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GURU GOBIND SINGH GURDWARA ( GGSG )

Registered charity 1078040 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GGSG

Provision and maintenance of a Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) to be used by the local community as a place of worship in accordance with the Sikh religion and for conducting religious rituals such as solemnization of births and marriages and for furthering the Sikh faith. Other major activities include teaching Punjabi to small children and providing community welfare facilities.

Objects

1. ADVANCEMENT OF SIKH RELIGION. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A GURDWARA IN KEMPSTON FOR WORSHIP, FOR CELEBRATION OF SIKH RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, FOR THE CONDUCT AND REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES AND FOR THE CONDUCT OF FUNERAL RITES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SIKH RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES. 3. ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY) AMONG MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. 4. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, IN PARTICULAR FOR MEMBERS OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: KEMPSTON

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£213k
Latest spending
£112k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £100,754 for the year ended 31 October 2025, increasing total unrestricted funds to £1,810,872. The trustees maintain a policy of holding sufficient cash flow for known commitments and running costs for the next 12 months. The charity holds significant tangible fixed assets and investment property, with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient cash flow for known commitments and running costs for the next 12 months (held: £1.8m)
“The Gurdwara’s policy is to maintain sufficient cash flow for known commitments and running costs for the next 12 months.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £240k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£213k£112k
31/10/2024£236k£80k
31/10/2023£126k£57k
31/10/2022£131k£61k
31/10/2021£95k£51k

Common questions

Is GURU GOBIND SINGH GURDWARA ( GGSG ) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £100,754 for the year ended 31 October 2025, increasing total unrestricted funds to £1,810,872. The trustees maintain a policy of holding sufficient cash flow for known commitments and running costs for the next 12 months. The charity holds significant tangible fixed assets and investment property, with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.