CharSty reglslratlon number SC033214
SCOTTISH INDIAN ARTS FORUM
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 MARCH 2025

Period start dale
Monlh
Year
Aprfl
2024
Period end dale
Morlh
Year
03
2025
oscr
Da
31
From
To
Office of the Scottlsh Charlty Regulator
Reference and administration details
Charity name
other names ¢harlty Is known
by
Registered charlty number
Charlty's prlnclpal address
Scottish Indian Arts Forum
SC033214
6, Bamyard Park CreS￿nt
Edinburgh
Postcode EH12 9LN
Names of the charlty trustees on date of approval of Trustees, Annual Report
Doteg aet¢d..: .Namè.of. kérn.oii:: ,.
If
(or body) entltled t9.1
.not for
appolnt tru8100 (if :;
Trustee nam.è
.Offl¢e (If ary)
re8ldent
I￿President
ecretary
oinl Secretary
reasurer
oinl Treasurer
onvenor- Markellng & Promotions
oard Member
oard Member
10
oard Member
11
oard Member
12
oard Member
13
oard Member
14
oard Member

Reference and administration detsils
Names of all other charity trustees durlng the perlod, if any, {for example, those who reslgned part way
through the flnan¢lal period)
ates a¢ted If not for wh(ile yoar:"
structurey governance and management
Type of governlng document
The charity is governed primarily as per its Conslilution, that is already
filed with OSCR.
Risk Management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to whlch the
charity is exposed and lo ensure appropriate controls are in place to
provide reasonable assurance against fraud or error.
Not applicable.
Trustee recrultment and appolntment
Objectives and activities
Charltable purposes
Scottish Indian Arts
Forum (SIAF),
registered Scottish
charity (SC033214} had been promoting Indian culture and arts, in and
around Edinburgh, Ihrough different music and dance events around key
Indian festivals since ils inception in August 1994.
SIAF is governed by duly approved Constitution wth an Executive
Committee to manage all aspects of the organisalion. The Committee
comprises of members from different faiths with Iheir origin from different
parts of India which makes it a truly secular and all-encompassing Indlan
organisalion in Edinburgh. The Committee members has wide experiences
in communlty engagement. and all offer their services on a voluntary basis
so there is zero cost towards staff hence the entire fund is dedicated lo the
production of events.
Summary of the maln activities
In relatlon to these objects
SIAF have successfully organising the following events..
SIAF'S Annual BBQ 2024
SIAF HOLI 2024
Dusherra 2024

Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of
the charlty during the financial period
Scollish Indian Arts Forum was established in August 1994 and this year vias
our 28th year of operation. We organised and ￿lebrated a series of events
during the year.
SIAF'S Annual BBQ 2024 was held with great zeal and enthusiasm,
for the first Ilme, we asked members to bring their own cutlery as to
as lo mlnlmise waste which was supported by the members
wholeheartedly. People enjoyed the day event a lot.
SIAF Annual HOLI was held in March, celebrating the festival ol
Colours. il brought the community together. 11 was fijn filled event.
SIAF organised Dusherra during Ocl.. It was great lo see so many
people turning up and enjoying the festivilies. A great line up of
progr8ms were lined up along with fireworks. The event was mentioned
in the Scottish Parliament as well.
Financial review
Brlef ststement ofthe charity's pollcy
on reserves
The charity's policy on reserve is to hold sufficient funds in reseNe lo
ensure the charity's ability lo fulfil its charitable objectives.
Detalls of any deficlt
Donated facilities and servlces (If any)
Not applicable

Other optlonal Information
Declaration
Th• tru•t•u d•clar• th•t thoy h•v8 appro¥•d Iho tN•t•••' rnport Above.
Slgnod on b•half of the chArlty'8 tru•teei
Slgn•turnl81
Full nwnel•)
Poth (&9, Chdr) Treasurer
DAt•

Scottlsh Indian Arts Forum
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORTTOTHETRUSTEES OF
SCOThISH INDIAN ARTS FORUM
PERIOD I APRIL 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Respertivo responslbllltles of trustees and *xamlner
The charlt¢5 trustees are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance with the terrns of the
Charitles and Trustee Investment (Scoilandl Act 2005 and the Charitles Accounts (Scotlandl Regulatlons 20¢%.
The charlty trustees conslder Ihat the audlt requlrement of Regulation 10111 Idl of the 2006 Account5
Regulations does not apply. It Is my responsible to examlne the accounts as required under sertlon 4411) Ic} of
the Act and to stste whether partlcular mattels have come to my attention.
Basls of Independenl examiner's Statement
My examlnation is carded out accordance wlth Regulatlon 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulatlons 2006. An
examlnatlon Includes a revlew of the accountlng record5 kept by the charlty and a comparison of the accounts
presènted wlth those records. It also Includes conslderatlon of any unusual Items or dlstlosures In the
accounts, and seeks explanallons from the trustees concernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provlde all the evldence that would be requlred in an audlt, and consequently I do not express an audil
oplnlon on the vlew glven by the accounts.
Independent examlner's statement
In the course of my Èxamlnatlon, no matter has come to my attentlon..
whlch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that In any materlal respect the requlrements..
to keep accountlne records In accordance ￿th Sectlon 4411) lal of the 2005 Act and ReEulallon 4
of the 2006 Accounts Re8ulallons' and
to prepare accounts whlch accord wlth the accountlng records and Comply wlth Re8ulatlon 9 of
the 2006 Accounts Regulatlons.
have not been met: or
to vthlch, in my opinlon, attention should be diawn In order to enable a proper understandinB of thè
accounts to be reached.
CLDuiildl)CY
3b Ormiston Terrace
Edlnburgh
EH12 7SJ
TJ.I,.. I'.i.J,

APPENDIX2
Scotllsh Indlan Arts Forum
SC033214
Receipts and payments accounts
Ftsrthe perfod
ITOM
Scottish Charity Re8ul6lor
Aprfl
2024
M?rch
2025
Seclion A Statement of roceipts and payinents
UNre6trloled
R#*trl¢tèd
lunds
funds
Expondable
¢odowment
funds
PeTTnanEnt
endowrnent
funds
TDlal funds
curreni
Tolal funds last
pèrlod
tD ne4t¥lE
Al Recolpts
Ilons
Leo8des
Gr8[￿A & Sp(nsorthip
Recei
Is from lundraislno adlvllltys
Gross Irading receipis
Income from inveslmenls olher Ihan
larKI and buiPJings
Rents from land & buildings
Gross receipis from othercharitable
37,289
37,219
636
7,718
7,7tft
7,710
Al Sub toffal
46,007
46.007
J2,245
AZ Recelpls from 4$sel &
Investment sales
Proceedsfrom tsalp offjxèd assets
Proceeds from sale ol investsnen13
A2Sub total
Tolal recelpts
46,M7
45.007
32,246
A3 Payment¥
Expanses for [￿draISing aclivilies
Grosslradlry paymenls
lThveslmert managemenl cosLs
Paymenls rgl¥iity dlreclly10 thariiBble
37,90&
37,9BS
31683
Granls donations
Go¥eMa￿e cosls..
Audit lindep8ndenl examirialiLVI
Preparationol &nnug18ttowls
Legal Gosts
Oiher
120
120
120
A3 Sub lolal
)B,105
38,105
3>,703
A4 Payments r¢lallng to aSGet ond
Irlveslmenl mvvemenls
Purch&se$ of fixed a$seis
PuFchaae of inveslmenls
A4 Sub lo141
Tolalp8ym8nts
3B.105
3ts,10S
33.703
6.902
6,902
11.4SAI
AS Transfers to Ilfroml funds
Surplus/{d8llclll foi year
6.902
6,902
1.4S8

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Soclion B Slalomenl ol bala rico5
01 C*th
1.011
Yo
1,819
DetsiE6
1.7110
To
1,000
1.7
l)t*tall%
*•bNlitE
aa
49pth¥al
D•t•rtxr2007

APPENDIX 2
SC033214
Section C Notes to the Accounts
C1 Nature and purpose of
funds (may be slated on
analysls of funds worksheels)
To advance the educallon ol Ihe publlc about Indlan art, cullure and rellglon.
Type of acllv5ty or project supported
Number ol grants
mado
C2 Grants
Total
C3a Trustee remuneratlon
If no remuneration was paid durfnu Ihe perlod to any ch8rfty Iruslee or person conneclèd lo
Iruslee CTOSS Ihls box lolherwise complete Section 3bl
Authorlty under whlch pald
C3b Trustee remuneration-
details
C4a Trustee expenses
11 no expenses were pald Its 8ny charity Iruslee durtng the period Ihen cross Ihi8 btsx
(otherwise complete section 4bl
Numbèr or
Iwslee5
C4b Trusteo expenses -
detalls
Transacllon
amounllEI
outAtsndlng al
èrfod end
Nature of relalionshi
Nature of transactlorb
C5 Transactlons wlth
trustees and connected
persons
C6 Other Infomiatlon
2015-02-24-rp-accs-CS-ver51cn-e%ce14Mlh-amanded-cell l Notes
December 2007

APPE14DV?
SC033214
Analyslsof recelpts and p4ymer*l5
l Donatlon
Ubi*tslikled
Expindib
R4slrt¢ledluThd
•ndowffleThl
r￿d
pit
TOIBI
2 Grant$¥nd Sp¢ns•rnhlp
eatrlthd fuh
nkofstQ1￿nd
EdlnbupJhCoyfy¢ll
BEMIS Iscralandl
FO￿ndal￿n Srotl8Dd
1,750
4,984
7.600
2SP
250
3,ODQ
J,090
Sp1ce Loun0•
KuryLon Co￿l0￿h1￿￿
GU￿￿1
ParflJmEnl Event
soi
cha￿FeST￿$1
500
S4
DUshe￿a
I CLgss L4amthgsptsDsoBhlp
250
Chl
I,￿0
1,250
FoodsPthbSD￿11p
2,200
S,ODD
14,000
4,249
J7,2È9
24,400
4.28$
31,248
Olhel
3 Gr05$ rncelplsfrom othRrcharftoble ucllvllles
Expindllb
Peim*naThl
dtswm*Thl
rund
fvnd
ON
ts.JJJ
640
6033
540
S,J59
Rafflp l*kets
45
518
692
7,710
Tot41
4 P4ymenlts relallng dlrncltyta a¢llvllles
EipvndAbl¢
tsd
lund
4,663
4,648
420
2,546
6.gJ8
460
201
200
57
DancerexpEll5ey
420
202
200
FIrtAld
Wobso?
RepublB DHY
Mk8cell&neoUs
D￿she1[a- 2024
cwndl
200
2,291
954
2,000
2,496
Efvlq5
Llcence
f￿10
2,408
aFqUtt
15M59
3T,gSS
14,J44
33￿43
Tffjal
81,•JS
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Additlonal aiialysis121
6 Br*¥kdown ol unr•sirlcled lunds
G•n•r41 Fun
Totsi
Unrqslrf¢tsd
funds
unr•Éirfet*d
pérbd
Recelpl$
Donal￿n5
L¢g8dèy
Granls 8nd $pon¥ur4hlp
Recei
frLvnfundralshgaclI￿IItss
Groyy Iradl
rec
1￿m￿froM ￿￿SIM&nI3 OWerknEn1￿d BndWIth s
RenlsfrLVll land & bJilthng$
Gross rewpls Iromoiherchariiable 2cilwU&5
Sub tolal
37.289
37.289
24,535
7,718
45,007
7,710
32.245
45,007
Recelplsfrom JgsÈl & Inveslmentsales
PrcKeed51r￿nsaI8￿fi￿ed a¥E¢
PrrKeed5fronisa
eoliThve51m8nis
Sub eol81
rolalnlcelpts
4S,007
45.007
32.245
mÈnls
E%P8nse$ lorfUndra￿l￿ &llwllBs
Gross trathrwJpayments
Inveglrrtent managemenlcosls
PayfflentsfelaiiNJ ¢lirecUy lo 2harfi8bl8 aGlwttles
Grydnts gnd (hThllons
Oovemancècost5'.
37.886
37.985
Authiiindependenteknmlnallon
Pre￿ra1￿￿OI8￿V8l accounts
Legd coyls
OlhBr
1211
120
120
Sub lofal
38.106
J4106
)3.70J
Payment8 rtlitlng to A98el rLThd InveslmEnl
movements
Purchases of fixedas$e
Purchase of InveslTnenL8
rolalpaymenls
38,4iis
3#,106
33.71J3
6.902
6,802
TianAfers to I (from) funds
SU￿1￿8/[￿&11ell) foryear
6,902
6,902
1.468
Nature and
o¥• of lunds
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