DIAMOND BUDDHIST CENTRE, UK

Registered charity 1194254 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious Activities

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION IN LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING BY:A. ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT BUDDHIST TEMPLEB. ORGANISING TEACHING CLASSES AND TRAINING TO EDUCATE BUDDHISM TO ALL BUDDHIST FOLLOWERSC. MAINTAINING COMMUNAL HARMONY AND GOOD RELATIONS WITH OTHER FAITHS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £396,792 (2024: £357,059), driven by a net income of £39,733. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £290,497 and cash of £107,495, with no disclosed reserves policy target or pension deficit.

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
• 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
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £284k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bijaya Bajracharya
• CHANDRA PARSAD GURUNG
• Hem Prasad Chhantyal
• MAN BAHADUR PUN CHHANTYAL
• Mim Kaji Gurung
• Pancha Man Gurung
• Ratna Gurung
• SAM SERCHAN
• SUSHIL PRAJAPATI
• Sharmila Hirachan Thakali
• Subash Gurung
• Sumal Gurung M.A,
• Surja Bahadur Gurung
• YOG GURUNG

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

Operates in: Kent · Throughout London

Income and spending

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