KAGYU DECHEN BUDDHISM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 February 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07789188
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £460,454
Latest expenditure: £137,088
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 45 MANOR DRIVE, MANCHESTER, M21 7QG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide national and regional facilities and support for the teaching study and practice of Karma Kagyu Buddhism under the spiritual guidance of Lama Jampa Thaye.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £460,454
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,088

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: 2 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £567,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £206,419

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: 7 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £203,506
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,226

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: 10 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £150,080
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,545

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: 13 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £131,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,049

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: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £460,454
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,088
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 2 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £567,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £206,419
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £203,506
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,226
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £150,080
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,545
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: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £131,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,049
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: 50

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 2 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 567562
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 567562
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £206,419
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 206419
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £912,722
Assets Total Fixed: 1271312
Assets Own Use: 1271312
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £456,022
Assets Total Liabilities: £431,647
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,295,687
Creditors One Year Total Current: 46902
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 384745
Assets Cash: £429,491
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 912722
Funds Restricted: 382965
Funds Total: 1295687
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: KAGYU DECHEN BUDDHISM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-02-08T00:00:00

Charity Name: KAGYU DECHEN BUDDHISM
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2014-11-05T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 3938567
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1064198
Assoc Charity Name: KAGYU DECHEN TRUST

Charity Name: KAGYU DECHEN BUDDHISM
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2014-08-14T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 1055813
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1055813
Assoc Charity Name: KAGYU RIME LING TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27/09/2011
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST FAITH AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE TEACHINGS OF THE KARMA KAGYU SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM, AS EMBODIED BY HIS HOLINESS KARMAPA THINLEY THAYE DORJE, THE FOURTH KARMA THINLEY RINPOCHE AND LAMA JAMPA THAYE.SUCH ADVANCEMENT SHALL BE UNDER THE SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY AND GUIDANCE OF (I) LAMA JAMPA THAYE AS MASTER OF THE SAKYA AND KARMA KAGYU SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM (THE “HEAD”), (II) THE FUTURE INCARNATIONS (EACH A "FUTURE INCARNATION”) OF THE HEAD AS IDENTIFIED IN WRITING BY THE PRESENT OR FUTURE HEAD OF THE DROLMA PHODRANG OF THE SAKYA SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (THE “SAKYA HEAD”), AND (III) ANY TEMPORARY SUCCESSORS APPOINTED IN WRITING FROM TIME TO TIME BY (X) THE HEAD, (Y) A FUTURE INCARNATION OR, IN THE EVENT THE HEAD OR A FUTURE INCARNATION IS UNABLE TO MAKE SUCH APPOINTMENT, (Z) THE SAKYA HEAD.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures