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)

Latest income
£72
Latest spending
£2k
Registered
2010

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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.
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.
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.
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
11

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

FunderYearAmount
GURU NANAK GURDWARAFY2024£3k
GURU NANAK GURDWARAFY2023£950
GURU NANAK GURDWARAFY2025£500