Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurudwara (Sikh Temple)

Analysis

Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in May 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.1m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Coventry Freemen's Charity (£1.1m), One Roof Leicester (£1.1m) and Unite 4 Humanity (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3,551. It employed 30 people.