Gurdwara Sahib Leamington & Warwick

Registered charity 1084702 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GURDWARA LEAMINGTON AND WARWICK, GURDWARA SAHIB

Provision of religious activities to the Sikh community.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE SIKH RELIGION AND CULTURE WITH THE GUIDANCE OF SHRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI THE SUPREME AUTHORITY AND RESPECT TO THE AKAL TAKHAT BY ALL AND/OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS2.1.1 BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A GURDWARA SAHIB (SIKH TEMPLE) IN OR NEAR THE TOWN OF LEAMINGTON SPA IN THE WARWICK DISTRICT FOR THE WORSHIP OF THE SIKH RELIGION BY THESIKH COMMUNITY OF THE WARWICK AND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON DISTRICTS,2.1.2 BY TEACHING AND EDUCATING MEMBERS OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY IN THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICES OF THE SIKH RELIGION AND, FURTHER, BY TEACHING THE SIKH CHILDREN PUNJABI/GURMUKHI AND BY PROMOTING SIKH CULTURE,2.1.3 BY PREACHING AND PROMOTING THE SIKH RELIGION AND CULTURE AND BY CELEBRATING THE HISTORICAL EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE SIKH RELIGION2.1.4 BY PROVIDING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY, AND THE INHABITANTS OF THE WARWICK AND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON DISTRICTS, FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE,2.1.5 BY PROMOTING OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY MAKING APPROPRIATE DONATIONS ANDCONTRIBUTIONS.

Area of benefit: LEAMINGTON & WARWICK WARWICKSHIRE

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

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Latest income
£946k
Latest spending
£855k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £7,120,383, with a net income of £91,296 for the year. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of six months' normal expenditure and consider the charity's resources adequate to meet its obligations. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around six months normal expenditure (held: £7.1m)
“The trustees intend to maintain a buffer of unrestricted funds at a level of around six months normal expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shah & Co (Accountants) Ltd. Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leamington Gurdwara (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£946k
Total spending
£855k
Reserves (reported)
£7.1m
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~100.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£946k£855k
05/04/2024£874k£802k
05/04/2023£847k£623k
05/04/2022£580k£555k
05/04/2021£252k£470k

Common questions

Is Gurdwara Sahib Leamington & Warwick financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £7,120,383, with a net income of £91,296 for the year. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of six months' normal expenditure and consider the charity's resources adequate to meet its obligations. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shah & Co (Accountants) Ltd.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2007£5kCommunity Support Learning
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2005£5kBack to our Roots