# DORSET INDIAN ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1189959
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 16, 2020
- **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=1189959


## Contact

- **Address:** 271 SANDBANKS ROAD, LILLIPUT, POOLE, 271 Sandbanks Road, POOLE
- **Postcode:** BH14 8EY
- **Phone:** 07766006825
- **Email:** amitc99@yahoo.com
- **Website:** www.diauk.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ORGANISATION'S OBJECTS ARE:A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA.B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. C) TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

**Activities:** Our aim is to promote arts and cultural heritage of India. We achieve this by organising celebrations like Durga Puja, Saraswati Puja, Rabindra Nazrul Jayanti and other cultural programmes throughout the year.We arrange charity events and raffles to raise money and we have donated to charities like BBC Children in Need, St Mungos Bournemouth, Julias House, Bournemouth Womens Refuge and others.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bournemouth
- Dorset
- Poole



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £12720 | £10429 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £10046 | £9510 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £7484 | £7591 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £4500 | £4468 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £5332 | £5333 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Amitabha Chakrabarti** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 26, 2015
- Dr Sandeep Mukherjee — appointed Dec. 3, 2017
- Malay Chanda — appointed Dec. 3, 2017
- Sid Ghosh — appointed Jan. 26, 2015