GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB TRUST

Registered charity 1169568 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB COMMUNITY CENTRE

Guru Hargobind Sahib Trust is based in West LondonThe primary activities of the charity include but are not restricted toPromote Sikhism, Educating the community about Sikhism, Providing facilities for youth, elderly and vulnerable, Promoting mutual understanding between and within communities, Performing services, Organising fund raising events, Aiding other institutions in promoting equality

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE SIKH RELIGION IN LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: LANGUAGES, IN PARTICULAR PUNJABI, AND SIKH BELIEFS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE.3. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£586k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received donations of £585,532 and incurred charitable expenditure of £173,667, resulting in a net movement in funds of £411,865. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted funds increased from £1,575,251 to £1,987,116 during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: not yet possible to quantify (held: £2.0m)
“It is the general policy of the charity not to accumulate or hold reserves other than those which are to be expensed in the following period on activities and other general expenses in order to achieve its objectives. It is not yet possible to quantify this amount until the charity has become fully established where costs can be accurately predicted.” — page 5
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.

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 £2.5m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£586k
Total spending
£174k
Cost of raising funds
£153k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 26.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£586k£174k
31/03/2024£326k£381k
31/03/2023£1.7m£152k
31/03/2022£3k£2k
31/03/2021£21k£2k

Common questions

Is GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received donations of £585,532 and incurred charitable expenditure of £173,667, resulting in a net movement in funds of £411,865. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted funds increased from £1,575,251 to £1,987,116 during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA LONDON UK1£0

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB TRUST£586k—0unclear—no doubt
GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB GURDWARA FY2025£105k—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNITED SIKH ASSOCIATION GURU GOBIND SINGH GUDWARA FY2024£570k—0above—noted
THE SRI GURU HARKRISHAN SAHIB TRUST FY2025£436k—0unclear—no doubt
GURU NANAK GURDWARA FY2025£854k—0above—no doubt
SRI GURU SINGH SABHA SOUTHALL FY2024£4.8m—0unclear—no doubt

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