GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (LEEDS) UK

Registered charity 519137 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAL JATHA (LEEDS) UK

The charity is primarily a Sikh Place of Worship and looks after the religious, cultural and social needs of the whole cross-section of the Sikh Community.Care of Elderly, Education, Youth, Sports, Healthy Living, Interfaith, Community Cohesion and Harmony. Offer help and advice to asylum seekers and refugees.

Objects

THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PROPAGATION, PRACTICE ANDADVANCEMENT OF THE SIKH RELIGION BASED UPON THE TEACHINGS OF THE TEN GURUS AND SIRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI AND FOR THE RELIEF OF NEED. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION).

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£763k
Latest spending
£490k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net incoming resource surplus of £272,473 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £3,168,092. The trustees consider the level of funding adequate to support current activities and confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£763k
Total spending
£490k
Reserves (reported)
£10k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 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 (85% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£763k£490k
31/12/2023£438k£195k
31/12/2022£381k£148k
31/12/2021£380k£88k
31/12/2020£531k£104k

Common questions

Is GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (LEEDS) UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net incoming resource surplus of £272,473 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £3,168,092. The trustees consider the level of funding adequate to support current activities and confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 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

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (LEEDS) UK£763k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UK FY2025£4.4m—0unclear—no doubt
GURU NANAK GURDWARA FY2025£854k—0above—no doubt
GURU NANAK NISHKAM EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA LONDON UK FY2024£655k—0unclear—no doubt
GURDWARA NANAK SAR, GURU NANAK SIKH ORGANISATION FY2025£344k—0above—no doubt

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