SAKYA DECHEN BUDDHISM LTD

Registered charity 1163076 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides courses and facilities relating to Buddhist philosophy, meditation and ethics as taught and practised in the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE "OBJECTS") ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST FAITH AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE TEACHINGS OF THE SAKYA SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM, AS EMBODIED BY THE FOURTH KARMA THINLEY RINPOCHE AND LAMA JAMPA THAYE. SUCH ADVANCEMENT SHALL BE UNDER THE SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY AND GUIDANCE OF (I) LAMA JAMPA THAYE AS MASTER OF THE SAKYA SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (THE ?HEAD?), (II) THE FUTURE INCARNATIONS (EACH A "FUTURE INCARNATION?) OF THE HEAD AS IDENTIFIED IN WRITING BY THE PRESENT OR FUTURE HEAD OF THE DROLMA PHODRANG OF THE SAKYA SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (THE ?SAKYA HEAD?), AND (III) ANY TEMPORARY SUCCESSORS APPOINTED IN WRITING FROM TIME TO TIME BY (X) THE HEAD, (Y) A FUTURE INCARNATION OR, IN THE EVENT THE HEAD OR A FUTURE INCARNATION IS UNABLE TO MAKE SUCH APPOINTMENT, (Z) THE SAKYA HEAD.

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

£93k

Latest spending

£78k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is stable and secure, with unrestricted reserves of £929,378 significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of £33,500. The charity relies entirely on volunteers, has no paid staff, and generated a net income of £15,612 for the year, allowing it to meet all financial commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months’ regular cash expenditure equating to £33,500 (held: £929k)

“As a matter of policy, the Trustees intend to hold the amount of reserves held in cash and cash equivalents not restricted to or designated for any particular purpose at the minimum level of 3 to 6 months’ regular cash expenditure equating to £33,500” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £762k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Phil Joseph Michael Bradychair
ANDREW GUTMANN · trustee of 1 other charity
BENJAMIN GOLDING
Dr CARL ROGERS · trustee of 1 other charity
MIRANDA MOORE · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Lund
Michael Stott
NICKOLA CHRISTOV
PAUL HADDON · trustee of 1 other charity
Rachel Deeming

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£93k	£78k
31/12/2024	£103k	£72k
31/12/2023	£219k	£71k
31/12/2022	£199k	£82k
31/12/2021	£96k	£60k

Common questions

Is SAKYA DECHEN BUDDHISM LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is stable and secure, with unrestricted reserves of £929,378 significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of £33,500. The charity relies entirely on volunteers, has no paid staff, and generated a net income of £15,612 for the year, allowing it to meet all financial commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SAYAGYI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST.

SAYAGYI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST income £791k
SATIPANYA BUDDHIST TRUST income £123k
VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £163k
THE ENGLISH SANGHA TRUST LIMITED income £2.2m
VIPASSANA TRUST (DHAMMA SUKHAKARI) income £546k
SHERABLING-UK LTD. income £503k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SAKYA DECHEN BUDDHISM LTD	£93k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SAYAGYI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST FY2024	£791k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SATIPANYA BUDDHIST TRUST FY2024	£123k	—	above	—	no doubt
VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2025	£163k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ENGLISH SANGHA TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£2.2m	—	above	0.0%	no doubt
VIPASSANA TRUST (DHAMMA SUKHAKARI) FY2025	£546k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.