# SAKYA DECHEN BUDDHISM LTD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163076
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 10, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1163076


## Contact

- **Address:** Sakya Thinley Rinchen Ling, 121 Sommerville Road, St Andrews, Bristol
- **Postcode:** BS6 5BX
- **Phone:** 01179244424
- **Website:** www.dechen.org/centres/bristol



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE "OBJECTS") ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST FAITH AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE TEACHINGS OF THE SAKYA SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM, AS EMBODIED BY THE FOURTH KARMA THINLEY RINPOCHE AND LAMA JAMPA THAYE. SUCH ADVANCEMENT SHALL BE UNDER THE SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY AND GUIDANCE OF (I) LAMA JAMPA THAYE AS MASTER OF THE SAKYA SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (THE ?HEAD?), (II) THE  FUTURE INCARNATIONS (EACH A "FUTURE INCARNATION?) OF THE HEAD AS IDENTIFIED IN WRITING BY THE  PRESENT OR FUTURE HEAD OF THE DROLMA PHODRANG OF THE SAKYA SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (THE ?SAKYA  HEAD?), AND (III) ANY TEMPORARY SUCCESSORS APPOINTED IN WRITING FROM TIME TO TIME BY (X) THE  HEAD, (Y) A FUTURE INCARNATION OR, IN THE EVENT THE HEAD OR A FUTURE INCARNATION IS UNABLE TO  MAKE SUCH APPOINTMENT, (Z) THE SAKYA HEAD.

**Activities:** The charity provides courses and facilities relating to Buddhist philosophy, meditation and ethics as taught and practised in the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £102834 | £71643 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £218520 | £70651 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £198577 | £82073 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £95899 | £60104 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £104743 | £52378 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Phil Joseph Michael Brady** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 11, 2015
- ANDREW GUTMANN — appointed Dec. 8, 2014
- BENJAMIN GOLDING — appointed July 27, 2015
- Dr CARL ROGERS — appointed July 17, 2015
- MIRANDA MOORE — appointed Oct. 14, 2015
- Michael Lund — appointed Dec. 1, 2015
- Michael Stott — appointed March 9, 2025
- NICKOLA CHRISTOV — appointed Dec. 8, 2014
- PAUL HADDON — appointed Dec. 8, 2014
- Rachel Deeming — appointed Oct. 28, 2025