CCEW Charity Commission profile

DRAGON BELL TEMPLE

Registered charity 1142973 · organisation 5019920

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
20 July 2011
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
2 April 2024 – 1 April 2025
Latest income
£132,732
Latest expenditure
£18,987
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 7 The Willows, Shillingford St George, EXETER, EX2 9QS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dragonbelltemple.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

TEACH BUDDHIST MEDITATION AND ARE A RESOURCE FOR THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND BUDDHISM

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
2 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
1 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
1 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received
2 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
2 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£132,732
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,987
Fin Period Start Date
2 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
1 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
1 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received
18 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£17,547
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,392
Fin Period Start Date
2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
1 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
1 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received
10 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
10 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£50,377
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,134
Fin Period Start Date
2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
1 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
1 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received
29 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£16,844
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,464
Fin Period Start Date
2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
1 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
1 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received
6 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£13,133
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,372

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
2 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
1 April 2025
Ar Due Date
1 February 2026
Ar Received Date
2 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£132,732
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,987
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
2 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
1 April 2024
Ar Due Date
1 February 2025
Ar Received Date
18 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£17,547
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,392
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
1 April 2023
Ar Due Date
1 February 2024
Ar Received Date
10 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£50,377
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,134
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
1 April 2022
Ar Due Date
1 February 2023
Ar Received Date
29 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£16,844
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,464
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
1 April 2021
Ar Due Date
1 February 2022
Ar Received Date
6 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£13,133
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,372
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
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Devon
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cornwall
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
DRAGON BELL TEMPLE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2011-07-20T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
TRUST DEED DATED 09/08/2010
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST FAITH, IN PARTICULAR THE SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (ALSO KNOWN AS SOTO ZEN)

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
509079
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
NO

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries