GURU GOBIND SINGH GURDWARA ( GGSG ) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 3 November 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £212,774
Latest expenditure: £112,020
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 152-156 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8BH

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision and maintenance of a Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) to be used by the local community as a place of worship in accordance with the Sikh religion and for conducting religious rituals such as solemnization of births and marriages and for furthering the Sikh faith. Other major activities include teaching Punjabi to small children and providing community welfare facilities.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £212,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £112,020

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £236,062
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,028

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £125,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,083

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £131,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £61,061

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £95,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,556

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £212,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £112,020
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £236,062
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,028
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £125,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,083
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £131,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £61,061
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £95,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,556
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bedford
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GURU GOBIND SINGH GURDWARA ( GGSG )
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-11-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15TH NOVEMBER 1998, AS AMENDED 8TH AUGUST 1999
Charitable Objects: 1. ADVANCEMENT OF SIKH RELIGION. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A GURDWARA IN KEMPSTON FOR WORSHIP, FOR CELEBRATION OF SIKH RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, FOR THE CONDUCT AND REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES AND FOR THE CONDUCT OF FUNERAL RITES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SIKH RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES. 3. ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY) AMONG MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. 4. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, IN PARTICULAR FOR MEMBERS OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
Area Of Benefit: KEMPSTON

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 488659
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GGSG

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures