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Guru Nanak Gurdwara Cultural and Recreational Centre

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1138835PrestonPoverty relief
Income£80k2025-12-31
Spending£49ksame year
Spent / received87%5-year average
Size in its cause63rd pctPoverty relief
Registered2010Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Guru Nanak Gurdwara Cultural and Recreational Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in November 2010, 16 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 individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Guru Nanak Gurdwara Cultural and Recreational Centre reported income of £80k and spending of £49k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £63k to £80k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Guru Nanak Gurdwara Cultural and Recreational Centre sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Calvary Family Church (£80k), Church of God in Liverpool (£80k) and Baag (British and Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group) (£79k).

Income and spending

£0£28k£56k£84k£113k2021 Income: £63,2182021 Spending: £112,55020212022 Income: £53,9912022 Spending: £48,31320222023 Income: £66,8672023 Spending: £49,70920232024 Income: £93,3402024 Spending: £51,58920242025 Income: £79,5502025 Spending: £49,3852025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Daily worship for the Sikh congregation Participation of the Sikh congregration in events held in Preston i.e.Preston GuildThe Gurdwara is open 7 days a week for the Sikh congregation Langar (free meal) to be provided twice a week for the congregationClasses held for the congregation i.e. Punjabi classes, Teaching of hymns and musical instruments Daily prays conducted by Granthi (Priest)

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Calvary Family ChurchNottingham£80k
Church of God in LiverpoolLiverpool£80k
Baag (British and Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group)London£79k
Middlesbrough Central Masjid and Community CentreMiddlesbrough£80k