KERALA ARTS AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION (KALA) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 4 October 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £28,161
Latest expenditure: £33,848
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: KALA, Kerala Arts and Lit Association, Kemp House, 152 - 160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kala.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

1) Annual Day- This year it was held at Berkhamsted School on OCT 6th, 2012. .2) Nadumuttam- (reading club). First meeting was on 16/6/12 and the second meeting was on 24/11/123) KALA cricket- on AUG 25th at Bishops Stortford school4) Sports Day- FEB 23rd 5) Literay Day- on DEC 8th 6) Palmleaf- a biannual magazine7) KALA news- publication on news -3 publications8) AGM- March 16th

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £28,161
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,848

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £26,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,298
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £34,775
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,668

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £24,279
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,872

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £21,446
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,054

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £28,161
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,848
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £26,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,298
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £34,775
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,668
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £24,279
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,872
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £21,446
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,054
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KERALA ARTS AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION (KALA)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-10-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20/03/2011AS AMENDED ON 27/08/2011
Charitable Objects: 1)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF KERALA AND INDIA IN GENERAL, INCLUDING LANGUAGE AND MALAYALAM AND ENGLISH LITERATURE, MUSIC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS; AND 2)TO ADVANCE IN LIFE YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY;AND 3) TO SUPPORT SUCH OTHER GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 505306
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: KALA UK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests