THE CENTRAL GURDWARA (BRITISH ISLES) LONDON KHALSA JATHA

Registered charity 258324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

the advancement of the Sikh religionthe maintenance of a Gurdwara for worship, for the celebration of Sikh religious festivals, for the conduct and registration of marriages and for the conduct of funeral rites in accordance with Sikh religious observances.the advancement of education among members of the Sikh community in the United Kingdom

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SIKH RELIGION (2) THE MAINTENANCE OF THE GURDWARA FOR WORSHIP, FOR THE CELEBRATION OF SIKH RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, FOR THE CONDUCT AND REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES AND FOR THE CONDUCT OF FUNERAL RITES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SIKH RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES (3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG MEMBERS OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (INCLUDING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY) (4) THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS IN LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED, THAT IS TO SAY MEMBERS OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT SUCH FACILITIES ARE TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased from £1,606,874 to £1,667,993, reflecting a net incoming resource of £61,119 for the year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds significant fixed assets, primarily freehold land and buildings valued at £1,060,838.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PBG Associates Limited. Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~50.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% 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: 46.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• GURPREET SINGH ANANDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• GURVINDER KAUR RANDHAWA
• Harmohan Singh Puri
• Harvinder Kaur Dulku
• JASVINDER SINGH ALG
• Mandip Singh Sohal · trustee of 1 other charity
• Manjit Kaur Gill
• Rajvinder Singh Jagdev
• Ranbir Singh Alg
• Satbir Singh Choudry

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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• GURU MANEYO GRANTH GURDWARA income £1.8m
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• BABA DEEP SINGH GURDWARA income £337k
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Side by side with its peers

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