SIKH NARI MANCH U.K.

Registered charity 1093192 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIKH MARI MANCH SNM

SNM serves and uplifts all people in the spirit of the Sikh principle of 'seva' (self-less service) and 'sarbat da bhalla' (for the benefit of all). We run the Northside Welcome Centre, in Erdington providing Information, Advice and Guidance, Counselling, IT classes, Job Club, one-to-one support for the unemployed or people in need, literacy & numeracy classes, yoga and Sikh religious programmes.

Objects

ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF SIKH WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH WOMEN AND GIRLS; AND FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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 · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £256,311, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £15,000–£20,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £15,171 for the year, funded primarily by grants and voluntary donations.

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 6 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04062419

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MANGAT, Avtar Singh — director, appointed 11/09/2013on trustee list
• GARCHA, Parminder Singh — director, appointed 22/11/2008on trustee list
• SHRIMPTON, Alan Leonard — director, appointed 22/11/2008on trustee list
• KAUR, Gurdev — director, appointed 30/08/2000not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Parminder Singh Garchachair · trustee of 3 other charities
• ALAN LEONARD SHRIMPTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Avtar Singh Mangat
• GURDEV KAUR OBE

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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