YING CHI BUDDHIST TEMPLE

Registered charity 1098665 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To expound and propagate the truth of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism by holding lectures and services in the Temple.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL OR MORAL IMPROVEMENT OR SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS OF CONFUCIANISM, BUDDHISM, TAOISM

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE HARINGEY, GREATER LONDON

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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Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£43k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,256 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £963,730 to £954,474. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £144,341 are maintained within the stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £144k)
“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£34k£43k
31/12/2024£28k£33k
31/12/2023£44k£31k
31/12/2022£25k£32k
31/12/2021£13k£12k

Common questions

Is YING CHI BUDDHIST TEMPLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,256 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £963,730 to £954,474. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £144,341 are maintained within the stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.