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**Charity registration number 1037230**
## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **CONTENTS**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|1 - 3|
|Statement of Trustees' responsibilities|4|
|Independent auditor's report|5 - 7|
|Statement of financial activities|8|
|Statement of financial position|9|
|Statement of cash flows|10|
|Notes to the financial statements|11 - 23|
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
|**Trustees**|Viscount Michael Cowdray|
|---|---|
||Mr Hansjorg Mayer|
||Ms Tsering Yangkey|
||Mr Phuntsok Norbu|
|**Charity number**|1037230|
|**Principal address**|1 Culworth Street|
||London|
||NW8 7AF|
|**Auditor**|TC Group|
||5th Floor|
||3 Dorset Rise|
||London|
||EC4Y 8EN|
|**Bankers**|Barclays Bank Plc|
||St Johns Wood Branch|
||40 WellingtonRoad|
||St John Wood|
||London|
||NW8 9TJ|
(Appointed 6 November 2024) (Appointed 20 November 2024)
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the Trust's deed, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
## **Objectives and activities**
The Trust's objects are:
- a) Advance Tibetan Buddhism.
- b) Promote a greater awareness of the culture, religion and way of life of the Tibetan people.
- c) Relieve the poverty of people of Tibetan origin and attend to the impoverished parts of the Tibetan community, particularly but not exclusively, in India and Nepal.
Consistent with the objectives of the Trust, the charitable activities undertaken by the Trust are aimed primarily at the education of the Tibetan children in exile in India, studying in different Tibetan schools. They are also aimed at providing the stipend to monks and nuns in the study of the Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and towards the care of the physically challenged and the elderly.
A calendar of events is prepared ahead of time for the following year to achieve over the months. These are discussed at the annual Trustees' Meeting. Estimated budgets for activities are presented by the Secretary and approved by the Trustees. The Trustees and the Secretary work closely to monitor the fund flow on a regular basis.
The Trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the Trust should undertake. The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and agreeing the grant making policy for the next year.
The policies adopted in furtherance of the objects are as stated in the Trust Deed and there has been no change in these during the year.
## **Achievements and performance**
The preservation and promotion of the Tibetan language and culture remain among the primary objectives of the Trust. In this regard, the Trust is pleased to highlight the successful operation of the London School for Tibetan Language and Culture. The school, which operates exclusively on Sundays, currently accommodates 47 students who travel from various parts of the United Kingdom to study the unique Tibetan language and culture. This initiative addresses a significant challenge faced by Tibetan communities living outside India, where children primarily communicate in their host country’s language both at school and in their daily lives.
To further support this mission, the Trust facilitates visits by experts and spiritual teachers who provide valuable insights into Tibetan religion, culture, and language during the school term. Additionally, the Trust extends financial assistance to Tibetan language schools in Bristol and Bournemouth to cover venue rental costs for their classrooms.
In line with its commitment to community engagement, the Trust organised two events delivered by His Eminence Ling Rinpoche: a talk on _Praise of Gratifying Sentient Beings_ at Friends House, London, and the Trust’s annual lecture on _Daily Practice of the Four Noble Truths_ with a Q&A session at the Council Chamber, Cavendish Venues, London. These free events attracted a large audience, and to ensure wider accessibility, video recordings of the lectures and Pictures were shared on the Trust’s social media platforms.
The Trust’s annual activities, aligned with its core objectives, also include providing educational sponsorships for Tibetan students enrolled in various schools in India. Furthermore, the Trust offers financial aid and healthcare support to children with special needs and elderly members of the Tibetan community living in exile in care homes in India. Sponsors are regularly updated on the progress of their sponsored children through detailed reports and personal letters from the schools.
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## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
## **Financial review**
The Statement of Financial Activities set out on page 8 shows the Trust's income and expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Total income amounted to £190,962 (2024: £145,697) which comprises donations of £177,638 (2024: £138,532), together with investment income of £7,684 (2024: £7,165) and other income of £5,640 (2024: £Nil).
Total expenditure amounted to £370,504 (2024: £688,627). During the year, the Trust made donations to charitable institutions totalling £337,515 (2024: £618,133) and the related support costs were £23,781 (2024: 51,042). Support costs included a loss of £6,300 made on foreign exchange movements and £17,481 of administrative costs set at 7% of the EC Grant receivable. The costs of managing and administering the Trust, excluding support costs, were £9,208 (2024: £19,452).
The statement of financial position on page 9 shows the financial position as at 31 March 2025.
Total assets less liabilities amounted to £620,811 (2024: £800,353), which is represented by the accumulated balances on both the restricted and unrestricted income funds. The net current assets of the unrestricted income fund of £601,086 (2024: £599,888) represent funds held in order to meet the Trust's operating overheads and also funds received that have yet to be applied towards the Trust's charitable objectives. The Trust has several projects that it supports on an ongoing basis and it is therefore the Trust's policy to maintain sufficient unrestricted income reserves to ensure that these projects can continue to be supported in the event that the level of donations received is reduced for any reason.
## **Risk Management**
The Trustees has assessed the major risks to which the Trust is exposed, and believe that maintaining the free reserves at the levels stated above, combined with an annual review of the controls over key financial systems, will provide sufficient resources in the face of adverse conditions. The Trustees have also examined other operational risks which they face and confirm they have established systems to mitigate any significant risks.
## **Plans for future periods**
The Trustees will continue to adopt a policy of making regular donations to charitable causes, having regard to the level of the Trust's annual income from year to year. They regularly appraise new opportunities for direct charitable expenditure consistent with the Trust's overall charitable objectives.
## **Structure, governance and management**
The Trust was established by a charitable Trust deed on 28 February 1994 and is a registered charity No. 1037230.
The Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
Viscount Michael Cowdray Mr Hansjorg Mayer Mr Sonam Tsering Frasi (Resigned 6 November 2024) Mr Tenzin Kunga (Resigned 20 November 2024) Ms Tsering Yangkey (Appointed 6 November 2024) Mr Phuntsok Norbu (Appointed 20 November 2024)
The statutory power of appointing new or additional Trustees is vested in the Trustees. An additional Trustee may be appointed at any time but the total number shall not be fewer than three nor more than seven.
Other than its Trustees, the day to day administration of the Trust is supported by unpaid staff provided by the Office of Tibet, London, including the Secretary. The Trustees are responsible solely for the consideration and authorisation of the charitable donations made by the Trust,
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## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
The Trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
.............................. Ms Tsering Yangkey **Trustee** `28/1/2026` Date: .............................................
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## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Trust and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the Trust for that year.
In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP FRS102;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts; and
- prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Trust and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **Opinion**
We have audited the financial statements of Tibet House Trust (the ‘Trust’) for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the statement of financial position, the statement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 _The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland_ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
- give a true and fair view of the state of the Trust’s affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended;
- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
## **Basis for opinion**
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the _Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements_ section of our report. We are independent of the Trust in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
## **Conclusions relating to going concern**
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
## **Other information**
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception**
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the Trustees' report; or
- sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **Responsibilities of Trustees**
As explained more fully in the statement of Trustees' responsibilities, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the Trust or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
## **Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements**
We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
## **Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud**
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect irregularities, including fraud. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and management.
Our approach was as follows:
- We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the charity and determined that the most significant are those that relate to the reporting framework being the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and the Charities Act 2011.
- We understood how the charity is complying with those frameworks by making enquiries of management and seeking representations from those charged with governance. We corroborated our understanding by reviewing supporting documentation including Trustee's meeting minutes.
- Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations. Our procedures involved enquiries of management and those charged with governance, review of legal and professional expenses and review of Trustees' meeting minutes
- We assessed the susceptibility of the charity's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur by considering the risk of management override of internal controls and by designating income recognition as a fraud risk. We performed journal entry testing by specific risk criteria, with a focus on journals indicating large or unusual transactions based on our understanding of the charity.
- The charity is a regulated entity under the supervision of the Charities Commission. As such, the Senior Statutory Auditor considered the experience and expertise of the engagement team to ensure that the team had the appropriate competence and capabilities.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https:// www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **Use of our report**
This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
`28/1/2026`
**TC Group Statutory Auditor**
.........................
5th Floor 3 Dorset Rise London EC4Y 8EN
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2025**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
50,354
127,284
Investments
**4**
7,684
-
Other income
**5**
5,640
-
**Total income**
63,678
127,284
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
Education, Religion and
Culture
**6**
28,217
28,370
Community Develpment
and Empowerment
**6**
33,694
264,585
Health
**6**
5,638
10,000
**Total charitable**
**expenditure**
67,549
302,955
**Net expenditure before**
**transfers**
(3,871)
(175,671)
Gross transfers
between funds
5,069
(5,069)
**Net movement in**
**funds**
1,198
(180,740)
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Fund balances at 1 April 2024
599,888
200,465
**Fund balances at 31 March**
**2025**
601,086
19,725|**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
177,638
115,748
22,784
7,684
7,165
-
5,640
-
-
190,962
122,913
22,784
56,587
31,046
27,607
298,279
71,159
553,242
15,638
5,573
-
370,504
107,778
580,849
(179,542)
15,135
(558,065)
-
8,853
(8,853)
(179,542)
23,988
(566,918)
800,353
575,900
767,383
620,811
599,888
200,465|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
138,532
7,165
-
145,697
58,653
624,401
5,573
688,627
(542,930)
-
(542,930)
1,343,283
800,353|
|---|---|---|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
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## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION**
## _**AS AT 31 MARCH 2025**_
|||||**2025**|||**2024**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Notes**||**£**||**£**|**£**||**£**|
|**Fixed assets**|||||||||
|Property, plant and equipment|**11**||||4,542|||6,055|
|Programme related investments|**12**||||56,670|||56,670|
||||||61,212|||62,725|
|**Current assets**|||||||||
|Trade and other receivables|**14**||22,280|||7,176|||
|Cash at bank and in hand||592,461||||807,844|||
|||614,741||||815,020|||
|**Current liabilities**|**15**|(55,142)||||(77,392)|||
|Net current assets|||||559,599|||737,628|
|**Total assets less current liabilities**|||||620,811|||800,353|
|**Income funds**|||||||||
|Restricted funds|**16**||||19,725|||200,465|
|Unrestricted funds|||||601,086|||599,888|
||||||620,811|||800,353|
|||28/1/2026|||||||
|The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on .........................|||||||||
|..............................||..............................|||||||
|Ms Tsering Yangkey||Mr Phuntsok Norbu|||||||
|**Trustee**||**Trustee**|||||||
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## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
|**Notes**
**Cash flows from operating activities**
Cash absorbed by operations
**20**
**Investing activities**
Investment income received
**Net cash generated from investing**
**activities**
**Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Effect of foreign exchange rates
**Cash and cash equivalents at end of year**|**2025**
**£**
**£**
(229,367)
7,684
7,684
(221,683)
807,844
6,300
592,461|**2024**
**£**
**£**
(514,541)
7,165
7,165
(507,376)
1,299,453
15,767
807,844|
|---|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Charity information**
Tibet House Trust is a Charity registered in England & Wales. Its principal correspondence address is 1 Culworth Street, London, NW8 7AF. The nature of the charity's operations and principal activities are set out in the Trustees' Report.
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Trust's deed, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)". The Trust is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Trust. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
## **1.2 Going concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **1.3 Charitable funds**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the Trust's charitable objectives and to meet ongoing governance costs.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions imposed by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the accounts.
## **1.4 Incoming resources**
Income is recognised when the Trust is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the Trust has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid is recognised at the time of the donation.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **(Continued)**
## **1.5 Resources expended**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Trust to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses including support costs and governance costs are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings.
Charitable activities includes expenditure associated with grants payable, support costs and governance costs.
Grants payable are payments made to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable objects of the Trust. In the case of an unconditional grant offer this is accrued once the recipient has been notified of the grant award. The notification gives the recipient a reasonable expectation that they will receive the one-year or multi-year grant. Grant awards that are subject to the recipient fulfilling performance conditions are only accrued when the recipient has been notified of the grant and any remaining unfulfilled condition attaching to that grant is outside of the control of the Trust.
Provisions for unconditional grants are made when the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recipient but there is uncertainty as to the timing of the grant.
Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the Trust and its compliance with regulation and good practice.
Support costs comprise all costs involving the essential administrative and operational functions that enable the Trust to deliver its activities effectively and efficiently.
The total support and governance costs attributable to charitable activities are apportioned pro rata to the cost of grants.
## **1.6 Property, plant and equipment**
Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
25% reducing balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
## **1.7 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **(Continued)**
## **1.8 Financial instruments**
The Trust has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the Trust's balance sheet when the Trust becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
## _**Basic financial assets**_
Basic financial assets, which include trade and other receivables and cash and bank balances are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
## _**Basic financial liabilities**_
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade payables are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## _**Derecognition of financial liabilities**_
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Trust’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
## **1.9 Foreign exchange**
Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. All differences are included in the statement of financial activities.
## **1.10 Programme related investments**
Programme related investments are measured at fair value if this can be measured reliably otherwise they are at carried at cost less impairment.
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of program related investments are determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the investments, and are recognised in net income/ (expenditure) for the year.
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements**
In the application of the Trust’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
## **Programme related investments**
Programme related investments are stated at cost. The trustees perform an impairment review of the social investments by taking into consideration the financial performance, macro-economic factors of the jurisdiction, micro-economic factors and the political landscape surrounding the investments. There is an inevitable degree of judgement involved and the accuracy of any impairment can only be ascertained when the trustees start the disinvestment process.
## **3 Donations**
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**||**funds**|**funds**||
||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Donations and gifts|50,354|127,284|177,638|115,748|22,784|138,532|
## **4 Income from investments**
||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Interest receivable|7,684|7,165|
## **5 Other income**
||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Other income|5,640|-|
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
## **6 Charitable activities**
|**Education,**
**Religion and**
**Culture**
**Community**
**Development**
**and**
**Empowerment**
**£**
**£**
Grant funding of activities (see note
7)
55,084
267,209
Support costs (see note 8)
-
23,781
Governance costs (see note 8)
1,503
7,289
56,587
298,279
**Analysis by fund**
Unrestricted funds
28,217
33,694
Restricted funds
28,370
264,585
56,587
298,279
**For the year ended 31 March 2024**
Unrestricted funds
31,046
71,159
Restricted funds
27,607
553,242
58,653
624,401|**Health**
**£**
15,222
-
416
15,638
5,638
10,000
15,638
5,573
-
5,573|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
337,515
23,781
9,208
370,504
67,549
302,955
370,504|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
618,133
51,042
19,452|
|---|---|---|---|
||||688,627|
||||107,778
580,849|
||||688,627|
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
|**7**
**Grants payable**
**Education,**
**Religion and**
**Culture**
**Community**
**Development**
**and**
**Empowerment**
**£**
**£**
Lhekshed Tshal School, Nepal
500
-
Department of Education, Central
Tibetan Administration, India
a) Sponsorship of Tibetan Students
3,070
-
b) Sponsorship of Tibetan Students
under STSS
6,432
-
Department of Religion and Culture,
Central Tibetan Administration, India -
Sponsorship of Monks and Nuns
824
-
Tibetan Children's Village, Dharamsala
a) Sponsorship of Tibetan Students
3,436
-
b) Donation for IT Education
3,000
-
Tibet Home Foundation, Mussoorie
-
a) Sponsorship to Tibetan Students
2,760
-
Sunday Tibetan School - UK
19,736
-
Strengthening Awareness about the
Panchen Lama Grant
-
-
Annual talk on Buddhism, Tibetan
Culture and History
6,476
-
Finnish - Tibetan Cultural Association
2,034
-
Central Tibetan Relief Committee,
Department of Home, Central Tibetan
Administration, India
a) Sponsorship of Elderly people
-
2,624
His Holiness Dalai Lama Religious &
Cultural Society, Tibetan Voluntary
Association, Tibetan Policy Institution,
Social and Resource Development and
Department of Information &
International Relations, India -
Tibetan Human Rights Programme
-
249,741
Tibetan Youth Employment Fund
-
9,544
Imagine One-Day
-
4,953
Dharma Network Limited
-
93
Other restricted funds
254
Richardson Foundation
a) Sponsorship of students in India
6,600
-
Carried forward
54,868
267,209|**Health**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
500
3,070
6,432
824
3,436
3,000
2,760
19,736
-
6,476
2,034
2,624
249,741
9,544
4,953
93
254
6,600
322,077|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
461
3,262
8,196
492
5,308
3,750
3,444
19,116
249
4,128
2,242
2,624
503,939
49,303
-
-
-
6,000|
|---|---|---|---|
||||612,514|
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
|**7**
**Grants payable**
**Education,**
**Religion and**
**Culture**
**Community**
**Development**
**and**
**Empowerment**
**£**
**£**
Brought forward
54,868
267,209
Tibetan Cholsum Society
a) Shalu Monastery for eldery stipend
216
-
Department of Health, Central Tibetan
Administration, India
a) Local clinics in remote Tibet
Settlements
-
-
b) Sponsorship of Disabled Children at
Ngoenga School
-
-
c) Delek Hospital Fund
-
-
55,084
267,209
**8**
**Support and governance costs**
**Support**
**costs**
**Governance**
**costs**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Depreciation
-
1,513
1,513
Administration fees
17,481
-
17,481
Loss on foreign exchange
6,300
-
6,300
Audit fees
-
7,534
7,534
Repairs and maintenance
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
-
64
64
Bank charges
-
97
97
23,781
9,208
32,989|**(Continued)**
**Health**
**Total**
**2025**
**Total**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
322,077
612,514
-
216
216
10,000
10,000
-
4,503
4,503
4,683
720
720
720
15,222
337,515
618,133
Support
costs
Governance
costs
2024
£
£
£
-
2,018
2,018
35,275
-
35,275
15,767
-
15,767
-
7,140
7,140
-
10,000
10,000
-
168
168
-
126
126
51,042
19,452
70,494|**(Continued)**
**Health**
**Total**
**2025**
**Total**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
322,077
612,514
-
216
216
10,000
10,000
-
4,503
4,503
4,683
720
720
720
15,222
337,515
618,133
Support
costs
Governance
costs
2024
£
£
£
-
2,018
2,018
35,275
-
35,275
15,767
-
15,767
-
7,140
7,140
-
10,000
10,000
-
168
168
-
126
126
51,042
19,452
70,494|
|---|---|---|
|||618,133|
|||2024
£
2,018
35,275
15,767
7,140
10,000
168
126|
|||70,494|
The total support and governance costs attributable to charitable activities are first allocated to specific grants and then apportioned pro rata to the total cost of grants payable.
## **9 Trustees**
None of the Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or expense reimbursements during the year (2024: £Nil).
## **10 Employees**
There were no employees during the year, instead the Trust relies on the unpaid staff provided by the Office of Tibet, London, including the Secretary.
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
|**11**|**Property, plant and equipment**||
|---|---|---|
|||**Fixtures, fittings & equipment**|
|||**£**|
||**Cost**||
||At 1 April 2024|20,234|
||At 31 March 2025|20,234|
||**Depreciation and impairment**||
||At 1 April 2024|14,179|
||Depreciation charged in the year|1,513|
||At 31 March 2025|15,692|
||**Carrying amount**||
||At 31 March 2025|4,542|
||At 31 March 2024|6,055|
|**12**|**Programme related investments**||
|||**£**|
||**At 1 April 2024 and at 31 March 2025**|56,670|
The above investment comprises equity and preference shares held in Gang-Jong Development Finance PVT Limited (GF), a company incorporated in India. The primary objective of GF is to provide small business loans to Tibetans in India.
## **13 Financial instruments**
|**Carrying amount of financial assets**
Instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss
**Carrying amount of financial liabilities**
Measured at fair value through profit or loss
- Other financial liabilities|**2025**
**£**
56,670
55,142|**2024**
**£**
56,670|
|---|---|---|
|||77,392|
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
|**14**
**Trade and other receivables**
**Amounts falling due within one year:**
Other receivables
Prepayments and accrued income
**15**
**Current liabilities**
Other payables|**2025**
**£**
17,182
5,098
22,280
**2025**
**£**
55,142|**2024**
**£**
6,113
1,063|
|---|---|---|
|||7,176|
|||**2024**
**£**
77,392|
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
## **16 Restricted funds**
The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:
||**At 1 April**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Monitoring and**|**Transfer**|**At 31 March**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**2024**|**resources**|**expended**|**administration**|**from/(to)**|**2025**|
|||||**fees**|**unrestricted**||
||||||**fund**||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|The Tibet|||||||
|Charitable|||||||
|Trust Fund|-|10,000|(10,000)|-|-|-|
|Dharma|||||||
|Network|||||||
|Limited Fund|93|-|(93)|-|-|-|
|The Dalai|||||||
|Lama|||||||
|Foundation|||||||
|Canada Fund|9,543|-|(9,543)|-|-|-|
|The PF|||||||
|Charitable|||||||
|Trust Fund|1,094|-|-|-|-|1,094|
|Finnish-|||||||
|Tibetan|||||||
|Cultural|||||||
|Association|||||||
|Fund|12,244|-|(2,034)|-|-|10,210|
|The European|||||||
|Commission|||||||
|Fund|163,863|92,448|(249,742)|(17,481)|10,912|-|
|Sunday|||||||
|Tibetan|||||||
|School Fund|-|18,236|(19,736)|-|1,500|-|
|Strengthening|||||||
|Awareness|||||||
|about the|||||||
|Panchen|||||||
|Lama Grant|4,385|-|-|-|-|4,385|
|The Richard|||||||
|Foundation|||||||
|Fund|-|6,600|(6,600)|-|-|-|
|Other|||||||
|Restricted|||||||
|Funds|9,243|-|(5,207)|-|-|4,036|
||200,465|127,284|(302,955)|(17,481)|12,412|19,725|
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
|**16**|**Restricted funds**||||||**(Continued)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Previous**|**At 1 April**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Monitoring and**|**Transfer**|**At 31 March**|
||**year:**|**2023**|**resources**|**expended**|**administration**|**from/(to)**|**2024**|
||||||**fees**|**unrestricted**||
|||||||**fund**||
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||Dharma|||||||
||Network|||||||
||Limited Fund|93|-|-|-|-|93|
||The Dalai|||||||
||Lama|||||||
||Foundation|||||||
||Canada Fund|58,846|-|(49,303)|-|-|9,543|
||The PF|||||||
||Charitable|||||||
||Trust Fund|1,094|-|-|-|-|1,094|
||Finnish-|||||||
||Tibetan|||||||
||Cultural|||||||
||Association|||||||
||Fund|14,486|-|(2,242)|-|-|12,244|
||The European|||||||
||Commission|||||||
||Fund|677,882|-|(503,939)|(35,276)|25,197|163,864|
||Sunday|||||||
||Tibetan|||||||
||School Fund|1,106|16,784|(19,116)|-|1,226|-|
||Strengthening|||||||
||Awareness|||||||
||about the|||||||
||Panchen|||||||
||Lama Grant|4,634|-|(249)|-|-|4,385|
||The Richard|||||||
||Foundation|||||||
||Fund|-|6,000|(6,000)|-|-|-|
||Other|||||||
||Restricted|||||||
||Funds|9,242|-|-|-|-|9,242|
|||767,383|22,784|(580,849)|(35,276)|26,423|200,465|
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
## **16 Restricted funds**
## **(Continued)**
a) **The Tibet Charitable Trust Fund** - funding for health clinics under the Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration.
b) **Dharma Network Limited Fund** - funding for an educational and health project for children in India and sponsorship for His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit in the United Kingdom.
c) **The Dalai Lama Foundation Canada Fund** - funding for a Tibetan Youth Employment Project in South India.
d) **The PF Charitable Trust Fund** - funding received for sponsoring His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit in the United Kingdom.
e) **Finnish-Tibetan Cultural Association Fund** - funding for providing educational, cultural and health projects in India.
f) **The European Commission Fund** - funding to defend and protect the Tibetan Human Rights Defenders in Tibet and the People’s Republic of China and enhance the Tibetan rights movement globally. g) **Sunday Tibetan School Fund** - funding for Tibetan & Buddhist Classes in the United Kingdom.
h) **Strengthening Awareness about Panchen Lama Grant -** funding provided to raise awareness of the Panchen Lama.
j) **The Richardson Foundation Fund** - funding for five university students in India.
i) **Other Restricted Funds** - Other funds received from various donors for the support of Nyingtob Ling Handicap School, Dharamsala and a musical and cultural event named "Imagine - One Day".
## **17 Unrestricted funds**
The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
||**At 1 April**|**At 1 April**|**Incoming**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31 March**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**2024**|**resources**||**expended**||**2025**|
|||**£**||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|General funds|599,888|||63,678|(67,549)|5,069|601,086|
|**Previous year:**|**At 1 April**||**Incoming**||**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31 March**|
|||**2023**|**resources**||**expended**||**2024**|
|||**£**||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|General funds|575,900||122,913||(107,778)|8,853|599,888|
|**Analysis of net assets between funds**||||||||
||||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
||||||**funds**|**funds**||
||||||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|
||||||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Fund balances at 31 March 2025 are represented**|||**by:**|||||
|Property, plant and equipment|||||4,542|-|4,542|
|Programme related assets|||||56,670|-|56,670|
|Current assets/(liabilities)|||||539,874|19,725|559,599|
||||||601,086|19,725|620,811|
## **18 Analysis of net assets between funds**
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## **TIBET HOUSE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**_
|**18**|**Analysis of net assets between funds**|||**(Continued)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
|||**funds**|**funds**||
|||**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
||**Fund balances at 31 March 2024 are represented by:**||||
||Property, plant and equipment|6,055|-|6,055|
||Programme related assets|56,670|-|56,670|
||Current assets/(liabilities)|537,163|200,465|737,628|
|||599,888|200,465|800,353|
## **19 Related party transactions**
During the year, the Trust received donations of £10,000 (2024: £nil) from the Tibet Charitable Trust, a charity of which Mr Hansjorg Mayer is also a Trustee.
|**20**|**Cash generated from operations**|**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|
||Deficit for the year|(179,542)|(542,930)|
||Adjustments for:|||
||Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities|(7,684)|(7,165)|
||Foreign exchange differences|(6,300)|(15,767)|
||Loss on disposal of subsidiary|-|1|
||Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment|1,513|2,018|
||Movements in working capital:|||
||(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables|(15,104)|6,425|
||(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables|(22,250)|42,877|
||**Cash absorbed by operations**|(229,367)|(514,541)|
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