Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar

Analysis

Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar reported income of £376k and spending of £163k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £200k to £376k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kerygma 180 (£375k), Kollel Yetev Lev Ltd (£376k) and Kingdom Light Centre (£375k).