Sikh Helpline

Analysis

Sikh Helpline is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in UK. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sikh Helpline reported income of £66k and spending of £92k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £100k to £66k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sikh Helpline sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wooden Canal Boat Society Limited (£66k), Telford Samaritans (£66k) and Apasen International (£66k).