LEICESTER SIKH CENTRE AND GURU AMARDAS GURDWARA

Registered charity 1017427 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEICESTER SIKH CENTRE

The charity provides religious needs of Sikh community. We arrange Sikh collective worship, Sikh weddings, celebrate Sikh festivals. We also cater for individual family's functions i.e. birthdays and family group meetings. We provide educational facilities. We provide advice and information about social and legal matters. We provide special facilities for women groups and old people.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£201k
Latest spending
£231k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £30,652 for the year, reducing its total reserves from £1,244,088 to £1,213,436. The trustees report that the level of unrestricted reserves held exceeds their stated policy target of covering three to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity maintains considerable liquid reserves and asserts adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% of income)
“Donations are the principal funding source which allows the Charity to run the building and offer religious ceremonies, education and facilities to the local community.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.2m)
“The levels set aim to cover a period between three to six months of unrestricted expenditure and a contingency in respect of costs associated with the premises.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£201k£231k
30/04/2024£329k£186k
30/04/2023£260k£188k
30/04/2022£175k£162k
30/04/2021£174k£135k

Common questions

Is LEICESTER SIKH CENTRE AND GURU AMARDAS GURDWARA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £30,652 for the year, reducing its total reserves from £1,244,088 to £1,213,436. The trustees report that the level of unrestricted reserves held exceeds their stated policy target of covering three to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity maintains considerable liquid reserves and asserts adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/08/1999£82k"Leicester Sikh Centre, Repairs"