THE SUNDERLAND SIKH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1085546 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing the Sikh religion by:-1) Propagating the teachings of the ten Gurus and Ski Guru Granth Sahib2) Maintaining a library and reading rooms3) Encouranging and promoting the study of Sikh religion amongst the public and social cultural dialogue

Objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE SIKH RELIGION BYA) PROPAGATING THE TEACHINGS OF THE TEN GURUS AND SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIBB) MAINTAINING A LIBRARY AND READING ROOMC) ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING THE STUDY OF THE SIKH RELIGION AMONGST THE PUBLIC AND SOCIAL CULTURAL DIALOGUE2 TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS AND PRIMARILY THE SIKH INHABITANTS OF SUNDERLAND AND TYNE AND WEAR WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION RACE POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH THE SAID INHABITANTS THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO A) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS ANDB) PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE3 ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS4 PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED

Area of benefit: SUNDERLAND AND TYNE AND WEAR

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £983,466.85, representing a net movement in funds of £52,649.22 for the year. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No restricted or endowment funds are held.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• AVTAR SINGH KANG
• Gursewak Singh Deshi
• Jarnail Singh Batth
• MOHINDER SINGH DULAY

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

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• GURU NANAK GURDWARA AND SIKH CULTURAL CENTRE income £103k
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• GURU MANEYO GRANTH GURDWARA income £1.8m
• GURU NANAK DURBAR (SIKH TEMPLE), ERITH & BELVEDERE, KENT income £926k
• SIRI GURU NANAK DARBAR (SIKH TEMPLE) income £2.5m
• NANAKSAR SATSANG SABHA income £533k

Side by side with its peers

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