Lelung Dharma Trust
Analysis
Lelung Dharma Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Lelung Dharma Trust reported income of £124k and spending of £187k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £236k to £124k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lelung Dharma Trust sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home-Start Newark (£124k), Growing Works (£124k) and National Council for Osteopathic Research (£124k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Activities of the Lelung Dharma Trust include helping Tibetans in a number of areas; creating greater awareness of Tibetan Buddhist culture and religion; organising teaching and meditation courses; providing sponsorship of monks, nuns, school children, university students and the elderly; the preservation of the Geden Phacho Bhucho lineages and publishing the works of the 5th Lelung RInpoche.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Home-Start Newark | Nottinghamshire | £124k |
| Growing Works | Huddersfield | £124k |
| National Council for Osteopathic Research | London | £124k |
| Lincolnshire Centre for Grief and Loss | Lincoln | £124k |