[2] The idea for the organisation came about after the founder of City Sikhs, Param Singh became friends with Dhruv Patel OBE, the founder of the City Hindus Network through a leadership training programme they both attended.

[4] City Sikhs is a member of the Faiths Forum [5] and has worked with a variety of organisations including City Hindus Network,[6] Deloitte Diversity Networks,[7] National Sewa Day,[8] the Faith and Belief Forum (formerly Three Faiths Forum), Limmud,[9] the Islamic Society of Britain,[10] and The Football Association[11] In 2021, Rita Chadha, who was the former Small Charities Coalition chief executive, was appointed as its first director.

[12] Some of the events that City Sikhs has organised include: City Sikhs supports interfaith initiatives such as the St George's Day Declaration[24] and CAASE.

[25] City Sikhs has also supported British Sikh projects such as the Warrior Saints book,[26] the British Sikh Report,[27] and the Khanda Poppy Project[28] In February, 2022 they also authored an open letter[29] about religious freedom in collaboration with British South Indians and think tank, Bridge India[30] in response to the move to ban head scarves in schools in Karnataka.

[31] Members of City Sikhs have appeared on TV and radio and in print on a number of occasions to talk about Sikh or British Asian issues and are regular contributors to the BBC Asian Network and BBC1's The Big Questions.