frem examirtltion fee.
2. Gr&lu&tiOD Ceremony-The participatingstudeThts are ¢har&ed a nomitthj feeio lake wt in the yaduation cerEmLYLy.
3. OFAAL T8mil & Fine Arts School-ThE rtud¢nts pay a nomrnal fee for each subjert they enrol.
4. G•j￿rat Public- QfrAAL out any lund r91￿nI actfvlty wSth •vl¢wto ¢olle¢¢ frMI th¢ gen¢rtJ publi¢.
VoluDteeTS
The volunteers aye hesrt ofoFAAL's operntiOn$. arr mainly the Paren￿ Tamil language teackners, and FineArt5 Teac1￿$
OFAAL Tamil and Finv Arts ￿h0O1. or ￿l¥¢ young independent Fille Arts twher> The volunt￿￿ are ekber poid i
nominal fec or no twmeftt at a]1.
Fln•ll¢liJ rtvtew
ThE T¥suIts for the ye8r a￿ Jhoivth the finaftci￿ 5t&ttments. The gatérneni of the financial ￿VitieS shows the in¢omin8
resources and the resouTces expendEd by ih¢ diff¢r¢nt activities concluded by tbe ￿)￿lty. In order to provide a bett¢r
und¢r5tanding of the activst1¢5 Und￿en. a svmmary of the ￿tiviti¢5 is included.
Th¢ ¢hthty ha5 net deficit for thp y¢aT of £21.064 {2022..£23.539 S￿ryI￿$1, Tot8J in¢(*ne fijftd baiahces of £640.056 (2022:
£661.1201 wll be wi¢d fonvard lo the next ar¢outtting pcriod.
ReJ¢rng Poli
Th¢ trllstces ¢onsi&r that the charty'5 reserves are adeqtsate to mt its d4y to day ex￿￿[l￿re 4nd in th¢ eveni of • short(￿1
they have xcess 10 5uffKieDt resources to meet 8ny deficit For reason, the Trustres ]Jot believé 8 rninlltium level of
rEs¢rve should maintained.

OIUENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE FE4R EIVDED 31 DEciAIBFR 2023
Thp *ssets of the chaNty are held in the names of the holding ThJ5t¢cs. Th¢ con5titutiN lluthoiises the trus*es to mgke witAI
iThvestrn¢nls in futtheRnre of thp Clwity'5 objeclives.
Ili5k Mxuxgement
The Tru51ees recognis¢ that effe¢iiv¢ Ti5k m8n8geDJenr is esserttiaj in achieving the Charity's objc£tiv¢s. Risk aLBlla8ement 15
considered &5 integral clement of all deEision making Bnd identifying 8ppropriate PTOCEduTfs to en5urc that risk lev¢l% are
acceptsble in each case. The TnJstet5 b¢li¢v¢ that it 15 important to deve]op and enhance the approach in risk rnanagemenÈ to
ensure li remains fil for the purpos¢. The Charity will f￿nTh￿i5¢ the risk mxna8ement and create a risk re8iSter which will b
reviewed on & regular basis.
si￿¢ the Charity oper*S in the mainland Europ4 it receives fwr amouttt of Euro mijney as students. fee income. Howev¢r,
almost all the opcraiional expenses are incurred and paid out in St¢rI￿g Pounds. Trrefor< the tx¢ess Euro tnoney is left is
expogd for GuTf¢D¢y gain or Io&8.
During 20?1, due to the red￿￿10n of Europwi ¢andida*$. thtte Is Dot much exposure to exchange r*s.
Plins frprfuthre puiods
Lookinc Forw•rd
As we anerye from these challenging tiTnes. OFAAL tru51tts belieye that Iht successful adaptation to onlirtc pl&fO￿$.
includin8 examinatson4 opens new possit>ilib¢S. We envLSLOft exp8rtding our m*tet tE￿Il0ri¢S Ktohlly, reachi￿8 audicncts in
Aust￿14 Canw]¢ the USA. Mdays1￿ Sitwre. lodi4 Sri som¢ Middle•EJ5t countrics.
We apprecith the mcrDbers on80ing support 4nd UnderSt￿di￿8 during thege unprecedejrted times. The dedieA¢lon of our
cory￿￿lty, tcacher& voluntKr5, and trustees remainsthe driYiD8 fixtt b¢hind OFAAL'S resilien￿.
CuJtor*l ¥nTJ Educxtiunai CoAtrlbts*ions
OFAAL r¢mains committed to PTE5¢rV￿g and promoting South Asian culiurE theyounw g¢nc¥a¢ion born and 8rowiTh8
yp in the UK, Euiope. attd S¢4[￿l￿aYi￿ The or88llisaLim'S iDit14tilW, 5uth as the Thirukurai CoM￿￿tion, demoDstt8te our
d¢¢￿¢￿tIon to irnparting rultural and mornl volu¢5 to 51u4J¢nts.
ID ron¢lusion, d¢sPite the ¢hallenge5 f8ce¢ OFAAL hjs ¢rn¢rgeA resilient and su¢¢essfvl in fidfilli¢bg its mis5ioth. The
dedication Of our trustw *Khers, membets and volunteers has teen instrutnentd in our achi¢v¢m¢nts. As w¢ I￿)k forw¥rd to
the Coming yw, we remain ¢otnmitt¢d to providin8 hi8h-qy•lity Fin¢ Art5 ¢dUCati¢J￿ wmoting Cultu￿ valu¢4 aDd
¢ontributingto the well-bBiThg Dfthe community-
Struetsr4 gov¢rnaty¢e and maDagement
The Charity is ￿ unincoTpJrated chAtity fornjed urtdw a constitution ￿t￿er a deed d*d 5th 2004, wljich wa4 adopt¢d on
9th Dxember 200D and ￿ amended on 28th 2CQ4, 21st October ?01 l. and 10th November 2012. It has been
registered with the Ctthrity Commissiw tsndcr Tef¢renR 1103602.
Th¢ Thjstees who served during theyear were".
Mr P Niranjan - Hon. Chairnian, 4uJd PernwLentTntytee
Mr PNaventhen- Hon. Treaswer aTrJ Pernw*ntTh
Mrs Ann¢ Priminic Vimaiadas&- S•, Depw Head Teacher and P¢rnLaneDtTn￿tee
MT S Selvendr4n-Hw. Vi¢¢ Ch8irnJan Artd ParnaDentTruyiee
Mr. M.T. SElvarnjah- HeadTeacher ￿ndTh￿tte
MT S Trdwood- Asst. Tr￿UTer 8nd TrLLqte¢
Mr S Sure$h- Pamanent Trnstee
Mr R SriihoTan- Hon. Treasurer and Penn8ft￿ Trust¢¢ Id¢¢e4s¢4 2711Y20231

ORIENfAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LOKDON
TRu￿EES, REPORT (coNfiNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECETrIBER 2023
The Frf)grd of Trnsttts 1$ madp up of five pertn4nPlltTr￿tees and four ¢lecthd TtustevJ. The el￿ted fcwrtn￿s shall 8erye for
a peri(wJ ofthrteymrs r*ovidtrJ the election ofth¢ rnembgr5hip have beeD rt*t during the peryLYJ.
The ftsvrtrustees sh￿] be duriThg th¢AGM or by x¢ret b￿10t wnongst th¢ Ser￿81 mEmE*r5bip foratemi of three years.
The e1¢thI(￿ will be held for every three years.
Election of pwm2ntrttTrustees.' All ncw permaneni Tnjstecs will be electcd by the extstitbg Th￿. If nOTe than one name i8
recommell￿ the majority &i8]￿ of the TrLL8tees who are attetsding the n￿tIng will d¢t¢Tmlrte thenewly ele¢trd pennan¢Dt
trustee. Each Trustee is entitl¢d to one vote. but in the event of a tie. the p¢tson chairing ihe meetin¥ s￿11 have s second or
d5tsng vote. Howev¢r, a Trvstee may not VL*e on any issue that dir¢oiy affects hitn or he*. Charity Cofflmission will
infornied of this Change and an up to date list of will ￿ sent to the ￿rity Commission.
Relatwllghlp wltb Other Chgrlty
The Trust does not havE al￿ dirr¢t or indiT¢¢¢ T¢l•tiortship with Jny oth¢T Chawlty optnting in the UK or other parts of the
Trwttes. RemMner*tloD
All the trnstees ar¢ bighly professionojly qualifit¢l yel they do offeT tbeir s¢rvittt a volurttary bASi4 ¢X¢¢PT tbe following
trustees who are paid & norninHI fEe 4s below.
Mr MT Selvarnjah. H¢adTeKher
Mr5 A Prirnilli* wim￿adaSa - Deputy HeadTtacher. Examiner8Thd c￿ Coordlliatof for S¢andirnvia
Mr S Selvendran- France Coordinat(
Mr R Srithann. Gernian Cowdirthtor
Mr S Dawwd-Asst. D¢pury H¢w and Holknnd Coordinator
Trrystets tA)*w & DonAIioDs
Dwing thc fwa] Y￿ Trustee5 did not make w loln or ¢*MJ*ion to Ch8rlty, and the c￿￿1ty did nol make any loan or
donationto ajy of the Trusteès.
Mefftorl
It is wlth deep sorrow that w¢ acknowlwjge the paqsing of Mr Rama5wamy Sritharan our ¢9teemed FéTrn8thent trttst¢¢ Ind
tr¢￿th￿r, in Deremb¢r 2023. Mr Srithrn's U]￿8Ver1n8 deditration, ittte8rlty, and inval￿ble contribution5 hllvc
cornerslone of our clwity. His vision and ￿￿1￿1t￿en1 wlll be ￿￿tlY miss¢I arld we ¥xteNJ our beartfrlt condolences to hAs
family 8nd lovedone&
Mr SrithAnn's legwy will cDminue to inspire u$ *$ we carry fornvard their wotk •rtd uphold the V￿UeS they so pasyonutely
¢hampioned.
Thelrustc¢s' rep)rtw¥s approved by thc Bosrd ofTnJsts.
MrPN&vendtan
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ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
STATEMEIYT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE YE4R EIVDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
The Iru$*cs Ate ￿spOnsible for pr¢paring the Tru$iecs' lieport and th¢ finao¢ial 5tat¢rneJJts in 8cwrdonr% ¥pli¢*ble law
and Unitd KingdomAccounting Standards IUnil¢d K￿&(knn 0￿￿41[Y A¢repted Aecounting Prn¢tic¢l.
ThE Jaw applicthle to dwi¢i¢S in England and Wales requires the trust¢t5 to PTep•r¢ financial ststemeftts for each financial y¢ar
whÉch gr￿ a true and fwr view of Ihe state of *ffwrs of the OPAAL and of the incomins resour￿ and ￿P[l¢￿tIon tsf resources
of the OFAAL f￿ thaEyear.
In prerAringthese finwKial statem￿1$, IN5tees are tequired ￿..
. s¢l¢ct 5uithbie accounting ￿)lici¢S aftdth¢n apply them ￿n5]StenIty.
. ob5¢rv¢th¢ rTrtlhods atMI principles in the ChaTitiEs SOPP,.
- rnake judEem¢nts artd e5tunatr5 that are ￿l￿nablE and prudenl
- stat¢ whether 4>pli¢•ble acCO￿rting St￿d￿d$ have been followe￿ subject tD any Thaterial departUTes disc105al and explaiThed
the fi]wicial stthrnents" and
- prtpare the financi41 s¢atcmertts c*]] the going cO￿¢M basis unless it is lJwwrw•*tO PTesume that the ¢harty will continu¢
in 0￿10
The tru5tces ar¢ resp￿S1bk for keepiD8 suffifji¢nt aGwuniing ￿(ordS that disclos¢ wlth rwon•bl¢ *¢ura¢y ot Illy time the
finartcial p)strioo of ihp OFAAL attd Enable them to ensure th&t the financial 5thtements cornpty with the Charities Act 2011,
the Cl￿rity IAc¢ounls and Report51 Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trn$t deed. They are also rc5ponsible for
safe8uarthng the •sws of the OFAAL and hence fv tskittg Trasonable steps for the tttv*)tion detectiott of fraud and other
irwylAritie5.

ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
Oplnlo
W¢ hav¢ audtted the firtart¢ial stt¢emeDts of Oriental Fine Art5 Acthmy of l￿d0￿ (The 'OFAAL'I for the year ended 31
Decernirr 2023 wb*h comprist th¢ st4tempnt of fin4n£ial ￿¥￿ties. tbe statement of fIr￿r￿la] position alld notes to the
fmancial 51atements. including signiftuTrt a¢counting policies. The finaDcial reporting framework that bcen applied ill their
preFth¢ion 15 applicable law •Dd United Kith8th)m Accounting StandaTd4 iD¢ludinK Finart£ial Reportithg StaTrJard 102 T
FINam¢ial R¢wying SiaMdardappli¢4bl2 In rlv UKondRepMblic ofjrelo￿{Unlted Kingdom Generally Ax¢pt£d Ac¢ountLn8
Prncticel.
In ouropinion. th¢fina￿l￿1 sthtem¢nts-.
VE & llnd f4ir vi¢w oCth¢ 5tste of th¢ ¢h4rity'S affairn as at 31 fknber 2023 dnd of its incc4niDg rsou￿¢S and
llpplication of T¢s0￿r￿c$. forth¢ yearth) ¢nd¢d.
hav¢ bc¢n prop¢rfy PT¢parcd in awordance with United Krngdom GeJLEralty AweFied Practice,. and
have bE£n prepared in accordatKe with the wuiremts ofthe Ch￿IllesA¢1 2011.
B*si5 for opinio
WE eonthjcted our audit in accord4Thce with Internationll stsnd￿ds oll Auttiting IUKI IJSAS IUKI) and wpplicthl¢ Lgw. OUT
reS￿nSi￿1]llieS under tho%e standarth are fiLrther de$¢riW in the Amdiior's yespo#sibiliftes for the audit of ihe finunciol
sttheme*ts gtttion of our rwrt. We gre indepertdettt of the OFAAL in with th¢ ¢thIC￿ requirements thot HrE
Tclevant to our audit of the Cinancial ststemcnts in the UL including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we h￿t fulfilled our
olh¢r ethi¢al reSp(￿Ibl1Jtits in a¢cordanc¢ with thes¢ KquirCrn￿ts. We bclievc that the a￿li( evulence wc bave obtained .
suffi¢icfit Hnd appropriateto provide a tr4sis for our opinion.
C•thelusloD* rdatillg to concern
In auditing ihe finall￿11 statements. we have ctsncluded tiwi the tTUStees' use of the going c¢Jncern knis of accountln8 ITh d
preparntion of the 5t4trni¢nts is •pprowi4¢¢.
B&scd on thc wotk we have perfornied, we have rtot idBtttifia w material uncertainties relating ty ¢VttnLS or ¢oftditions thgL
Individua]ly or collectively. [t￿Y ￿51 Significant doubt on th¢ OFAAL'5 ability to continue 83 a Boing CO￿trn for a pcriud of at
IEaSt twelve ttLOtths from when thc fin￿181 slatements ore4uthorise4J for jSSII6.
Our respon5Lbilities and the responsibibties of the trrL81ets with respect to going concern are des¢rib¢d ID th¢ relevant sections
of this Te]nrt.
Otlw hIfo￿at
The other infonnation wrnprlses the inf0m￿tIon included in the anftual report than th¢ financial statements and our
auditorf5 f¢PKIrt ther¢on. The trustees are reS]X)￿ibk for the other iDfom?atioo con￿￿ed within th¢ Illnu￿ Teport. Our opinion
on the financial statemffits does Dot Gover other infonn8tion and we do not express atty forni of &85urgnce tonGlusion
thereort. (kn i*SPDn5ibility is ro read the other into￿atiOn and. in doing so, ¢￿sid¢r whether the other inforniation is
Materi￿lY inconsistertt with the firtaneial st4t¢m¢rt5 OT OUT knowlcdg¢ ¢Jbtsin¢d ID the collrse of the audiL or oth¢Twise appÈ4rn
to b¢ mat¢rially M￿SLA￿. If we identify such tnaterial ioconsistencies OT apparent mat¢ria] u]i5¥W¢tnents. we are required to
delemline whether thls 8rves tlse to a Mtriaj mi55tat¢m¢nt in th¢ finartcial $tstements tILeMsel￿5. If, based on the work we
v¢ wfvrruwl w¢ k￿lIud¥ th*there is a m&terial miss*atemento(thi5 othpr inforrnotiDn. wc arr TY4uira Lu WLYt fzrl.
W¢ Tr4v¢ JMMbing ID repDrt in thi5 W.
M*lters on whtth w¢ •r¢ r￿M￿ed to report by extepdon
We have llothin8 to r¢wJrt in (rf thp following mall￿5 ￿ ftlrfiott to which the Charities (Accounts and RepDrtsl
Regui*loDg 2￿8 require us to reF4Nttoyou if. in our opinion..
the 1rjfortt￿ltin giv¢n Énthe financial statements is inco￿81Stent in BDY rnat¢riJl rESPrfÈ withthe tr￿ets, repc*(' or
sufficieht xccountiDg ￿COrdS hive not been kep¢ or
the financial ststen*nts ar¢ not in agre¢rnetLi with the ￿¢0M￿￿1%￿or1¥. or
w¢ have oot tt¢iv¢d 811 th¢ lrtfm8¢ion ond expl•n&tsons T¢quir¢ for our auth't.

ORIENTAL FIFIEARTS ACADEMY OF LONI)ON
INDEPEND￿ AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LOIWDON
Rtsponsibilltles of try5tees
As explain¢d more hlly in th¢ gtatement of truslvs, TC5P¢)nsibiliti¢% tk trust￿5 ¥r¢ responsible for the preparation Df th¢
fiJJInci￿ stateme￿ts and for b¢ing sBlisfJed that they give a true aDd fair vsew. and for su¢h intenai control &$ the truste¢5
determine is neeesw to enablethe prepararion of financial $Mem￿￿ th* are fr¢e from mateTia] missiatsment, wheth¢r due to
fraud or error, In preparthjg the finaD¢ial statem¢nts, th¢ Trust￿S ore responsible fora5wsing the OFAAL'S abtlity lo continue as
a going concern. di5c105in& as applic¥bl¢, Matte￿ rel8led to 80in8 ¢on¢em and ￿l￿g the goinK tottcern basis (>f accouniiDg
nlc55 the trust¢es either intend to cease operations. or have Jx) Teaiisric ￿ternatIve but to do so.
Audlto*$ r￿0￿1b]lItles for the audlt of the flllantlal at*ttmeDts
We have been appointed as authtor under section 144 of the Charities A¢t 2011 and rewt in a¢cordan# with the A¢t and
rd¢v•ntr¢guL4tion5 made OT haviThg effect thereunder.
OUT obj￿tiveS are lo ob¢aiJ) r¢asoDable 45suraott about whether the fir￿¢11[ statemems as a whok are free from
missiatemett¢ wheth¢r dv¢ w fraud or error. *]d tu Issue an auditirf5 repDrt that includes our opinit>n. REa50nable ￿ur•)¢e Is a
high Itvel of assUr￿ce j5 IKlt a Ruar4ntee that audit conducred in ￿CordIn¢￿ wtth ISA5 {UKI wll thays detect a
material misstatement when it exists. Mi55tat¢ments can arise from fraud or error and are ¢￿Sidered material if. individually or
in the aggregat< they could reasonabty be expected to ithfluen¢¢ the ¢¢0￿MiG dECiSiOD5 of taken ort the basis of these
firta0Ci￿ si&tments.
Th¢ which ourprocedures tapAbl¢ of detecting irregularities. irtcludin¥hu¢ ts detailed below.
We have perfonned the audit to identify signs of fM]d 01 itregulaTitie5 that tnatcrially affect th? finaThcial statements.
Di￿￿$$10￿$ with Ind ¢TLqUiri¢S of mana¥emeor aftd those chatBed with govern￿Ce were held with a view th Idelltifying those
laws 8nd regul8tiOllS tbat could be exp*ted to haye a t[￿riBl impact on the fi￿DelaI statements. LlJrin8 the ¢ThgagemenT Team
brivfing. th¢ outwrnes of these dis¢u5$iQtLS 9t￿ *nqumes were sljared with the team. 85 well 85 ¢onsideTarion &5 lo where
how fraod ￿lY occur in the entity.
The following la¥¥s and ￿¥￿￿tIonS were ideDtif*d as bein¢ of sI8￿ried￿te to the entity..
. Those laws and reg￿l&tIOnS GLNJ5idEred to have a dir¢¢¢ effect on the financial staienents include UK fina￿1￿] TeportD
standard4 Chariiies Act and Tax and Pe￿siOnS legislatioft.
Th05¢ la￿ and re8ulations for which non-GornplianEc ]Day be fundatrKThtal tD th¢ operating 4spccts of th? busine55 and
therefote may bavB a tDateri41 effKf OU thE stat￿[￿ i￿]ud¢op¢￿till￿ licetlce. eDvirorJmental r￿Ul￿tion& hralth and
safety legislatiott.
Audil pro¢¢dw¢5 Undert￿t￿ in r¢5wn5e to the pJt¢ntid iisks reJaLiJJs tp irrr¥ularitlC5 {which include fraud aftd
ompliatyx with laws and r4guiaiions} comprised of: irtqUiri¢5 Of man3g¢m¢nt and thos¢ charged with bx>vernancv a5 to
whether thc Ertity ¢omplie5 with su¢h law5 and regulations.. enquiries Wjth the satue ¢on¢ernirtg any a¢bJal or pJ*ntiai
litig&tion or ¢18im5" Inspection of relevwrt legal wrTestA)ndence' review of b￿rd mit)Utrs,' testing thB Rppropriatertess ofioumol
entries: and the sxrforttL4ntt of analytical revkw to id￿tify UllExpethd movements in account balance5 which may b¢
iDdieative of frRud.
No instances of materia] non.compliance were identified. However, tbe likelihood of d¢trctiDg irregularitses. including fraud. is
limited by the inh¢rent diffi¢uJty in detectln8 1fT¢gUl￿ttrz$, the effe¢tlven￿S of the entity's controls and the natiire, timing and
¢xt¢nt of the audit procedure5 performed. Irregularilies th* result from frlud might be inh¢rentty Jnor¢ diffjcult to dete¢t th•L
irregul￿[lIeS that result frorn CTror. As explained abDVt. there is w un&voidable risk that fflatetiat mi5Stat¢m¢nts may not te
d¢t￿-trf tliough the audit lios be¢fj plann￿1 and petfumwj its aLL￿1￿n¢e with ISAS IUKI.
A furth¢r d￿￿1P1¥On of ourre4M)nsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Cc4]n¢il'$ welk%lte at.. https.'Ilwww.frc.org.ukl
auditorsrespjn5ibilitLes. Thls deycriwion follD8 P•rt of our?￿11101$ It￿)rt.
Oth¢rJD*tters
Yotsr attention 15 drawn to the fact th&t th¢ ¢h8rity h&s prepared fmgncial sta(emethrs in ￿coldance with "Accounting and
R¢w>rting by Chllrities.. Sknent of Recommended Pffadiee applrAble to charities prep4Ting their a¢outhis itt acco￿a￿e with
the Fitwieiai ReportiRg Statldard applicable in the UK 4Dd Republic of treiond IFRS 1021. la5 ￿ended} in prefer￿¢¢ to the
ACCO￿ting ond Rewrting by tharitie5'. Staternent of Re¢ommthded Pratti¢e issued on l April 21M)S which is tefeTTed to in the
extant regulati￿15 but been withdrawn.
Thi5 h4s b¢en don¢ in wder foff the finan¢iul 5t&teownts to wovidt a lrne gnd fair view in ¥cordaDce with Mrr¢nt Generally
Ac¢¢prfyJAc¢ounting Pr*tic¢.

ORIENTAL FINE ARfs ACADEMY OF LONDON
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT {CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEFS OF OIUENfAL FINE ARTSACADEMY OF LONDON
U4È of rèport
This report is made solety to the chartty's trus*es. 48 a ￿y. in accord*n¢e with part 4 of th¢ Cblritles (ACCO￿nts and R¢wtsi
R¢gul*tI￿5 2008. Our audit work has b¢tn undertJk¢n 50 w¢ might stst¢ w the chaTty's InJst¢e5 tJM)se w¢
requird to State to them in anauditofs report and for no othEr putpjse. To the fjJJle5t ut¢ntperniitted by law. w¢ do t￿t occept
or ￿￿ne resp)nsibility to attyone dherth8n ¢l*•rty and th¢ ¢h¥ity'$ 1Th￿tee$ a5 a bcdy. for our ￿dtt forthis re
or forthe opini0Tr5 we hwe f01m￿.
Mr Jgsde¥ (S¢nknr St•twtory Audltorl
forllld on bthlf ofRohney5h￿llqll Cb*rtpndA¢¢oyllts
127611278 orevnf￿d RoEd
Greenford
Middi¢sex
UB6 OHH
REhncyShaheen Ch8rtts¢d 15 diBibk for appouJtin*tt BS auditor of the OFAAL ty viriUB of its di8ibility for
4)poirttmerf&% •udltorof4 ccfflpany uthsection 1212 ofthe CompaniesAcr2Cfj6.

ORtENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
STATEMENT OF VINANCTALACTivrrIKs
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOA THE YE4R ENDED 31 DECEIIIBER 2023
Uurutrlrted
Uwrtstricted
funds
2•22
21r23
Notes
ltteomt froth:
DonatioL8 atkl Iwi¢s
table activltles
Inv¢stments
256
325,988
125
274,919
35
326J69
274.954
E%wndlture OD..
Cl￿11&ble activities
339.491
259.698
Totsl exp¢udlhLre
339.491
259.698
1nrwpllex￿Dd1¢￿re)
113,122)
15.256
OtberreeoEDL%¢d 84lu 4Dd loMes:
(Mberg•In￿1>ssts)
14
17.942)
8283
P4etDJOVtmeknt itt funds
121.0641
23J39
RéeoAdM*tioD •ffuDd8:
Fund ba18ll￿ at l January 2023
661.l2Q
637581
Fund bAlaRt4s it 31 D¢cember2023
640.056
661.120
The ststemEnt of financial o¢¢tvitie5 includes all B4ills 105ues reco&Di8pd in th¢ yw. All lJv)m¢ *od ¢xp¢ttditwt deri
fmm wn(inuingartlvttl¢&
In_

ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
ASAf31 DECETrIBER 2023
2025
2022
Notes
nxed
]nt*nKibie wets
Tkn8ible asscts
12
13
2,8
522,912
59J220
591.666
525,804
Cwrrentll8s¢ts
Debtory
Cash •t Ind in hllnd
15
7.780
64.631
2.￿1
158.241
72,411
16L.162
credIto￿ f*lJiDgdutY4i¢hin one
yelr
{24.02t)
125.846)
NetcurYeDf isjtts
48J
l35J16
Totll Aw•ts less ¢urMt liwbilitles
640.056
661.120
NÈtwet¥ ¢ieludln¥ penstrJD itsblllty
&10.056
661.120
The fwDth ofthe OFAAL
640,056
661.120
640￿56
661,120
The fSDantial st4¢¢mentswere gpproved by th¢IruSty￿ on..
Nitarsjatt
Mr PNavendra
11

ORIENTAL FINEARTS ACADEMYOF LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YE4R ENDED 31 DICI,.IIBIR 2023
A¢cointill$ politt
Chfirlty ioforn*tloD
Orie￿￿ FI￿ Art5 Academy of London 15 a Gh4rity cslabli51j￿J in the UK. The princi￿1 addr¢55 1$ 183 Burm Oak
Broadway, EdBw•r¢, HA8 5EH.
1.1 A¢eountl4g toAv•DtJon
The financi&l 5tatwnents have bern pr¢pHTed in axordance with ibe OFAAL'S t&overning dLxumcnt], thv Charities Act
2011. FRS 102'The FinanGiaJ Rewrting Standard appli¢ablt in thc UK and Republic Of Lrcland" I"FRS IW2") aThd the
Charities SORP 'Accounting and Rep(*titsK by ch￿ties.. Stst¢ment of Recommended Practice appll¢dbk to charities
preparing th¢ir accounts th acci)rd8nc¢ with thc Financial Rewxting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic ol
Ireland IFRS 1021. letfectiv¢ l Jgnuary ?019I. The OFAAL is aPubli¢ Bertefit Entity ¥s defined by FRS 102.
The OFAAL ha5 laknn advanta8¢ of tbe provisioos in the SORP for charhlei notto prepare aSta*meAtof Cash Flow&
Th¢ statements h8ve from the Cb*itit$ IA¢¢ounts and Report51 Regulations 2(X)8 onty to the tht
required to providc R tw¢ and fair view. This dEPQTture has involved following the Sthtemeni of Recommer¥Jed Practice
for chaTities applying FRS 102 rather Ilwj the vu5ion of the Staietnettt of Rxornmended PFxtice which is ￿f¢rred to i
the RegulatiQD5 which 5inre been withdrawn.
Th¢ fina￿la1 ststsmethts ￿ prep￿ed in which 15 the fvnctional currency OFAAL. amounts in
The finarKial stst¢mMts hve Iwi wd und¢r the histori￿1 cost conventiNJ. [modified to irtclllde the revaluation of
freehold wip¢rti¢s and to include investment FrOpert1￿ a[￿ certsiD f￿ancIal instrunents at fair vjluel. The PTitKipal
acmunting policies ad0￿ed are out below.
1.1 Going coneero
At the time of Approving the financial statements. the trust¢<s h&v¢ a r¢4sonabl¢ ¢XF¢Ctation that the OFAAL has
adrywat¢ ￿sourCeS to ¢ontinu¢ in owau'onal exisierlce forthc foresee4ble fillU￿. Thus the trustets ¢ontiDue to adwrt th¢
going ¢orKern basls ofaccountin8 itl weparing the fmanci41 st*meDts.
lJ Charit*ble
Unrestricted funds are •vwlable for u5eatthe dis¢wton of the trustees ill futtheraoce of thetrch4ritabl¢ obj#tives.
R¢5tricted funds are subject to SFttiffic cgllditson5 by donor3 or graDthrs as to how thcy may bE Used. Th# purwes and
uses of tr¢rnstri¢t¢d fund$ 8re set OLrt ui the note5 toth¢ fw¢i•J sthtÈmeTrt&
I￿OW[ne￿ *Jnds ar¢subj￿1 ￿ g￿lfi¢ condib¢)ms by donor5 thatthe capitsi must be mait)taitd by thB OFAAL.
IA IDcoffle
Irwme is recr8nis¢d whEn the OFAAL 1$ Icgally entided to it after aThy Nfonnanr¢ Gorlditiws hav¢ b¢¢n meL the
4moiMts be measured reliabty. it is prob8ble ihat in¢ottLe will be rtteive¢l
Cash donatlons are rt¢ognised on recelpt. Other doNions 4re reco￿]￿ed once th¢ OFAAL h8s been J¥)tifie41 of the
don8tiDh. unl¢ss perforniance ¢oftditiQll5 requ1￿ defeftal Df thr amount Income tsx r¢cov¢rable in relation to donations
r¢¢¥ivwJ under GiftAld ordewjs of covell8nt ts r￿o￿nIS￿l atthe titne ofthe don8tiotL
Legxies are reco￿19￿ on receipt¢r oth¢rwi5e if th¢ OFAAL Jw bt¢n nollfied of an impeThding distrib￿lO￿thE Emount
is kwivtL and Tx¢ipt IB exp￿d. If the is not the Ic8&cy is trc4txi 48 a Wnting￿taSS¢t.

ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OFLONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEwrs (coNriNUED)
FOR THE YE4R ENDED 31 DECEIIIBER 2023
A¢¢D¥DtlH¥ polltles
(Comtintyedl
1.5 EXpMd5t￿re
Exp¢TrJi¢ure is rttogDised once there ig * l¢yl or constrnctlve obligatiooto tsatheconorni¢ benefit tt># thlrd pftty. it L5
probable that a tran5frr of ¢¢DnDmic benefits will be ￿quIred in 5¢tt1cmenL and the 8rn0unt of the obligation can be
m￿Uted reliably.
Expendi￿re Is ¢I￿sified by activity. The costs of each xtivity are made ￿ of the lotal of direct costs and shared costs.
iDGluding supp)rt C05t5 involved in urtdertaknng wh a￿lvity. Diffect Costs 8ttribut8ble to 2 single activity a￿ allocated
direcily to rhat activity- Shared costs which coThtribute to More than one activity support CDSts which are not
attributable t0 9 Single Jctivity we aprKJrtioned tbose activities oft a ￿1$ corn8istsnt with th¢ us¢ of resources.
Ccntral staff costs arc alltKatcd on the bAsis of sp￿rt. and dcprccjxtl4￿ cbargB5 Ate alk>Eatcd on the portion irfthr
A55el's use.
Costs of chaTitable athivili¢s oompri5e all wst5 I￿Urred in Ihe pU￿￿1t of the clwitgble objxts tsf th¢ ¢h•rity and qre
allocattd tts th¢ r¢5Ptctive ￿1VitieS. SupN)rt costs are apwJrtioJkd bethen ¢￿tl￿ble ￿vitieS in proportion to the
charilable income received.
IDtsiEibl¢ fixed assets other than goodwlm
Il￿ntIble assets acquired separately from a b￿SinesS art recogftls>J at cost are substyueotly rne8su￿d at CO￿ less
accufftulat¢d amoTti501ion and accu(nula*d impairrttent ltysses.
Int4n8ible •ssets wuired on tyJsI￿¢sS COTnbiDation5 are Tewgnised Sep￿lY frorn goodwill * th¢ ￿qUIsItion dat¢
whu¢ it is pmbable th* the ￿Pertsd fvwre econ￿71¢ bentfits rfLat are attributsble te the asset will flow to the enttty and
th¢ fwT value of the Lsset can bE m¢asured Teliably,. Ihe intathgible &sset arists from contraettml or othtr legal ri8ht5' and
the intsttgible asset is syrlble from the entity.
Atnortis¥tion is ￿0￿nIst41 $0 lo writs off the cosr or valu*ion of 4gsets less their residua] values over their u8¢fi
live5 on following b￿..
W¢bsitr cost
1.7 T￿gIble fixed assets
Tangible fix￿ assets are inliially M￿SU￿d at cost and suTrAequ¢n¢ly m￿llred at cost or valulti￿. net of depreci•tiott
and aThy impaimLeM Iosscs.
Dtyrrfiation ij re¢¢wiwJ $0 asto wrttc off thec05t or wluatson of a55ets le55 theirttsiduai values ow the[rUs¢fi￿ ILveJ
on the followiD8 base$:
Freehotd land aud building5
Fixturcs And fittings
ITE(wiment$
Nil
25% r¢du¢l￿g beian¢¢
25% rthring baiDn¢¢
The 8ain or 1055 arisitlg Dn the disposal of oll asset 15 detgrnjined 8s the differenc¢ between the sale wo¢eeds ￿ the
canytngvalue tsf th¢ a3seL 4nd 15 fccognLsed in tht statetnent of fLnanCi￿ activities.
IA I￿￿lTMO1t tbf fixed uyets
At e*h ryrting Md da￿ Ihe OFAAL rtview$ th¢ ¢wittg amounts of its tangible and inlangibl¢ a58d5 to determine
wtther is any ttidication that those 055ets have suffered an imydinnent Ioss. If any such Indi￿tion exist& the
rc9)ve￿bI8 amoLtht of thé ￿¢1 15 estimated in ordwts d¢*rmiD¢ th¢ ¢xl￿1¢ of th¢ ITnpimwrt loss (if any).
1.9 Cash *nd tasl tqufv•l¢ois
Cash and Vdsh equivalents inElyde in hand, dep)sits held ￿ L211 with banks. other short-term liquid inVestsn￿ts with
Origin￿ maturitie$ of th￿¢ months or le55. and bank overdrafts. Bank overdratls are slLown within knrowin88 in current
13_

ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YE4R ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Actouryllngpoltcks
(Cofrtillued)
1.10 Fkngiclgl ffinstntmtxts
Th¢ OFAAL bt8 el¢ct¢d ¢0 appty the ￿0ViSionS of Section I I 'BLsic Financi￿ Irtstrumtnts. s￿l0n 12 '0thcr
Financiql Instruments155ue5' of FRS 102 to ail of its finaTKid insituments.
Financial iwstrum¢nts art reco￿l$ed in the oFAAL￿ balance shett when thB OFAAL trrtome5 paty to the ¢ODtradual
provisio￿ ofthe inslNtn¢nL
FI￿ncial assets liabilitieg are offsel with the ll¢t arnovnts prc5CTJt¢d in th¢ financial 3t4temettts. when there is
ieg8Jly ¢nforwBbl¢ right 10 set off th¢ rr¢ogTJiscd aniount5 ond the￿ is an intrntion to settlc on Qnct basis or to reatise the
aSS¢t Bnd settle the li4bility 5imulraneousty.
Basic fitwicial a5s¢ts. which in¢14th debtors aDd cash b4nk balan¢N ￿e initially measured * transaction price
inclwding tra[￿CtIon costs Ind are subsequently carried at amortised Cost ￿ing the effective intsreyt method unless the
•Trang¢rrttnt constitute5 a finanGing tswsaction. whctr the tra￿SaCtIon ts mea5Ut¢d At the presmt value of the ￿t￿re
receipts discount¢d It & market ratc of ittrTrft. Financial 45%ts ¢I￿lffi¢d as receivabl¢ within OD¢ ycararc Th)tamortiscd.
B￿l¢ financial liabilitses, including creditors It￿ low]$ w¢ initi4ily recogniwl at transaction pric2 unless th¢
arrartgetnent GQn5titut¢5 o fmatt¢in8 trarLSaCtior4 where the de￿ in5trwnent is mewrtyl at the present value of the futu
. o payments diswunttd at a market rate of intcrest. Financial liabilities cjasstfied &8 paymblt within otte ytar ar¢ not
am¢rtis¢
Debt instruments arc subwuent]y carried at GLL4t. using the ¢ffedive irlterest rat¢ method.
Tr&le CTedit¢)TS we obli8aiions to pay for good5 or services that have b¢en a¢qui￿1 in th¢ ordinary Course of OPErations
from $uppliers. Amounts payable are c1&5sifjed as current liabilities ifpayment i$ due withln on¢yuT tsr1¢4. Tf not. thq
4r¢ prc5¢nttd as t￿)￿C￿r[C￿t liabilities. Trade creditors ate recogni5￿ initialty llt transllction price and 5ub5equertt)y
measured aLanortts¢d c051 usingthe effe¢tiv¢ Int¢￿st m¢thLMJ.
Dereco¥nlrfon olflNone1411thbUlde5
FitW￿l*l liabilitie5 are dere¢oyised wlwTr the OFAAL'S collr(acwdl obliKJlion5 txpi(¢ or￿di￿h￿g¢d orwi¢¢lled.
1.11 Employtt bE*er
The ¢ost of any ￿n￿d holid￿ ¢Dtittemenl is rwised in the periLW] in which the employeets servkes are received.
Ttrniination beE￿￿ts 4T¢ r￿o￿lS¢d immcdiatety &% *n expense wllen the OFAAL is demonstrably commlred to
terniinat¢ th¢ EmploymeDtof ao ¢mploy¢¢ cf to provide terniinatlon benetlts.
1.12 Rellr*raeD¢ beDefits
Paym￿1$ to defined ¢￿tribUtIO￿tell￿m¢nt b￿¢fft 5CtLemes are char￿j * an ¢xpensea4 they fall th
In the application of the OFAAL'S accounting p)licie4 the trust¢es are required to mAkn jlld8¢m¢nts. ¢stim*¢s 4nd
ssumptions About the ranying amount of asse15 and liabilities thot are tLOt ye￿Ily appar¢nt ftom other sour¢ts. The
e51imates and aswci•t￿ assurnptions are ba*d on hI￿Ori￿1 experience aDd otlw factors that are considered to b¢
reIevaThLA¢ll￿ Te5uIts may differ from these e5tim4te5.
The estim￿ and un4¢rtyitLg assumptiolls are revie￿ on an OngOll￿ buis. Revisions to xcounting estim*$ aT¢
recDgnised in the pcriod in which estimate is revised where the revision affxts oJJ]y tl¥t perl(¥4 or Ibe ￿riod of
the Yevision and JI￿re wiods th¢ r¢visionaff#ts ewTent Ilmjre pthods.
14.

ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR EM)ED 31 DECEIIIBER 2023
tome frm #ftd 1ty*1•9
ds
Dd*
21)22
Donations and8iftq
256
ID¢om¢ from iDve5tmeDts
Ullrntrleted UwJr¢strltted
fumds
fuAd
2Q23
21122
125
35
Cb*ritsble activitl
2023
21112
S¢rVI￿ proyidedto students
lo¢oth¢ from Tamil Sch￿1
*8ti 7Q4
J j.4118
31,511
43.L94
274.919

ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
NOTES TO THE FNANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINiJED)
FOR THE Y£4R ENDED 31 DECEVBER 2023
Kxpenditire ott chiritable actlvities
ChArltgblt
Ch#rlt4b
attivitieg
21nJ
2022
Dlrett tosts
Examination costs
Tca¢htn' and examin¢rs' expense5
Voluntcers expcn5e5
Venue hitc
Tamil school bwks
Tamil school travel & subsisileJKe
GTaduauon exp¢rws
Sundry expense5
73.382
96.692
3.826
77.938
2.848
5.465
9.217
217
64.113
71.776
7,819
37,241
3.120
6.667
I I.￿9
I,LK)O
269585
202.9)5
ofjupportand gov¢ru••ce ubsts (stt Jlots 7)
Support
Governance
66,006
60.037
13.3341
339,491
?59.(iQ8
AttAly$i$ by fuDd
Unrestrtcted t1￿￿[5
339.491
SQ.648
The charity tMkc5 usc of volwjtcers as when required to ts5iSt wrth the provision of BxarninatiotL5. Volunteer5 are
ritheT n¢)minal fte or no payrnent at a]1. Exp¢roes p￿d to volunt2ers hove b¢¢n includa within chgsitable
viti￿. A reliable estimfjtr of the cost of thr time llThd efforf doD&ted ty th¢ volunteets in the hrthetartce of th¢
charity's thjectives 15 not possible to guantify-
Support rosts allo<1¢￿ h) acllvllies
2023
2022
Stsff costs
Deprtciatio
Bank th8rge5
Office c05t5
Function eosts
Website and cotnputrrcosts
Premises costs
Sundry expenses
Governance costs
1.738
4,609
0,458
4,934
8,802
9.891
520
3.9(Mi
1.835
3.371
7.079
4,934
7,309
5211
1,629
13J34)
69.906
36.703
Att*ly5ed b¢tweeD:
Charitable OCtsvi¢ics
69.906
56,703
16-

ORIENTAL FINE Airfs ACADEMY OF LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTII¥4UED)
FOR THE YE4R EIVDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Support¢os¢$ alloc•teO lo athiliÈs
ICoDtlknued}
2023
GDvtrn*ne¢ eoth ¢tsmpth:
Audit ftts
Legal and professional
3.600
300
3,600
16,9341
3,900
13 J341
Net movemem funds
2023
Th¢ net mov¢m¢Tht in furbd5 15 stated after thargin￿(cledit1n$)".
Fees payable for the audit of the thaTity's finanGial 5taternenls
Dcprcciation of owrted tangible fjxed a55els
Amortisation of in¢angibl¢ a55et5
3,600
292
389
Tr•s¢t¢s
Durin8 th¢ ye4rihe followingTh￿¢￿ w¢te paid r¢Mun¢T￿O[l fortwhirtl and examinatÉoft piper settkng athd cort5¢)n
follows..
SelvaTaj8h ￿M￿ne]￿lI0[1 as Head T￿her £1.5tM) {2022-£12IKJI
Mrs Anne Vlmlllad￿a rernunerlltIo￿ A55iStant HeadTeacher £4,743 {2022.£1.3041
trR Sritharnn r¢muneiation £3,iKX)12022- £Nil)
MT S¢lveodran remuner*ion £5.0(h) {2022. £Nill
Mr Shaik Daw0￿ reowtwtion£52012022- £Nill
MT Dawood donated £256 of his net remuneraion Is adonation to thetharity.
Other payments to duTitig the ye*r totsjled £3,05612022 -£4,1831 these bxyments re]ated to nimburs¢mEnts Jnd
#llowwjtss forthe perforniantts ofcharithble ￿tiVItIeS follow
S Dfywo(Ml £29612022- £480)
A Virn¥Ll8dasfL-£3(K) I2022-£8101 Syllabus Review arK1 p8per $¢ttirbg
£2,460 12022-£2.8931 Examitter alloWa￿e
10 Emplpytt8
The average monthty numi*rof employees duringthe y¢ar w&s".
2ff23
2022
Number
Employ¢¢5
28
32

ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YE4R ENDED 31 DECEIllBER 2023
10 Er￿p10￿
(CoDtlnu¢d)
EmplDymwt¢o
21123
2022
W4es artd sal￿1¢5
Oth¢rpension cojty
28.178
491
506
29.054
There wereT*O &npJoyegs whose ￿nUal remuxrAtion w&5 mor¢ thF￿ £60,IXX).
RemuDerAtloll ofkey m*ttwmettt penoAmel
The re[nI￿￿tion of key MwJageM￿t ptrsonnel vas as foll¢)w&
11 Tilatio
The cb*ty is tx¢mptfrDm taxatioll ou its ￿l￿tt¢S knuy¢ ity IrKom¢ 15 fjppli¢d for ¢hatithbl¢
12 I￿ngIble fixed •Jgets
At l Janu•y 2023 and 31 Dtcanber 2023
7230
ArLortlsaUon And imp*irneDt
At l JaDuary 2023
AmortIs￿b)n char8ed forth¢ye*r
4.338
1.446
At 31 D*¢mb¢r2023
5.784
At 31 De¢emb¢t 2023
At31 DEcember 2022
IA_

ORIENfAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
NOTES TO THE F￿ANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBLR 2023
A3 ThAWÈfix•d as¥¢ts
Fr¢¢hold •od rrKqulwMts
4wd
At l JanDary 2023
Additlon5
521,743
67.61X)
3,175
527.118
At31 D￿¥Mber2o23
$89J43
1200
3.175
594,718
D•prEcth¢loo ImpAlrThbext
At l January 2023
Dtpe¢tation charpl in the yeBt
1,504
174
42
292
At 31 De¢¢mb¢r2023
1.678
2.820
4.498
C*rrylng*yDollnt
At31 Dxxmhr 2023
589,343
522
355
5YJ220
At31 Dffember21722
521.743
473
522.912
• Th¢¢unErtmarkct value ofthe pmperty is £650,LW LI ptrthc valuatioll dDllE by Tnjstees.
J4 OlherEalns or
uDr¢8trk￿ UnTestri¢t¢d
r￿d#
2022
ForEigTh Exch•nF(8•in5y105$es
7942
18283)
IS Debto
21123
Amouttts hlffingdue w]Ihin on¢ye*r:
2.Y21
753
2,921

ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DfcEEIlBER 2023
16 falllN¥d4¢wllbiM u¥¢ y¢•r
2023
No¢
Other taxation and5￿JaI 8ecwity
DcfeTTrJJ incomr
OthcTcfEditors
A¢cNals aRd dcf￿￿cd in
1.530
243
925
17
1881
22.248
24.021
25￿46
17
DÈf*rred Ithtomt
2022
oth￿ dBfBrrnd In¢ome
243
D¢feTted inGorn¢ i5 hnclud>J intht finaocial sts¢ements as follows."
21J23
2•n
Defened income is iftcludtdwithin:
Currenr liabiliiies
243
Mowernents in th¢ y¢4r.
Defe￿￿ iwjue ot l 2023
Rele#5ed from previous periods
R¢5ource5 d¢fell￿ inthe year
4.Q(Ks
(4.QOOI
243
Defetted iDCI)m¢¥t 31 Decwnber 2023
243
18 RetlremeDt belefft sehemts
2023
2022
Detlned CODtrlbuthm sebemes
Charge to profit tt ioss in re$pect of %kfinpJ ¢<￿¢r1b￿1lQrt ¥¢htsnes
506
491
Th* OFAAI. owates a definoj Contribtstl￿ r*nsion scherrte for all qualifying employee* The wets of the yKheme
held SeP￿ale[Y from th05¢ ofthe OFAAL in an independendy administ¢reAI ftll￿.

ORIENTAL FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF LONDON
NOTES TO THE ￿NANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
19 1saruifiLtr41 fu*ds
Th¢ Unl￿￿￿ted funds of the ch•rity comprisE the unexpend¢d hlaoces of don4tionsAnd whiGh are t￿1 subject to
spcclfic eonditions by do1￿ gmnttys &% to how tbey may be us¢d. Thde include d¢5i8n¥ed fi￿dS which have b
$¢1 ¥ide ou¢ of uniestiicted fi￿d5 by the tru5tee5 toi Sp￿7￿￿ purwse5.
Ai J Jiou¥ry
2023
Resources
eAp¢Dded
Gain$ *AdAt 31 Dee¢thlJer
Z023
ree
General funds
661,120
326,169
1339.4911
(7.942)
640.056
Prtvifjts$y¢ar:
At l Jaouxry
2ts22
rtsources
txpendtd
10s5es
General thjftds
637.581
274.954
1259.698>
661.1?
Rel*t¢d plrtytrgn￿ttIoDs
Thet¢ w¢re no dlsclosable re]atrd pffj transactions duTingth¢ye4T ￿¢r thinth05e mentioned itt 712W22. none).
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