2024-12-31-accounts - International Zen Association (United Kingdom)

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date

Period end date

Day Month Year From 1st January 2024 To

Day Month Year 31st December 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name International Zen Association United Kingdom Other names charity is known by IZAUK Registered charity number (if any) 1197451

Charity's principal address 91-93 Gloucester Road Bishopston Bristol Postcode BS7 8AT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
1	Kate Thompson	Chair
2	Jeremy Waring	Secretary
3	Adrian Tuttiett	Treasurer
4	Alana Berrington
5	Heather Smith
6	Anette Fajardo
7	John Callaghan
8	Ryan Johnson McCourt	Friends Representative	From 1/1/24 – resigned 13/10/24
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Foundation Model Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Charitable Incorporated Organisation

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustees are selected by existing trustees on the basis of their Trustee selection methods

experience and length of practice within the Charity.
(eg. appointed by, elected by) One trustee is appointed by the ‘Friends of the International Zen ’
Association UK .

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To promote the understanding and practice of Soto Zen Buddhism with particular emphasis on the teaching of the late Taisen Deshimaru Roshi for the public benefit.

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The charity supports and co-ordinates the activities of approximately 9 local groups in the UK(Bradford, Brighton, Bristol, Leeds, London x2, Manchester, Norwich, Wells-next-thesea) plus 2 correspondent groups.

It also plans and organises sesshins (Zen retreats) and similar events which are open to the public.

The charity maintains a website by which members of the public may access information about local groups, forthcoming events, announcements and articles about Zen and Buddhism.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Publishes a Zen News with news and articles about Zen and the UK sangha which are available to members and the wider public through local groups. Develops and maintains links with outside organisations such as the Association Zen Internationale and the European Sotoshu Office.

Invites certified teachers from the Soto school to lead and direct sesshins in the UK.

Makes available for sale books by Master Deshimaru and others, zafus, incense and other artefacts which may be helpful for the study of Zen Buddhism.

The charity carries out its aims and objectives with regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

3 sesshins (Zen retreats) were held during the year in: Crosby Hall (Liverpool) and Sheringham (Norfolk) x2. I Kesa sewing sesshin was also organised at Shawbottom Farm (near Leek, Staffs) One of the sesshins held at Sheringham was led by an elder of the UK sangha.

Further special events such as zen days, weekends, kesa sewing practice and talks have been organised by local groups. This is in addition to the regular daily zazen practice (zen meditation) organised by local groups.

IZAUK also maintains a Bursary Fund to supplement the sesshin fees of those who have low or no income.

The charity produces and circulates to members a Zen newsletter 3 or 4 times per year.

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Section E Financial review

The charity maintains a fund to be used for special projects Brief statement of the including the establishment of a future residential retreat centre. charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

The charity’s principle sources of funds are : donations,
You may choose to include membership fees, income from sesshins, sale of merchandise & additional information, where accessories to members, Gift Aid. relevant about: • the charity’s principal The charity’s main expenditure consists of: hire of accommodation & catering for sesshins, committee meetings, purchase of
sources of funds (including merchandise, supporting local groups, charity administration,
any fundraising); financial support to individual members to attend events via bursary fund.
• how expenditure has Section F Other optional information
supported the key objectives Section G Declaration
of the charity; The charity maintains the greater part of its reserves in ethical
• investment policy and funds and is set to continue this policy. objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Adrian John Tuttiett Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 22nd August 2025

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	International Zen Association UK(CIO) Charity Name	International Zen Association UK(CIO) Charity Name	International Zen Association UK(CIO) Charity Name	1197451 No (if any)
	For the period from	Period start date 01/01/24	To	Period end date 31/12/24

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Membership	690	-	-	690
Donations	2,002			2,002	4,348
Sesshin Income	23,713	-	-	23,713	19,375
Boutique Sales	2,413	-	-	2,413	1,413
SewingSales	155	-	-	155	20
Interest	441	-	-	441	565
Transfer in from Trust	7,855	-	-	7,855	12,512
Transfer in from Bursary	450			450
Loan Repayments	5,000	-	-	5,000	3,333
Gift Aid Claim	311	-	-	311	-
Ordinations	690			690
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	43,720	-	-	43,720	41,566

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					41,566

Sesshin Expenses	20,741	-	-	20,741	21,909
Committee MeetingExpenses	1,389	-	-	1,389	1,313

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

23/10/2025

Boutique Purchases	1,642	-	-	1,642	1,808
Core Management & Administration	961	-	-	961	334
Local Group Support	817	-	-	817	3,454
BursarySupport	450	-	-	450	715
AZI Transfer	1,023	-	-	1,023	3,132
PrintingPostage & Stationery	75	-	-	75	13
General Refunds	25	-	-	25	72
Bank Charges					80
Special Projects	200			200	150,000
SewingExpenses	580			580
Equipment	59			59
Other Sesshin expenses	70			70
**Sub total **	28,032	-	-	28,032	182,830

A4 Asset and investment ~~purchases (see table)~~		- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - 28,032 15,688
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**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					182,830

	15,688	-	-	15,688	- 141,264
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	19,967	-	-	19,967	-
	35,655	-	-	35,655	- 141,264

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Coperative Bursary Fund Ecology Building Society Details Cooperative Direct Plus	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £	Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £
Cooperative Direct Plus	6,449	-	-
Coperative Bursary Fund	1,311	-	-
Ecology Building Society	11,731	-	-

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

23/10/2025

Triodos Bank	8,748
Cooperastive ~~Business Select~~	21
lloyds membership ~~account~~	6,923
Membership Cash ~~account~~	184
Boutique ~~Cashaccount~~	76
Stripe account	212
	35,655	-	-
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			Endowment funds to nearest £
BZD Loan Outstanding	141,667	-	-
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CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

23/10/2025

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B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
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Signature	Print Name		Date of approval

CCXX R4 accounts (SS)

23/10/2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Charity Name International Zen Association UK (CIO)	Charity Name International Zen Association UK (CIO)	Charity Name International Zen Association UK (CIO)

31/12/2024	Charity no (if any)	1197451

n/a

Report to the trustees

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024 . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

SIGN Signed: Date: 05 October 2025 Name: Lukas Angelini Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 38 Longton Grove, London SE26 6QE

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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