Sikh Welfare and Research Trust

Analysis

Sikh Welfare and Research Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hounslow. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sikh Welfare and Research Trust reported income of £93k and spending of £85k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £69k to £93k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sikh Welfare and Research Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shah Walayat Foundation (£93k), Birmingham Community Hosting Network (£93k) and FFH Educational Trust (£93k).