GURDWARA BABA SANG JI TRUST

Registered charity 1117537 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BABA SANG JI GURDWARA, SMETHWICK

Gurdwara Baba Sang is aiming to address the Spiritual, Moral and Social needs of the community. The charity's objectives are to advance the Sikh religion in the area in accordance with the teaching and tenets of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji including the celebration of Sikh religious festivals, conduct and the advancement of education in the Sikh religion for the benefit of the local Sikh Community.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE SIKH RELIGION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS AND TENETS OF SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI; AND(2) TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR ANY ESTATE OR INTEREST FOR USE AS A GURDWARA FOR THE CELEBRATION OF SIKH RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, FOR THE CONDUCT AND REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES AND FOR THE CONDUCT OF FUNERAL RITES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SIKH RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES; AND(3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SIKH RELIGION; AND(4) THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BIRMINGHAM

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £2,293,250, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £771,675 against expenditure of £487,965, resulting in net assets of £2,293,250. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amandeep Singh Dhesi
• Amrik Singh Dhesi
• Gurnam Singh
• Jeet Singh
• Mohan Singh
• Nirmal Singh
• Onkar Singh
• Ramesh Pal Singh
• Seema Saini
• Sewa Singh
• Sucha Singh

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Sandwell

Income and spending

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