THE SIKH CHANNEL COMMUNITY BROADCASTING COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1136163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SIKH CHANNEL, THE SIKH CHANNEL BROADCASTING COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY · filing overdue (register status)

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIESGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESEDUCATION/ TRAININGTHE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTHTHE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£72

Latest spending

£2k

Registered

2010

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Charity Commission inquiry

The Commission opened a statutory inquiry due to serious regulatory concerns regarding unauthorised trustee remuneration, financial links to connected companies, and misconduct in fundraising partnerships. The inquiry concluded that the former trustees and CEO Mr X engaged in misconduct and mismanagement, resulting in Mr X providing a formal undertaking to refrain from acting as a trustee or senior manager for ten years.

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“The decision making by the then trustees failed to recognise various conflicts of interest and/or loyalty created by Mr X’s relationships with all the other then trustees.”

Quote regarding financial control failures.

“The payment of the invoice showed a lack of financial control at the charity which is misconduct and/or mismanagement by the then trustees and Mr X.”

Quote regarding partnership due diligence.

“The inquiry found that the then trustees’ failure to conduct due diligence on Organisation A, failure to monitor the end use of the charity’s funds, and the misleading nature of the fundraising appeal were all misconduct and/or mismanagement by the trustees of the charity at the time.”

Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2021)

Total income

£911k

Total spending

£916k

Reserves (reported)

£196k

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Gurpreet Kaur Sandhu
Satnam Singh Bal

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	—	—
30/09/2024	£72	£2k
30/09/2023	£228k	£228k
30/09/2022	£480k	£678k
30/09/2021	£911k	£916k

Common questions

Who funds THE SIKH CHANNEL COMMUNITY BROADCASTING COMPANY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SIKH CHANNEL COMMUNITY BROADCASTING COMPANY LIMITED as a grant recipient include GURU NANAK GURDWARA.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
GURU NANAK GURDWARA	FY2022	£3k
GURU NANAK GURDWARA	FY2024	£3k
GURU NANAK GURDWARA	FY2023	£950
GURU NANAK GURDWARA	FY2025	£500