Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UK

-propagate the ideology and faith of Sikh religion by means of holy congregation-provide religious instructions to its members and the general public-foster brotherhood between Sikhs in particular and other faiths in general-practice, preach & preserve the Sikh tenets in the manner originally laid down by the Ten Gurus-provide all necassary religious services-promote spiritual wellbeing
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £21,008,253 available, equivalent to 94 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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£4,233£2,685£1,548£221£21,009£21,00893.90150
31/03/22£3,193£1,845£1,348£0£19,460£19,442126.40150
31/03/21£2,583£1,784£800£0£18,113£18,025121.20150
31/03/20£4,430£2,471£1,959£394£17,313£17,20583.50150
31/03/19£5,028£2,524£2,504£0£15,355£15,29372.70150
31/03/18£2,790£1,629£1,161£0£12,851£12,7599400
31/03/17£2,867£1,138£1,729£0£11,689£11,446120.700
31/03/16£2,906£2,332£573£212£9,960£9,9185100
31/03/15£2,709£1,519£1,190£6£9,387£8,98070.900
31/03/14£2,757£2,234£523£20£8,197£8,0114300
31/03/13*£2,167£1,565£602£401£6,151£6,15147.200
31/03/12*£3,013£2,005£1,007£5£7,206£7,20643.100
31/03/11*£3,320£974£2,346£16£6,199£6,19976.300
31/03/10*£2,232£1,672£561£465£3,853£3,85327.710
31/03/09£1,966£2,360£-394£3£3,293£3,29316.710
31/03/08*£2,406£2,221£186£2£3,686£3,68619.910
31/03/07*£2,979£2,448£531£1,416£3,501£3,50117.210
31/03/06*£1,978£3,632£-1,654n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£2,195£1,995£200n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£2,272£1,895£376n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 93.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 23 months
Quick Ratio: 35.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 46 years

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Sikh religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, India, Kenya,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

  • JARNAIL SINGH BHINDER Appointed: 2013
  • JASWINDER PAL SINGH CHANDAN
  • MR MOHINDER SINGH AHLUWALIA (Chair)
  • PARMINDER SINGH JHUTTI
  • SUCHA SINGH
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/02/1979, number: 508470
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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; AR13: 1 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 23 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 257 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 30 days late, AR04: 37 days late,
Main office

Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha Uk
18-20 Soho Road
BIRMINGHAM
B21 9BH

Objectives

1) THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PROPAGATION, PRACTICE AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE SIKH RELIGION BASED UPON THE TEACHINGS OF THE TEN GURUS AND SIRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI AND FOR THE RELIEF OF NEED.2) THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS IN LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED THAT IS TO SAY MEMBERS OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE,AND WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,AGE,INFIRMITY.DISABLEMENT,POVERTY OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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