Sikh Gurdwara Darlington

Analysis

Sikh Gurdwara Darlington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darlington. It was registered in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sikh Gurdwara Darlington reported income of £59k and spending of £49k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £59k (+220%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sikh Gurdwara Darlington sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Community Gloucester (£59k), The Zambezi Sunrise Trust (£59k) and Choice Through Education UK (£59k).