KAN TAK TEMPLE

Registered charity 1212882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To expound and propagate the truth of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism by holding lectures and services in the Temple

Objects

TO PROMOTE MENTAL AND MORAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS OF CONFUCIANISM, BUDDHISM AND TAOISM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Trafford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£54k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

2025

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £54,244, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £5,336 at year-end due to higher operating expenditure and lower than expected voluntary income. However, the trustees have assessed the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and concluded that sufficient funds are available to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)

“The principal funding source for the charity is donations made from members who attended the services of the temple.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £54k; policy: between three and six month’s expenditure)

“The level of reserves available to the charity as at 31 December 2025 was £54,244.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 3

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 09899275 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

CHAN, Wai Hong — director, appointed 18/06/2024on trustee list
WONG, Wing Nam Amber — director, appointed 18/06/2024on trustee list
CHAN, Chi Fan Charles — director, appointed 02/12/2015on trustee list
LI, Mei Har — secretary, appointed 02/12/2015

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Chi Fan Charles Chanchair
Wai Hong Chan
Wing Nam Amber Wong

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

Operates in: Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£54k	£31k

Common questions

Is KAN TAK TEMPLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £54,244, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £5,336 at year-end due to higher operating expenditure and lower than expected voluntary income. However, the trustees have assessed the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and concluded that sufficient funds are available to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YING CHI BUDDHIST TEMPLE.

YING CHI BUDDHIST TEMPLE income £34k
Tu An Temple UK income £126k
CHAN KHONG MONASTERY UK income £54k
THE ZEN TRUST income £83k
KAILASH BUDDHIST CENTRE income £79k
CANN HALL DEEN AND EDUCATION TRUST income £267k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KAN TAK TEMPLE	£54k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
YING CHI BUDDHIST TEMPLE FY2025	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Tu An Temple UK FY2025	£126k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHAN KHONG MONASTERY UK FY2025	£54k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ZEN TRUST FY2025	£83k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KAILASH BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2024	£79k	—	0	unclear	—	material uncertainty

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