ROKPA TRUST
Registered charity 1059293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOTHLORIEN, ROKPA, SAMYE DZONG, SAMYE LING, TARA ROKPA · also registered in Scotland as SC038628 (OSCR)
To promote Buddhism and to foster non-sectarian inter-religious dialogue and understanding. To provide medical care and therapy. To provide education. To relieve poverty.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £29,212,852 at year-end, with free reserves of £7,582,320, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of one year's core costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £917,941 for the year, supported by significant unrestricted funds, indicating strong financial stability and operational continuity.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 4.3% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds 9,916 97,842 107,758” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one year's core costs (held: £7.6m)
“The Trustees’ reserves policy is to maintain a sum equivalent ta one year's core costs as a minimum” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to subsidiary
“Rokpa Trust provided Rokpa Developments Ltd with a loan of £290,000. Interest has been charged on the loan at 2.5% to 19 April 2025 and 5% therefter.” — page 31
“Donations under Gift Aid 100,019” — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from subsidiary
“Rokpa Trust provided Rokpa Developments Ltd with a loan of £290,000. Interest has been charged on the loan at 2.5% to 19 April 2025 and 5% therefter.” — page 31
“Donations under Gift Aid 100,019” — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from subsidiary
“Rokpa Trust provided Rokpa Developments Ltd with a loan of £290,000. Interest has been charged on the loan at 2.5% to 19 April 2025 and 5% therefter.” — page 31
“Donations under Gift Aid 100,019” — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Director connected transaction
“Rokpa Trust provided Rokpa Developments Ltd with a loan of £290,000. Interest has been charged on the loan at 2.5% to 19 April 2025 and 5% therefter.” — page 31
“Donations under Gift Aid 100,019” — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Rokpa Developments Limited, KSDL Trading Limited
“There are two subsidiary trading companies as part of the Rokpa Trust Group, being Rokpa Developments Ltd and KSDL Trading Ltd.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Dodd & Co Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Choje Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche — Chairman of Rokpa Trust (source)
- Khyabje Akong Tulku Rinpoche — Founder (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £1.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£108k
Reported reserves equal ~57.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Abbot Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpochechair
- Elise Kristine Sylvest Jacobsen
- JOHN FREDERICK MICHAEL MAXWELL · trustee of 1 other charity
- KARMA LHAMO COSGROVE
- Tsultim Palbar Lama
- VENERABLE ANI LHAMO
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROKPA TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £29,212,852 at year-end, with free reserves of £7,582,320, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of one year's core costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £917,941 for the year, supported by significant unrestricted funds, indicating strong financial stability and operational continuity. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Dodd & Co Audit Limited.
Who funds ROKPA TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ROKPA TRUST as a grant recipient include THE TANLAW FOUNDATION.
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