Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE AND YOUTH CLUB

SCCYC is a Multi-Award winning innovative, forefront organisation that serves disadvantaged communities in the Town as well as BAME communities in Northamptonshire. Services: Support & poverty, training & education, volunteering scheme, health & well being, sport & leisure, Sikh-Punjabi heritage, creative & performing arts, youth club, elderly centre, ladies group.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£197£186£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£167£135£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£324£148£176n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£176£176£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£191£228£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£66£76£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£63£47£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£78£68£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£65£67£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£59£60£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£62£48£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£63£53£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£60£47£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£64£51£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£50£53£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£55£53£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£29£29£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£33£25£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£24£24£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£14£24£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

www.sccyc.co.uk

pindy@watersideconnect.com

01604475802

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£369,978
DCMS£98,875
National Lottery Heritage Fund£41,000
Sport England£9,800
Northamptonshire Community Foundation£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - ‘Queens Jubilee Urban Garden’
£10,000 14/04/2022
Funding will be used to deliver therapeutic outdoor activities create an urban nature space and a green space to commemorate the Queen’s platinum jubilee. The project aims to create spaces that enable people to fulfil their potential and overcome ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Critical Communities
£340,026 27/08/2021
36
The project will use the funding over three years to continue to run and to develop a service that has grown in response to the impacts of the pandemic. The service is aimed at helping people in the local community to break the cycle of poverty ....more
Sport England - TGC CF Bhangra-Fuse
£9,800 27/07/2021
11
The project will support 40 disadvantaged BAME women in Northampton to become active.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Grant to Sikh Community Centre and Youth Club (SCCYC)
£2,000 28/06/2021
Grant to Sikh Community Centre and Youth Club (SCCYC)
National Lottery Community Fund - SCCYC Critical Food Aid
£9,952 11/06/2021
The funding will be used to provide food wellbeing checks and support services for vulnerable members of the Sikh community. The project aims to support disadvantaged people with complex issues who face adversity as a result of the pandemic by ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£98,875 08/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club
£41,000 07/07/2020
COVID19 Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club SCCYC
National Lottery Community Fund - Critical Support Project
£10,000 09/04/2020
5
The funding will be used to provide medication deliveries overall welfare and support services for vulnerable members of the Sikh community. The project aims to support people during the current corona virus pandemic.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club
£149,600 21/03/2019
Sikhs of Northampton - Celebrating 60 Years!
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£91,000 05/10/2018
Waterside-Connect Education & Training Centre.
Sport England - Community Centre Development
£50,000 17/05/2018
7
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Community Centre Development. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Community Centre Development
£50,000 17/05/2018
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Community Centre Development'. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness. This funding has contributed towards a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Opportunities for ALL
£9,960 14/02/2018
12
This charity will deliver a weekly support project, develop volunteering opportunities for the whole community and offer young people, aged 16 and over, opportunities to build job skills. The project is designed to bring people from diverse ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Waterside Reach Out Development Project
£165,000 13/09/2017
36
This funding will help the organisation to link with a number of partners to address key local issues around homelessness and isolation, as well as help them to work with vulnerable people and people with low income levels. Those who are homeless ....more
Power to Change - Sikh Communty Centre & youth Club SCCYC
£15,060 01/03/2017
16
Grant to Sikh Communty Centre & youth Club SCCYC
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club
£47,000 17/02/2016
From Her, Kings Are Born!
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club
£18,000 30/06/2011
the salary of the Community Development Officer
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

  • CHARANJIT GREWAL Appointed: 2018
  • HARINDER SINGH KOONER Appointed: 2011
  • HARJINDER KOONER (Chair)
  • JAGJIT SHAIRI Appointed: 2017
  • KULJIT BHANGRA Appointed: 2014
  • NISHARN SINGH SIDHU-BRAR Appointed: 2023
  • NIRMAL SINGH Appointed: 2022
  • RUPINDER THIND Appointed: 2017
  • RESHMINDER SINGH DIU Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/07/1996, number: 1056764
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 44 days late, AR21: 1 days late,
Main office

Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club
35-37 St. James Mill Road
NORTHAMPTON
NN5 5JW

Objectives

(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO:(2) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTHAMPTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RACE OR OF POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAIDINHABITANTS, THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, AND VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO:(A) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS(B) PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.(C) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE (CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTHAMPTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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