SANGAT TRUST

Registered charity 1139995 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SANGAT

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Latest income
£848k
Latest spending
£868k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £263,000 to £243,000. The trustees consider the adoption of the going concern basis appropriate, citing sufficient levels of funds and reserves to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months future expenditure (held: £243k)
“The charity's policy is to aim for sufficient reserves to fund at least twelve months future expenditure at any time.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Guru Ki Kashi (Akal University)
“Donations from Guru Ki Kashi (Akal University)” — page 28
“Donations to Guru Ki Kashi (Akal University)” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations to Guru Ki Kashi (Akal University)
“Donations from Guru Ki Kashi (Akal University)” — page 28
“Donations to Guru Ki Kashi (Akal University)” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations to Guru Nanak Nishkam Jatha (Birmingham) UK
“Donations from Guru Ki Kashi (Akal University)” — page 28
“Donations to Guru Ki Kashi (Akal University)” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Advertising income from Kalgidhar Trust
“Donations from Guru Ki Kashi (Akal University)” — page 28
“Donations to Guru Ki Kashi (Akal University)” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sangat TV Limited, Sangat 1 Limited
“The charity has a wholly owned subsidiary (Sangat TV Limited) which, together with its own wholly owned subsidiary Sangat 1 Limited, encapsulates the operations of Sangat TV Limited” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£848k
Total spending
£868k
Cost of raising funds
£302k
Reserves (reported)
£243k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 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 (79% 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: 35.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£848k£868k
31/08/2024£656k£656k
31/08/2023£833k£889k
31/08/2022£1.1m£1.2m
31/08/2021£1.6m£1.5m

Common questions

Is SANGAT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £263,000 to £243,000. The trustees consider the adoption of the going concern basis appropriate, citing sufficient levels of funds and reserves to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP.

Who funds SANGAT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SANGAT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UKFY2024£13kGrants to Other Institutions

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/10/2025£186k"Harjas: the conservation of divine Sikh musical heritage"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASSIST TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SANGAT TRUST£848k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSIST TRUST FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
CHOFETZ CHAIM TRUST FOUNDATION FY2025£144k—0below—no doubt
THE TRESANTON TRUST FY2025£470k—0below—no doubt
READING COMMUNITY WELFARE RIGHTS UNIT FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt
The Trust Foundation FY2024£3.0m—0above—no doubt

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