Tamil Arts & Culture School (Tacs Wales)
What it does
PORT TALBOTSOUTH WALES
Its charitable purposes
4. THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE TACS WALES SHALL BE:(I) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE RUNNING OF A SCHOOL AND EDUCATING IN THE TAMIL LANGUAGE, CULTURE, HISTORY, MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA AND OTHER FORMS OF TRADITIONAL ARTS.(II) TO ADVANCE THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TAMIL ARTS AND CULTURE WITHIN THE TAMIL COMMUNITY, IN WALES AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.(III) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PLAYING OF HEALTHY SPORTS AND THROUGH RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES AND SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.(IV) TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TAMIL COMMUNITY AND DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS (AND THROUGH INTER-CULTURAL AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES); AND ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS WITHIN THE TAMIL COMMUNITY AND OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides services
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Wales and Throughout the United Kingdom
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £48,385 and spent £43,369.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £48,385 | £43,369 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2024 | £42,613 | £36,204 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2023 | £21,020 | £27,921 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 December 2022 | £26,676 | £23,760 | Not reported | 16 |
| 31 December 2021 | £26,618 | £14,590 | Not reported | 25 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 82%, from £26,618 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £48,385 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 90% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £18,520 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £9,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2022, worth at least £27,520.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £18,520 |
| 7 Mar 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,000 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Ratheesan Kathalingam
- Samantha Karan
- Satheesh Arumugam
- Senthilrupan Pararajasingam
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 26 January 2026, 278 days early | Received 26 January 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 21 January 2025, 283 days early | Received 21 January 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 9 January 2025, 70 days late | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 6 July 2023, 117 days early | Received 6 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 3 February 2022, 270 days early | Received 9 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1139866
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 January 2011
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 DECEMBER 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 11 DECEMBER 2010
- Company number
- 07106824This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Council area of its contact address
- Caerphilly
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.