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Gurudwara Shri Guru Dashmesh Sahib

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1059363LeicesterPoverty relief
Income£219k2025-12-31
Spending£139ksame year
Spent / received75%5-year average
Size in its cause77th pctPoverty relief
Registered1996Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Gurudwara Shri Guru Dashmesh Sahib is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in November 1996, 30 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 other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Gurudwara Shri Guru Dashmesh Sahib reported income of £219k and spending of £139k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £124k to £219k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gurudwara Shri Guru Dashmesh Sahib sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sidley Community Association (£218k), The Oratory of St Philip Neri at Cardiff (£219k) and Zimbabwe Pensioners Support Fund - UK Branch (£218k).

Income and spending

£0£55k£109k£164k£219k2021 Income: £123,5562021 Spending: £70,05920212022 Income: £121,0082022 Spending: £71,66420222023 Income: £200,5662023 Spending: £157,50520232024 Income: £199,0472024 Spending: £211,55820242025 Income: £218,5482025 Spending: £138,9662025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

TO ADVANCE THE SIKH FAITH IN LEICESTERSHIRE AND HOLD PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS OF THE RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS. THE CHARITY AIMS TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR FREE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTS.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Sidley Community AssociationBexhill-On-Sea£218k
The Oratory of St Philip Neri at CardiffCardiff£219k
Zimbabwe Pensioners Support Fund - UK BranchSwindon£218k
Before TrustLondon£219k