Gurunanak Gurudwara (Sikh Temple)
Analysis
Gurunanak Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in November 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Gurunanak Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) reported income of £469k and spending of £61k, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £82k to £469k (+473%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 235%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Gurunanak Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastleigh Baptist Church (£469k), Jewish Voice Ministries UK (£470k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of All Saints, Margaret Street, London W1 (£469k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The main activity of the Gurdwara is to organise religious services consistent with Sikh Rahat Maryada. Guru Nanak Gurdwara is the residence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the eleventh and the final living Sikh Guru.The Sri Guru Granth Sahib embodies beside the divine bani of the founder of the Sikh faith Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the bani of five more Gurus and of 19 Hindu Bhakats and Moslem Sufis.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Eastleigh Baptist Church | Eastleigh | £469k |
| Jewish Voice Ministries UK | Cambridge | £470k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of All Saints, Margaret Street, London W1 | London | £469k |
| Winchester Eastleigh and Romsey Methodist Circuit | Eastleigh | £470k |