THE SIKH COMMUNITY AND YOUTH SERVICE

Registered charity 518946 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity operates from the registered office address, in Handsworth, Birmingham for the benefit of the inhabitants of the City of Birmingham and Surrounding areas, particularly those of Sikh origin, to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation & other leisure time occupation of the beneficiaries and help and educate young beneficiaries through their leisure time etc.

Objects

THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF SIKH ORIGIN (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE BENEFICIARIES'). A. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE BENEFICIARIES AND TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG BENEFICIARIES THORUG THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GOW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR BOTH BENEFICIARIES AND YOUNG BENEFICIARIES MAY BE IMPROVED; B. TO ADVANCE THE SIKH RELIGION; C. TO ESTABLISH CENTRES AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE SUCH CENTRES FOR ACTIVITY PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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 · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £440,054, driven by a significant rise in investment income which reached £42,630. The charity holds substantial fixed assets, including investment property valued at £561,939, while maintaining unrestricted reserves of £440,054 against current liabilities of £121,903.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• 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 vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charanjit Kooner
• DAL SINGH DHESY
• Hardyal Singh Matharu

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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