Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 9

CITY SIKHS FOUNDATION

City Sikhs is an award-winning progressive Sikh charity which strives to build a cohesive and inclusive society in which individuality is respected and diversity is celebrated. We provide a space for people to connect, learn, contribute and share and help people develop their professional careers through networking and mentoring.

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 9 years

www.citysikhs.com

info@citysikhs.org.uk

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Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£27	£22	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/21		£21	£14	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/20		£7	£10	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/19		£15	£14	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/18	*	£18	£4	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	14
31/12/17		£4	£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£1	£2	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£7	£1	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Birmingham City, India, Manchester City, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Sikh Cultures
£9,545	28/01/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a series of online open forums discussing issues around the changing nature of the Sikh community. With a strong focus on diversity the project aims to draw in ....more The funding will be used to deliver a series of online open forums discussing issues around the changing nature of the Sikh community. With a strong focus on diversity the project aims to draw in people who focus less on their religion and more with their culture and ethnicity to help build relationships across the UK Sikh community and other faiths and to help those whose mental health has been impacted by the pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sikh Mental Health First Aiders
£10,000	03/08/2018 12	The funding will be used to train individuals in mental health first aid. The project aims to enable the Sikh community to help its members who may experience ill mental health.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

HARPREET SINGH VIRDEE Appointed: 2017

JASVIR SINGH Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Barrister, Other trusteeships: KALEIDOSCOPE DIVERSITY TRUST, FAITHS FORUM FOR LONDON,

MEENO KAUR CHAWLA Appointed: 2021

PARAM SINGH Appointed: 2010, Other trusteeships: SIKH RESEARCH, THE SUNDAR SINGH FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/03/2015, number: 1160843

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR18: 81 days late,

Main office

c/o City Sikhs Foundation
77-79 Charlotte Street
London
W1T 4PW

Objectives

To promote the following charitable purposes for the benefit of the public and in particular for members of the Sikh and South Asian communities in Britain and around the world by providing them with support and assistance in the following:A. Advancing education and in particular the development of individual capabilities, competencies and skills needed to excel within professional careers;B. Promoting religious and racial harmony by raising awareness and understanding of Sikh and South Asian religious beliefs, culture and heritage;C. Promoting equality and diversity by enabling people of Sikh and South Asian heritage to understand the religious beliefs of others and vice versa;D. Advancing community capacity building by developing the capacity and skills of members of the Sikh and South Asian community in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society;E. Advancing citizenship and community development through the promotion of volunteering and the voluntary sector;F. The promotion of the moral or spiritual welfare or improvement of the community;

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