THE KALGIDHAR TRUST

Registered charity 1041548 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. To propagate the sikh religion in accordance with the tenets of the Ten Gurus and the living Guru Granth Sahib Ji (The eternal living Guru). 2. To aid in relieving poverty in the U.K and abroad.This is carried out as follows:ÔÇóCatering for the needs of elderly (1 to 1 support)

Objects

(1) TO PROPAGATE THE SIKH RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF GURU NANAK (THE FOUNDER) HIS NINE SUCCESSOR GURUS AND GURU GRANTH SAHIB (THE HOLY SCRIPTURE) AS ETERNAL LIVING GURU (2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN BRITAIN AND OVERSEAS

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Ealing, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided document excerpt contains only the Independent Auditor's Report and does not disclose financial performance, reserves, or operational data. Consequently, an assessment of financial health cannot be derived from this text alone.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Kalgidhar Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£54k
Reserves (reported)
£175k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Canada · India · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£1.3m£1.2m
31/07/2024£1.2m£1.1m
31/07/2023£886k£961k
31/07/2022£1.2m£1.0m
31/07/2021£790k£800k

Common questions

Is THE KALGIDHAR TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided document excerpt contains only the Independent Auditor's Report and does not disclose financial performance, reserves, or operational data. Consequently, an assessment of financial health cannot be derived from this text alone. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP.

Who funds THE KALGIDHAR TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KALGIDHAR TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UK, THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UKFY2026£200kDonations to institutions
THE GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UKFY2025£32kGrant funding of activities
THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GURU GOBIND SINGH GURDWARA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE KALGIDHAR TRUST£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
GURU GOBIND SINGH GURDWARA FY2025£73k—0unclear—no doubt
SRI GURU KALGIDHAR GURDWARA DONCASTER FY2025£112k—0below—no doubt
THE SUNDERLAND SIKH ASSOCIATION FY2025£214k—0above—no doubt
GOBIND MARG FY2025£485k—0unclear—no doubt
SIKH GURDWARA DARLINGTON FY2025£59k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.