KHALSA AID INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1163294 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Khalsa Aid International is a UK-based humanitarian relief charity providing support around the world to victims of natural and man-made disasters such as floods, earthquakes, famine and war.Our team is often one of the first on the scene to help distribute food, water, clothing, medical and sanitation supplies. We fund and build semi-permanent shelters. We have active teams across the globe.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.4m
Latest spending
£4.2m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £959,662 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was covered by using reserves. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £13,092,235, exceeding the stated policy target of £12m, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £12m (held: £13.1m)
“This is 9.1% more than the reserves requirement of £12m (as set out in the charity’s Reserves Policy)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Remuneration paid to CEO Ravi Singh (family member of Trustee) and two other close family members of Trustees.
“Ravi Singh, the CEO who is the family member of a Trustee, received £47,509 (2024: £47,509) in remuneration for their services. A close family member of a Trustee was employed by the charity from 1 December 2023. During the period, this individual received remuneration of £ 32,853 (2024: £10,000). Another close family member of a Trustee was employed by the charity from 1 September 2024 . During the period, this individual received remuneration of £18,141.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to CEO Ravi Singh, who is a family member of a Trustee.
“Ravi Singh, the CEO who is the family member of a Trustee, received £47,509 (2024: £47,509) in remuneration for their services.” — page 36
“A close family member of a Trustee was employed by the charity from 1 December 2023. During the period, this individual received remuneration of £ 32,853 (2024: £10,000).” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to a close family member of a Trustee employed from 1 December 2023.
“Ravi Singh, the CEO who is the family member of a Trustee, received £47,509 (2024: £47,509) in remuneration for their services.” — page 36
“A close family member of a Trustee was employed by the charity from 1 December 2023. During the period, this individual received remuneration of £ 32,853 (2024: £10,000).” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to another close family member of a Trustee employed from 1 September 2024.
“Ravi Singh, the CEO who is the family member of a Trustee, received £47,509 (2024: £47,509) in remuneration for their services.” — page 36
“A close family member of a Trustee was employed by the charity from 1 December 2023. During the period, this individual received remuneration of £ 32,853 (2024: £10,000).” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Ross Brooke. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Khalsa Aid International (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £570k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.4m
Total spending
£4.2m
Cost of raising funds
£95k
Reserves (reported)
£13.1m
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~37.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (84% 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: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Albania · Australia · Bangladesh · Botswana · Central African Republic · Cyprus · Eswatini · India · Indonesia · Iraq · Kenya · Lebanon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.4m£4.2m
31/03/2024£3.8m£4.5m
31/03/2023£4.3m£4.4m
31/03/2022£7.4m£4.0m
31/03/2021£5.0m£1.7m

Common questions

Is KHALSA AID INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £959,662 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was covered by using reserves. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £13,092,235, exceeding the stated policy target of £12m, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Ross Brooke.

Who funds KHALSA AID INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KHALSA AID INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include ANAND & SETHI FAMILY CHARITY TRUST, THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST, CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST, SSP FOUNDATION, WESTCOMBE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ANAND & SETHI FAMILY CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£25k
ANAND & SETHI FAMILY CHARITY TRUSTFY2025£21k
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£7k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
WESTCOMBE FOUNDATIONFY2023£201

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SIKH RELIEF.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KHALSA AID INTERNATIONAL£3.4m—0above—no doubt
SIKH RELIEF FY2024£178k—0unclear—no doubt
CRISIS AID FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN'S AID FY2023£218k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTIONAID FY2025£47.6m——unclear—no doubt
KHALSA FOUNDATION FY2024£159k—0unclear—no doubt

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