Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

SIRI GURU SINGH SABHA 

Sikh community established in the Crawley area since before 1969 and growing rapidly.Siri Guru Singh Sabha as a charity organisation organises regularly weekly events inviting the elderly and the young of both sexes to engage in consultation meetings and the planning of required activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£208£163£45n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£172£225£-53n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/21£125£144£-20n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/20£95£82£13n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£144£146£-2n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£133£1,456£-1,323£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£91£69£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£91£63£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£89£120£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£99£160£-61£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£335£659£-325£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£152£26£126£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£100£19£82£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£83£23£61£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£60£32£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£48£30£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£41£21£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£42£20£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£35£22£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£34£15£19£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

http://www.crawleygurdwara.org.uk/

jat_jhans@hotmail.com

07766701502

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Sikh congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Surrey, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Siri Guru Singh Sabha of Crawley
£5,000 25/08/2020
Siri Guru Singh Sabha is a charity in Crawley that organises and runs regularly weekly events for the Sikh community. The Gurdwara is a place for anyone to attend for prayer, reflection, socialising ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/08/1997, number: 1063786
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 11 days late, AR06: 328 days late,
Main office

Gurdwara and Sport Centre
Ifield Green
Ifield
CRAWLEY
RH11 0NU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE SIKH FAITH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: WEST SUSSEX.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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