# Colchester Indian Association

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1141954
- **Other names:** EAST ANGLIAN INDIAN ASSOCIATION, EAIA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** May 17, 2011
- **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=1141954


## Contact

- **Address:** 11 Podium Close, COLCHESTER
- **Postcode:** CO4 5XX
- **Phone:** 07725882132
- **Email:** eaiaevents@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1 THE PROMOTION OF THE HINDU RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN HINDU TRADITIONS, LANGUAGE, CULTURE ART AND MUSIC3 THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BY:A EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS;B PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.4 THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;B PROMOTING AND BUILDING GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS

**Activities:** The charity's objectives and principal activities are to promote Hindu religion and racial harmony for the public benefit.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £29338 | £22413 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £23552 | £14289 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £25467 | £21155 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £30325 | £11712 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £3021 | £2755 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Jayaprakash Patel** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 26, 2020
- ANILKUMAR PATEL — appointed April 10, 2022
- Bhupendra Patel — appointed April 13, 2018
- Dushyantkumar Patel — appointed April 1, 2016
- SATISHCHANDRA THAKER — appointed April 13, 2018
- Yogesh Patel — appointed April 14, 2024