The Sikh Awareness Society (Sas)

Analysis

The Sikh Awareness Society (Sas) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basingstoke. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sikh Awareness Society (Sas) reported income of £42k and spending of £43k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £45k to £42k (-5.9%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Sikh Awareness Society (Sas) sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ariya Dhamma Meditation Group UK (£42k), Orthodox Parish of St Bega, St Mungo and St Herbert, Keswick, Cumbria (£42k) and Kent Street Community Church (£42k).