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INTERNATIONAL DZOGCHEN COMMUNITY OF KUNSELLING

Registered charity 1019101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DZOGCHEN COMMUNITY, DZOGCHEN COMMUNITY U.K., DZOGCHEN COMMUNITY UK, THE DZOGCHEN COMMUNITY

To promote, advance and maintain the Dzogchen teachings and practise in its Buddhist and other forms throughtout the UK. To promote greeater understanding of Tibetan culture and traditions according to the teachings and spiritual guidance of Namkhai Rinpoche and his nominated sucerssors.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£94k
Latest spending
£108k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,861 for the year, primarily due to a significant payment to an affiliated organisation in Italy that was delayed from the previous year. Despite this loss, the charity holds total unrestricted and restricted funds of £398,917 and has fully repaid the mortgage on its Wales centre, leaving only the London centre's mortgage as debt. The trustees note that ongoing interest rate increases require tight control over expenditure, but membership and rental income provide a degree of financial stability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The document explicitly states in Note 15 that there were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2024. However, the Trustees' Report mentions that a proportion of membership fees is payable to Merigar and the International Dzogchen Community, and a significant payment was made to an affiliated organisation in Italy. As Note 15 explicitly discloses 'no related party transactions', these flows are either not captured in the statutory notes or are considered immaterial/non-disclosable under the specific note definition, but the payment to Italy is a material financial event linked to related parties. Given the strict instruction to extract ONLY what is explicitly stated in the notes/tables for related_party_flags, and Note 15 says 'There were no related party transactions', I must follow the explicit disclosure in the notes. However, the Trustees report mentions the payment. Let's look at the definition: 'disclosed related-party transactions'. Note 15 is the specific disclosure note. It says 'There were no related party transactions'. This contradicts the Trustees' report mention of payments to Merigar/Italy. Usually, if Note 15 says none, they are not disclosed as such in the statutory notes. I will set this to empty array based on Note 15's explicit statement.
“There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2024.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£94k£108k
31/12/2023£94k£75k
31/12/2022£83k£77k
31/12/2021£68k£67k
31/12/2020£62k£66k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL DZOGCHEN COMMUNITY OF KUNSELLING financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,861 for the year, primarily due to a significant payment to an affiliated organisation in Italy that was delayed from the previous year. Despite this loss, the charity holds total unrestricted and restricted funds of £398,917 and has fully repaid the mortgage on its Wales centre, leaving only the London centre's mortgage as debt. The trustees note that ongoing interest rate increases require tight control over expenditure, but membership and rental income provide a degree of financial stability.