# SHRI GURU RAVIDASS DHARMIK SABHA (WOLVERHAMPTON)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179154
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 11, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1179154


## Contact

- **Address:** SHRI GURU RAVIDASS TEMPLE, 181 DUDLEY ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** WV2 3DR
- **Phone:** 01902450829
- **Email:** brmahay@hotmail.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1 TO ADVANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON, DUDLEY, TIPTON AND (FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT) THE FOLLOWING AREAS:CANNOCK ROAD, BUSHBURY, PARK VILLAGE, WEDNESFIELD, WHITMORE-REANS, OXLEY, TETTENHALL, PENN, PENNFIELD, MERRIDALE, FINCHFIELD, ALL SAINTS, PARKFIELD, LANESFIELD, SEDGEMORE PARK, TIPTON, ROUGH HILL, DUDLEY TOWN, DUDLEY ROAD, BLAKENHALL, GOLDTHORN AREA, SEDGLEY, BILSTON, STOWHEATH, ETTINGSHALL, BRADLEY, COSELEY ROAD AND WILLENHALL ROAD; AND GENERALLY, THE RELIGIOUS, SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL VALUES AND PRINCIPLES AND SOCIAL TEACHINGS OF SHRI GURU RAVIDASS JI AS EXPRESSED:(1) THROUGH THE PERSONAL EXAMPLE AND THE LITERARY AND SPIRITUAL WRITINGS OF SHRI GURU RAVIDASS JI; AND (2) THROUGH FORMS OF PRAYER, WORSHIP AND CEREMONY AS PRACTICED BY SHRI GURU RAVIDASS JI AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN TRADITIONS ESTABLISHED BY HIS FOLLOWERS OVER TIME. 2 TO DO SO:(1) THROUGH THE HOLDING OF SERVICES, PRAYER MEETINGS AND PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS; AND(2) THROUGH THE CONDUCT OF LECTURES AND SEMINARS, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LITERARY COMMITTEES AND THE PRODUCTION OF PUBLICATIONS AND BROADCASTS. 3. TO PROMOTE:(1) A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING, WITHIN BOTH THE LOCAL AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY, OF THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL TEACHINGS OF SHRI GURU RAVIDASS JI; AND(2) A DEEPER AWARENESS OF THE COMMON AND SHARED VALUES BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT FAITHS SO AS TO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS RELATIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND FAITH GROUPS.4. TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE SABHA, AND MEMBERS OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY WHO MAY BE IN NEED THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES, SERVICES AND BENEFITS: (1) FOOD AND NOURISHMENT (LANGAR) FREE OF CHARGE, AND OTHER FORMS OF RELIEF OF POVERTY;(2) SOCIAL AND/OR COMMUNITY FACILITIES, FREE OF CHARGE OR AT LOW COST;(3) MOTHER TONGUE TEACHING, FREE OF CHARGE OR AT LOW COST;(4) SPACES, FACILITIES AND SERVICES:(A) TO MEET THE NEEDS OF:I THE ELDERLY; II THE YOUNG; III PARENTS AND INFANTS;IV THOSE WITH DISABILITIES; AND V THOSE IN NEED OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL SKILLS, LITERACY, NUMERACY AND CULTURAL SKILLS; AND(B) TO PROVIDE HEALTH, WELLBEING AND SPORTS AND FITNESS PURSUITS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** To advance the Ravidassian religion in accordance with the teachings and principles of Shri Guru Ravidass without restriction as to any particular mode of worship and for that purpose to provide and maintain a temple for worship.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dudley
- Wolverhampton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £268119 | £228781 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £262436 | £199014 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £199034 | £184758 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £189029 | £156205 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £75250 | £101803 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **NIRMAL DASS MAHAY** (Chair) — appointed July 10, 2018
- BALBIR KALAIR — appointed Sept. 24, 2009
- BALDEV RAJ MAHAY — appointed Sept. 24, 2009
- HARBLASS JAKHU — appointed Sept. 24, 2009
- HARIPAL RANDHAWA — appointed July 10, 2018
- Harkesh Ram — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- JAHWAR LAL AHIR — appointed July 10, 2018
- JEET CHAND — appointed Sept. 24, 2009
- JIWAN LAL MANDHER — appointed Sept. 24, 2009
- MEETU RAM — appointed Sept. 24, 2009
- MOHINDER PAUL — appointed Sept. 24, 2009
- NIRMAL RAM — appointed Sept. 24, 2009
- PARKASH HIRA — appointed July 10, 2018
- PIARA LAL — appointed Sept. 24, 2009
- RAJ KUMAR — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- SANT RAM — appointed Sept. 24, 2009