About
The place of
the martyrs.
Shaheedi Bunga is a registered charity in Leicester. It teaches Gurmat — reading Gurbani, kirtan on the tanti saaj, and traditional archery — across the city’s gurdware. Every class is free, open to any age, and taught by volunteers.
“We believe that education is essential in nurturing and strengthening of our future generations, mentally and physically.”
Shaheedi Bunga
What the charity does
Registered with the Charity Commission for education and training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities, and amateur sport. In practice that is classes, camps and samagams, held in gurdware around Leicester.
Who it is for
Children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities and voluntary bodies, and the general public. No one is turned away, and nothing is charged.
How it is run
A Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered on 30 August 2019 and up to date with its reporting. It owns no buildings and leases none — the gurdware give the space.
- Charity number
- 1185103England & Wales
- Registered
- 30 Aug 2019As a CIO
- Trustees
- SevenNone of them paid
- Staff over £60k
- NoneThere are no such salaries
Figures from the Charity Commission register, which also names the trustees and carries the annual accounts.
Where
Classes run at Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara, 106 East Park Road, and at Gurudwara Shri Guru Dashmesh Sahib, 49 Gipsy Lane. Santhiya also runs online, and camps and samagams move around.