THE TERTON SOGYAL TRUST

Registered charity 1059323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Trust are the promotion and advance of Buddhism in all parts of the world and in any manner that is charitable in law.

Objects

1. THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS CHARITABLE IN LAW AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL DECIDE 2. IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF CLAUSE 1) THIS MAY INCLUDE: (A) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOLS CENTRES COLLEGES RETREATS MONASTERIES NUNNERIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PRESERVATION STUDY AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM; (B) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF LIBRARIES AND FACILTIES FOR THE PRESERVATION AND STUDY OF BUDDHISM (C) TO PRESERVE TIBETAN PHILOSOPHY LOGIC METAPHYSICS ART SACRED DANCE SACRED MUSIC ARTS CRAFTS AND SKILLS MEDICINE AND PHILOSOPHY AND THE RELICS IMAGES OBJECTS (WHETHER SACRED OR OTHERWISE) ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

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

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Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £53,806 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by significant investment gains and foreign exchange movements. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £73,823, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity is reliant on donations and bequests, with total incoming resources from these sources amounting to £19,110.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03245152 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• CHALLINOR, Alison — director, appointed 15/10/2025on trustee list
• HODGSON, Ralph — director, appointed 19/12/2022on trustee list
• DA SILVA, Mark David — director, appointed 05/07/2021not on trustee list
• SCHRAM, Averil Gay — director, appointed 26/11/2019on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Challinor
• Averil Schram
• Mark David Da Silva · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ralph Hodgson

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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