## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01 April 2023 Period start date to 31 March 2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Dewachan Buddhist Centre** ## **Charity registration number:1168003** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To Advance the Buddhist Philosophy**
**For the betterment of the society & the**
**World.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**To Organize rite and rituals as per**
**Buddhist Philosophy.**
**Run Tibetan Language Classes,**
**Thonmi Sambhota Script classes and**
**Run Spiritual Teaching Classes.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees have had full regards to the**
**Guidance issued by Charity**
**Commission. During the year because**
**of Covid-19 not public events have been**
**organised, however the charity carried**
**out some donations to victims of**
**Covid-19**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Help other charities with similar**
**objectives.**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Only invest in the company which has**
**Good record on human rights and**
**socio-economic responsibility.**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**The Contributions by volunteers during**
**the year amount to over 10 hours of**
**volunteer’s work.**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The Charity was dormant during the**
**year.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**None**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**The charity was dormant during the**
**year.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**None**| |Other||**None**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Charity’s Financial position is**
**sound and robust.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The Charity got the reserve, and the**
**purpose of holdings reserve is future**
**acquisition of Buddhist Monastery and**
**unforeseen circumstances.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£35,690**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**None**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**None**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Donation**
**Subscription**
**Grant**
**Charitable Activities**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**No fund has been invested so far and all**
**the funds are held in current accounts.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**None**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution Adopted in Registration**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Association Consisting of Nine Trustees**
**and Six Board Members**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are appointed or reappointed**
**every three years.**
**Only People with clean back ground are**
**selected for trustees. Bankruptcy and**
**criminal search are carried out every**
**two years for the trustees.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**All trustees and employees are subject**
**to satisfactory reference and clearance**
**for criminal records.**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**This is an independent charity however**
**will be working closely with other**
**charities with similar objectives.**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**None of the trustees are paid for their**
**role directly or indirectly.**| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Dewachan Buddhist Centre| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1168003| |Charity’s principal address|1 Acacia Grove
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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**wholeyear**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Lama Dharam Gurung|Chairman||| ||Mr Ganesh Tamang|Vice Chairman||| ||Mr Chandra Gurung|Treasurer||| ||Ms Eliza Gurung|Vice-Treasurer||| ||Mr SamipGurung|Gen- Secretary||| ||Mrs Bishnu Kumari
Ghale|Secretary||| ||Mr AngLakpa Sherpa|Trustee||| ||Mr Hitman Gurung|Trustee||| ||Mrs Sita Sherchan
Gurung|Trustee||| ||Mrs Sita Tamang|Trustee||| ||Mr Ganga Singh Gurung|Trustee||| ||Mrs Kamala Gurung|Trustee||| ||Mrs Binita Lama Bhuju|Trustee||| ||Mr Gam Bahadur Gurung|Trustee||| ||Mr Lokman Gurung|Trustee||| ||His Holiness Lelung
Rinpoche|Advisor||| ||Mr Sher Sunar|Advisor||| ||Mr Deepak Shrestha|Advisor||| ||Mr Dhruv KC|Advisor||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |**Compliance**|Kaman Waiba|Vista Centre.50 Salisbury Road, Hounslow, TW4 6JQ| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **None** ## **Other optional information** **None** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Lama Dharam Bahadur Gurung|Mr Samip Gurung| ||
Chairman|General Secretary| ||30/12/2024|| ||30/12/2024|| i CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Cha Name: Dewan¢han Buddhlst Centre No.'1168003 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 01104r2023 3110312024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total lunds Last y•ar to Ihe nearest toth¢ neorest£ to the ne4r85t£ to the n•ar••t£ tothe n8arest£ A1 Receipts Membership Fees 175 175 Sub total (Gross income for AR) 175 175 A2 Asset and investment sales. {see table). Sub total 175 175 A3 Payments Raising Funds Accountant Fee Donation Covid Support 400 Sub total A4 Asset and investment purchasE5, (bee t¢£blel Sub total Total payments Net of reeeipts/(payments) A5 Transfers betsveen funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 175 176 35,690 3S,865 35.690 35,865 36.130 3S,690 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 0710612024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to n¢•rest £ Restricted funds Endowment funds to Atrartst£ Categories Details to neart5t £ B1 Cash funds Cash in Bank 35.865 Total cash funds 35.865 •xw¥ii Unrestricted fund$ to n¢ar¢st£ Restricted funds ttj n••r¢$t £ Endowment funds to rtoarest£ Detai15 B2 Other monetsry assets Fund to whl¢h •￿t b¢lon Current valu• onal Details Cost loptlon411 Fund to which asset bebon Currontvalu? tional Detsils Cost loptionat) B4 Assets retalned for the charity's own use Fund to t*htch relates Amount due nol When due ono1 Details B5 Liabilities Signed by one or trustees on behalf of all the tnjstees SKJnature Print Name Dale of proval Lama Dharam Bahadur Gurun Mr Chandra Bahadur Gurung 0710612024 0710812024 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 0710612024