Sikh Welfare Society

Analysis

Sikh Welfare Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilford. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sikh Welfare Society reported income of £37k and spending of £53k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £37k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Welfare Society sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oli Leigh Trust (£37k), Hinckley U3a (£37k) and Holibobs Children’s Cancer Charity (£37k).