DRAGON BELL TEMPLE

Registered charity 1142973 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NO

TEACH BUDDHIST MEDITATION AND ARE A RESOURCE FOR THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND BUDDHISM

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST FAITH, IN PARTICULAR THE SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (ALSO KNOWN AS SOTO ZEN)

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: Teignbridge, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted funds of £623,322, a significant increase from the previous year's £89,577, largely driven by a £420,000 loan received. Charitable expenditure was £18,987, resulting in a net receipt for the year of £533,745. All funds are unrestricted, and the independent examiner reported no issues with accounting records or accuracy.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Daigen Weir
• Rev Elinore Agnew
• Rev MAX BENJAMIN CERDA ALEXANDER · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev SIMON CHARTERS HOUN WILLARD LEE

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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