Dragon Bell Temple
Registered charity 1142973 Registered since 2011
Operates: Cornwall, Devon
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Rev Daigen Weir since 2021
- Rev Elinore Agnew since 2020
- Rev MAX Benjamin Cerda Alexander since 2022
- Rev Simon Charters Houn Willard LEE since 2011
7.5y median 5.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Simon Charters Houn Willard LEE since 2011
8.6y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Rev Daigen Weir since 2021
- Rev Elinore Agnew since 2020
- Rev Simon Charters Houn Willard LEE since 2011
Portfolio (1)
- Rev MAX Benjamin Cerda Alexander since 2022
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company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 4
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£133k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Amazing Grace Christian Sanctuary Similar size; both Religion
- The Slough Sikh School Trust Similar size; both Religion
- Jesus Youth UK Similar size; both Religion
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Luke, Sevenoaks Similar size; both Religion
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bracknell Team Ministry Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.dragonbelltemple.org.uk |
| dragonbelltemple@protonmail.com | |
| Phone | 07342200782 |
| Address | 7 The Willows, Shillingford St George, EXETER, EX2 9QS |
Finances
£132,732 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £13,133 | £11,372 |
| 2022 | £16,844 | £2,464 |
| 2023 | £50,377 | £5,134 |
| 2024 | £17,547 | £7,392 |
| 2025 | £132,732 | £18,987 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST FAITH, IN PARTICULAR THE SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (ALSO KNOWN AS SOTO ZEN)
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 09/08/2010
Trustees (4)
4trustees
0aged 70+
- Rev Daigen Weir since 2021
- Rev Elinore Agnew since 2020
- Rev MAX Benjamin Cerda Alexander since 2022
- Rev Simon Charters Houn Willard LEE since 2011
Connected charities (2)
- Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey 1 shared trustee
- 1091548 1 shared trustee
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