Martsang Kagyu UK Buddhist Centre — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 5 September 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £11,382
Latest expenditure: £7,938
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 4 Crossways, The Green, Haddenham, ELY, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3TP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.martsangkagyu.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Martsang Kagyu tradition is an 855-year-old, unbroken order of traditional Tibetan Buddhism of which His Holiness Gangri Karma Rinpoche an accomplished Master. Our philosophy covers the complete teaching of Buddhist original theory and practice as. We exercise various practices of meditation for insight, wisdom, compassion to improved physical and mental health.Throughout England & Wales.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £11,382
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,938

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,292

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,950
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,739

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,590
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,316

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £27,802
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,367

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £11,382
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,938
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,200
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: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,292
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: 26

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,950
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,739
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,590
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,316
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £27,802
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,367
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 18

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Martsang Kagyu UK Buddhist Centre
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-09-05T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Sep 2019 as amended on 27 Sep 2021
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE BUDDHISM IN THE UK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARTSANG KAGYU TRADITION OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, SEMINARS, PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND MEDITATION TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE BUDDHIST RELIGION.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 612380
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: MARTSANG KAGYU LONDON BUDDHIST CENTRE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures