# GLOUCESTERSHIRE PUJA AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1181397
- **Other names:** BRISTOL PUJA COMMITTEE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 3, 2019
- **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=1181397


## Contact

- **Address:** 26 Nightingale Close, Hunts Grove, Hardwicke, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
- **Phone:** 07906023137
- **Email:** contactgpca@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://gpca.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE HINDU RELIGION IN BRISTOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON HINDUISM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE HINDU RELIGION.  2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF THE BENGALI AND OTHER SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES IN BRISTOL, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF TRADITIONAL DANCE, MUSIC AND ART. 3. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER DISASTER, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.?

**Activities:** Gloucestershire Puja and Cultural Association will organise the following Hindu Religious Festivals throughout the year. Following are planned:1.   Sarbojonin Durgotsav2.  Kojagori MahaLakshmi Puja 3.  Sri Saraswati Puja 4.  Rabindra Nazrul Jayantiand any other religious  and cultural activities as agreed by the trustees.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Birmingham City
- Bristol City
- Gloucestershire
- Monmouthshire
- North Somerset
- Oxfordshire
- South Gloucestershire
- Warwickshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 1, 2025 | £13587 | £11336 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1181397/files/2025-08-01-accounts.pdf) (527.7 KB) |
| Aug. 1, 2024 | £6157 | £2273 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1181397/files/2024-08-01-accounts.pdf) (473.8 KB) |
| Aug. 1, 2023 | £0 | £0 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1181397/files/2023-08-01-accounts.pdf) (561.6 KB) |
| Aug. 1, 2022 | £7302 | £10881 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1181397/files/2022-08-01-accounts.pdf) (557.9 KB) |
| Aug. 1, 2021 | £1095 | £586 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1181397/files/2021-08-01-accounts.pdf) (552.7 KB) |
| Aug. 1, 2020 | £12270 | £11651 |  -  |  -  |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dibakar Gayen** | Chair | May 8, 2020 |
| Ayan Ghosh |  | Jan. 10, 2024 |
| Bholanath Saha |  | Jan. 10, 2024 |
| Dharmendra Pratap Suman |  | March 26, 2025 |
| Dr Kalyan Hazra FIMMM |  | Jan. 10, 2023 |
| Dr Madhusree Ghosh |  | Jan. 10, 2024 |
| Gurucharan Singh |  | May 2, 2025 |
| Rajib Roy |  | April 9, 2025 |
| Srinivas Golakoti |  | March 10, 2025 |