Indian Community Association

Analysis

Indian Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Indian Community Association reported income of £131k and spending of £79k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £72k to £131k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 334%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Indian Community Association sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bakewell Town & Community Trust (£131k), Sudbury Gasworks Restoration Trust Limited (£131k) and The Milton Rooms (£130k).