SIKH HELPLINE

Registered charity 1154449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHL

The Sikh Helpline is a professional and confidential telephone counselling and email inquiry service where you can get help, advice, counselling and information - Bullying and Racism - Discrimination - Relationship Issues-Domestic Violence- Addiction- Problems at school or home Call: 0845 644 0704 / 07999 00 4364

Objects

TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT SUFFERING CAUSED BY SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES,BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING A HELPLINE OFFERING A COUNSELLING SERVICE AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£91k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £10,546, bringing total unrestricted funds to £297,676. The trustees report that no funds are in deficit and they actively use a designated funds strategy to manage resources for specific projects. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with accounting records and there were no matters requiring attention for a proper understanding of the accounts.

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 3 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 — Sikh Helpline UK (matched by registered charity number).

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
31/12/2024£102k£91k
31/12/2023£71k£85k
31/12/2022£107k£74k
31/12/2021£100k£58k
31/12/2020£164k£68k

Common questions

Is SIKH HELPLINE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £10,546, bringing total unrestricted funds to £297,676. The trustees report that no funds are in deficit and they actively use a designated funds strategy to manage resources for specific projects. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with accounting records and there were no matters requiring attention for a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2016£10kSouth East Asian Domestic Violence Project