DHARMA DRUM LONDON

Registered charity 1200733 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DHARMA DRUM LONDON LIMITED, LONDON CHAN MEDITATION

We have three main types of activities:1) Meditation: we organise regular meditation sessions, instructions, retreats, and talks as well as courses in meditation and Buddhist philosophy;2) Public Engagement: we seek to share the benefits of Chan meditation with the public through various channels;3) Social Engagement: we aim to contribute wherever the need arises in the broader community.

Objects

2.1 THE ORGANISATION'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, ONLY TO: (A) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF MEDITATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY HOLDING MEDITATION GROUP SITTING SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND RETREATS FOR THE LEARNING AND PRACTICE OF MEDITATION; AND (B) ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST FAITH WITHIN THE DHARMA DRUM MOUNTAIN LINEAGE OF CHAN BUDDHISM, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE HOLDING OF TALKS, DISCUSSIONS, LECTURES, BUDDHIST CEREMONIES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF BUDDHIST FESTIVALS, AND PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHAN BUDDHISM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT BUDDHISM.

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 the charity's finances are in a healthy state, with unrestricted reserves of £118,766 held to fund future property leasing costs. The charity reported a net cash increase of £21,533 for the year, derived from £38,897 in donations against £17,364 in expenditures.

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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 12529304

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• JANČAK, Aurelija — director, appointed 23/03/2020not on trustee list
• LI, Xin — director, appointed 23/03/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Xin Lichair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Aurelija Jancak

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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