Manchester Sikh Foundation

Analysis

Manchester Sikh Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Manchester Sikh Foundation reported income of £204k and spending of £171k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £204k (+928%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Manchester Sikh Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Share Psychotherapy (£204k), Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue CIO (£204k) and Valley End Cricket Club (£203k).