Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Registered charity 1166162 CIO Registered since 2016

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.5y median 5y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.9y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

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Sector coverage

Education/training 6Religious Activities 6

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1

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Contact

Website	www.westernchanfellowship.org
Email	secretary@westernchanfellowship.org
Phone	07734489721
Address	Office 7511, PO Box 6945, LONDON, W1A 6US

Finances

£79,633 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£65,039	£58,008
2021	£17,921	£19,049
2022	£50,829	£58,483
2023	£70,458	£61,197
2024	£79,633	£73,412

What it does

What

Education/trainingReligious Activities

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ON THE SUBJECT OF THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM; AND 2. TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF BUDDHISM PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;IN EACH CASE BY PROVIDING TRAINING IN THE LINJI AND CAODONG TRADITIONS OF CHAN BUDDHISM, AS TRANSMITTED THROUGH MASTER SHENG YEN, AND DISTRIBUTING MATERIALS ABOUT BUDDHISM IN WRITTEN AND OTHER MEDIA TO INFORM OTHERS ABOUT BUDDHISM, AND, AS A SUPPLEMENT TO SUCH ADVANCEMENT, TO EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHAN PRACTICE, CHAN THEORY AND OTHER MEDITATIVE PRACTICES AND UNDERSTANDING.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 22 MAR 2016AMENDED ON 15 SEP 2016

Trustees (6)

6trustees

48median age

0aged 70+

Alysun Mary Jones since 2017
Catherine Mary Burnsage 48 since 2021
Professor Daniel Meron since 2025
Sian Thomas since 2023
Simon Richard Child since 2016
Till Kroeber since 2021

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