# SOUTH ASIAN SOCIETY (SAAS)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1110925
- **Other names:** SAAS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 18, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1110925


## Contact

- **Address:** 80 Windermere Crescent, Derriford, PLYMOUTH
- **Postcode:** PL6 5HX
- **Phone:** 01752
- **Email:** chairperson@southasiansociety.org.uk
- **Website:** www.southasiansociety.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A.  THE PROVISION, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AMONG PERSONS OF SOUTH ASIAN DESCENT, RESIDENT IN DEVON AND CORNWALL OR SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT), WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.B.  THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVISION OF MULTICULTURAL EVENTS INVOLVING DIFFERENT ETHNIC COMMUNITIES ENCOURAGING BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND OTHER NEEDS OF EACH COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** We aim to Promote educational, cultural and social activitiesBring Racial harmony and unity in the societyEnhance awareness of south asian culture among the wider societySupprt under- privileged ethnic minorities

**Area of benefit:** DEVON AND CORNWALL OR SURROUNDING AREAS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, 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



## Areas of operation

- Cornwall
- Devon
- Plymouth City
- Torbay



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £7700 | £5500 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £5450 | £3690 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £9609 | £4026 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £4282 | £1120 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £939 | £1545 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Girish Venkatarayappa** (Chair) — appointed July 17, 2015
- Abhijit Ghatge — appointed July 1, 2019
- Achin Sobti — appointed July 19, 2017
- Dr Amit Dhulkotia — appointed Sept. 1, 2020
- Dr BHARAT RAJ SHRESTHA — appointed March 12, 2005
- Dr Mahrukh Mirza — appointed July 18, 2016
- Dr Smita Tripathi — appointed July 1, 2019
- Dr Vikram Sharma — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- JAYANTI BHAGWANJI
- Prof Arunangsu Chatterjee — appointed July 18, 2016
- Prof Awadhesh Nandan Jha — appointed June 1, 2005
- Rajaraman Srinivasan — appointed July 17, 2015