CCEW Charity Commission profile

BUDDHIST INTERHELP

Registered charity 1070380 · organisation 3944478

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
3 July 1998
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£11,618
Latest expenditure
£4,645
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 280 Coldhams Lane, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3HN

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promoting understanding particularly of Vietnamese Buddhism and culture. Financial support: to help poor children in Vietnam obtain education, to assist Vietnamese monks and nuns train in meditation practice, to help those in need both in the UK and abroadFurther funds are being raised to help develop centres for the teaching and practice of Buddhism in the UK.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
16 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,618
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,645
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
22 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£9,326
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,030
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
21 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,905
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,643
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
11 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,916
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,809
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
4 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£4,441
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,682

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
16 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,618
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,645
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
India
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Vietnam
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
106
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Overseas Aid/famine Relief

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BUDDHIST INTERHELP
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1998-07-03T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20 MAY 1998
Charitable Objects
(1) FOR THE RELIEF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES, OF PERSONS IN VIETNAM, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE IN NEED. (2) FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION AND FOR THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS AND DOCTRINES OF BUDDHISM.
Area Of Benefit
VIETNAM, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment