SHRI GURU RAVI DASS SABHA

Registered charity 273317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote religious teachings and philosophy of Shri Ravidass Ji from the holy book of Shri Guru Granth Sahib and holy scriptures of Shri Guru Ravidass Ji.To provide a community centre for the inhabitants of Greater London.

Objects

(A) THE PROVISION OF WORSHIP TO ALMIGHTY GOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF SHRI GURU RAVI DASS JI FROM HIS HOLY BOOK SHRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB AND RESEARCH OF HOLY SCRIPTURES OF SHRI GURU RAVIDASS JI (B) THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF GREATER LONDON WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS (C) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS (D) RELIEF OF NEED AND SICKNESS OF THE SAID INHABITANTS (E) PROVISION OF MARRIAGE REGISTRATION FACILITIES FOR THE SAID COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON AREA

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,660,051 at the year end, with £198,376 specifically held for funding needs. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £121,545 for the year, having generated £517,417 in income against £395,872 in expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity continued all its activities throughout the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

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

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHUNI LAL CHUMBERchair
• ATMA RAM DHANDA
• Chaman Lal Badhan
• DARSHAN SINGH NAGI
• HARBANS LAL BIRDY
• JOGINDER RAM BAGHA
• RAM LAL BAGHA
• SHIAGARA SINGH JASSAL
• Shiv Rattu
• Surjit Singh Kaul
• Virender Chander

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

Operates in: Throughout London

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