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The United Sikh Association Guru Gobind Singh Gudwara

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1071296BradfordReligion
Income£635k2025-12-31
Spending£457ksame year
Spent / received67%5-year average
Size in its cause94th pctReligion
Registered1998Other
Employees3latest return

Analysis

The United Sikh Association Guru Gobind Singh Gudwara is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The United Sikh Association Guru Gobind Singh Gudwara reported income of £635k and spending of £457k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £281k to £635k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The United Sikh Association Guru Gobind Singh Gudwara sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society for Distributing Hebrew Scriptures (£634k), The Railway Mission (£635k) and Moorlands Church (£633k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £22k. Reserves of £100k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

Income and spending

£0£166k£332k£499k£665k2021 Income: £280,5222021 Spending: £187,22220212022 Income: £453,5372022 Spending: £282,86020222023 Income: £664,7692023 Spending: £391,43120232024 Income: £569,9432024 Spending: £430,28020242025 Income: £635,1392025 Spending: £456,6342025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 95%
  • Charitable activities 0.1%
  • Investments 2.1%
  • Other 2.4%

In the charity's own words

The main activities of the Charity is to provide a place of worship for Sikhs and to advance Sikh faith among Sikh community of Bradford and surrounding areas.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Society for Distributing Hebrew ScripturesHitchin£634k
The Railway MissionRugby£635k
Moorlands ChurchLancaster£633k
Immanuel Church BrentwoodEssex£636k