QING LIANG BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1205682 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Qing Liang Buddhist Association organises regular weekend activities, including guided meditation, sutra reading, and lectures on Buddhist doctrine, history, and arts. Additionally, on special Buddhist occasions such as Buddha's birthday, we conduct ritual ceremonies to celebrate. All our activities are held at 111 Consort Road, London SE15 3RU.

Objects

TO FURTHER THE TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES OF MAHAYANA BUDDHISM, BOTH IN THE UK, BY MAKING BUDDHISM ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT, ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: COMMUNITY SERVICES, SCHOLARLYRESEARCH, GUIDED MEDITATIONS, BUDDHIST EDUCATIONAL COURSES, TO FOSTER PEACE, HARMONY, AND A HEALTHY, BALANCED LIFESTYLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL AND WIDER COMMUNITY.

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 reported a significant increase in income to £623,999 and a surplus of £518,763 for the year ended 31 January 2025. Reserves increased to £2,385,888, supported by tangible fixed assets valued at £1,810,116. The filing notes the company is exempt from statutory audit under the small companies regime.

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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 £1.5m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• GUANG KUANchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alain Jean Henri Dubois
• Ningna Jiang · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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