Dashmash Sikh Temple

Analysis

Dashmash Sikh Temple is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Dashmash Sikh Temple reported income of £31k and spending of £22k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2022, income grew from £24k to £31k (+29%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dashmash Sikh Temple sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Community Action Trust for Those Suffering Poverty in Zimbabwe (£31k), The Misses C M Pearson and M V Williams Charitable Trust (£31k) and Reaching Romania (£31k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.