NISHKAM SIKH WELFARE & AWARENESS TEAM

Registered charity 1139600 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIKH WELFARE AWARNESS TEAM

Homeless Project

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:A THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFEB PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£257k
Latest spending
£239k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates as a 100% voluntary organisation with no paid staff, relying on over 1,000 volunteers to deliver services. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy of at least three months of total expenditure, with unrestricted funds increasing from £929,456 to £947,882 during the year. The charity holds significant fixed assets, including a freehold property valued at £951,190, while carrying bank loans of £391,442 due after more than five years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months worth of total expenditure (held: £948k)
“The charity maintains reserves of at least three months worth of total expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr R Lall received £43,000 for role as CEO.
“During the year, Mr R Lall who has since resigned as trustee received total employee benefits of £43,000 for his role as a CEO of the charity.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — NishkamSWAT (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£257k£239k
31/03/2024£313k£285k
31/03/2023£272k£243k
31/03/2022£404k£341k
31/12/2020£499k£175k

Common questions

Is NISHKAM SIKH WELFARE & AWARENESS TEAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates as a 100% voluntary organisation with no paid staff, relying on over 1,000 volunteers to deliver services. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy of at least three months of total expenditure, with unrestricted funds increasing from £929,456 to £947,882 during the year. The charity holds significant fixed assets, including a freehold property valued at £951,190, while carrying bank loans of £391,442 due after more than five years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Hounslow28/02/2019£500Grant to Nishkam SWAT
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2018£10kVOICE!

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NISHKAM SIKH WELFARE & AWARENESS TEAM£257k—0above—no doubt
EMMAUS STAFFORDSHIRE FY2025£560k—0unclear—no doubt
B30 AND SOUTH BIRMINGHAM FOODBANK FY2024£212k—0above—no doubt
AL IHSAAN FOUNDATION FY2025£222k—0unclear—no doubt
SRI SATHYA SAI ORGANISATION UNITED KINGDOM CIO FY2025£429k—0unclear—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES FY2024£526k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.