Shaolin Temple UK China Cultural Funds

Registered charity 1057407 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHINA CULTURAL FUNDS, SHAOLIN TEMPLE UK

Providing the public with opportunities to learn Chinese culture by offering knowledge and lessons in the Shaolin Gong Fu martial art.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN LONDON AND ELSEWHERE BY ADVANCING EDUCATION IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, HISTORY, CULTURE AND OTHER SUBJECTS AND BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECRETION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF ELDERLY PERSONS AND OTHERS IN THE INTRESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED.

Area of benefit: LONDON AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£97k
Latest spending
£100k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2,337 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing from £21,247 to £18,910. The trustees confirm the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, citing sufficient funds to meet liabilities as they fall due. Unrestricted reserves stood at £17,035, while restricted reserves remained unchanged at £1,875.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£97k£100k
31/12/2023£109k£101k
31/12/2022£131k£143k
31/12/2021£124k£101k
31/12/2020£76k£84k

Common questions

Is Shaolin Temple UK China Cultural Funds financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2,337 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing from £21,247 to £18,910. The trustees confirm the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, citing sufficient funds to meet liabilities as they fall due. Unrestricted reserves stood at £17,035, while restricted reserves remained unchanged at £1,875. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.