SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL - UK

Registered charity 1104491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

In pursuance of its charitable objectives, and in order to achieve the overall aims of its mission statement, the principal charitable activity of SGI-UK is the advancement of religion as it relates to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin.

Objects

To promote in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world the study and practice of Nichiren Buddhism as taught by Soka Gakkai International by such means as the Trustees think fit including, but not limited to: (a) the promotion of peace and understanding between peoples of different cultures and races; (b) the education of the public in arts of cultural and educational value (including the arts of music, song, dance, drama, literature, painting, drawing and sculpture); (c) the education of the public about conservation, protection and improvement of the environment; (d) the education of the public about human rights and their maintenance and observation; (e) the relief of poverty, sickness, infirmity and old age; (f) the education of the public about peaceful means of conflict resolution. Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

Area of benefit: IN THE UNITED KINDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £1,142,336 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by significant gains on the revaluation of investments. The trustees consider the level of free reserves to be adequate, noting that unrestricted reserves represent 4.0 months of operating costs. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2023) → 2 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £285k. 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)

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aisha Oakley
• Christopher Rudolf Loewe
• FIONA JANE HARROW
• GRAHAM HOLMAN
• JENNIE PETERS-SMITH
• Justine Lucy Marchant aka Peters
• KAZUO FUJII
• ROBERT ANTHONY SAMUELS
• ROBERT PHILIP HARRAP
• STEPHANIE JANE BALL

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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