Kerala Arts and Literary Association (Kala)

Analysis

Kerala Arts and Literary Association (Kala) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kerala Arts and Literary Association (Kala) reported income of £28k and spending of £34k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £28k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kerala Arts and Literary Association (Kala) sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include York Opera (£28k), Ravenshead U3a (£28k) and Delia Derbyshire Day (£28k).