Registered charity · Brixton London
The Samosa Media Limited
- 3 trustees
- Income £114k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England, Pakistan
- Website
- www.thesamosa.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Samosa Media Limited
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£114k£110k
- 2024£124k£103k
- 2023£73k£107k
Earlier years
- 2022£106k£109k
- 2021£139k£103k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE BRITISH-PAKISTANI POPULATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ABOUT:(A) THE CHALLENGES FACING THE BRITISH-PAKISTANI POPULATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, INCLUDING POVERTY AND UNDER-REPRESENTATION OF BRITISH-PAKISTANIS IN ARTS, SOCIAL POLICY, ACADEMIA AND MEDIA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; AND (B) THE VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH THE BRITISH-PAKISTANI POPULATION CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ARTS, CULTURE, JOURNALISM, INTERFAITH WORKING, COMMUNITY COHESION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION.THIS OBJECT WILL BE ACHIEVED IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:(A) DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING FILMS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE FROM BRITISH-PAKISTANI COMMUNITIES, TO BE USED AS RESOURCES FOR OUTREACH WORK IN AREAS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH LARGE BRITISH-PAKISTANI POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS FOR WIDER CURRICULUM WORK IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; (B) PUBLISHING NEWS MEDIA ON THE ORGANISATION’S WEBSITE ON THE THEMES OF EDUCATION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, COMMUNITY COHESION AND WORK IN THE ARTS; AND(C) ORGANISING TALKS, SEMINARS, PANELS, WORKSHOPS, FILM SCREENINGS AND OTHER EVENTS;1.1.2 TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE BRITISH-PAKISTANI POPULATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROMOTING INTER-FAITH AND CROSS-CULTURAL WORK BY ARTISTS IN THE FIELDS OF THEATRE, VISUAL ARTS, FILM, LITERATURE AND MUSIC IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:A) COLLABORATING WITH THEATRES, CINEMAS, CULTURAL CENTRES AND OTHER VENUES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO PRODUCE PLAYS AND ORGANISE EXHIBITIONS, FILM SCREENINGS AND OTHER EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE BRITISH PAKISTANI AND PAKISTANI ARTISTS AND ART FORMS TO A HIGH STANDARD; ANDB) WORKING WITH BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS TO DEVELOP ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMMES FOR THE WIDER BRITISH COMMUNITY THAT ALSO SHOWCASE WORK BY BRITISH PAKISTANI AND PAKISTANI ARTISTS.1.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION;B ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;C PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;D) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;E) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.1.1.4 SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Graham Hitchen Chair since 2016
- John Pandit since 2016
- Sonia Raja since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Graham Hitchen Chair since 2016
- John Pandit since 2016
- Sonia Raja since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Graham Hitchen Chair since 2016
- John Pandit since 2016
- Sonia Raja since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1165245
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/05/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25/11/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/01/2016
- Companies House
- Company number 09606330 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0044 ()7710977381 · info@thesamosa.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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