Thinley Rinchen Ling Trust
Analysis
Thinley Rinchen Ling Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in July 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Thinley Rinchen Ling Trust reported income of £35k and spending of £32k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £35k (+219%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Thinley Rinchen Ling Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Victory Baptist Church, Tooting (£35k), Rayleigh Christian Ministries Trust (£35k) and St Stephen Community Association (£35k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the Sakyapa School of Buddhism in general and in particular the spiritual authority of Karma Thinley Rinpoche and Lama Jampa Thaye as masters of the Sakyapa School of Buddhism and heads of the Thinley Rinchen Ling Association of Sakyapa Centres and of any future incarnations of the heads as identified by the present or future head of the Drolma Phodrang of the Sakyapa School of Buddhism
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Victory Baptist Church, Tooting | London | £35k |
| Rayleigh Christian Ministries Trust | Rayleigh | £35k |
| St Stephen Community Association | St. Austell | £35k |
| Cyprus Hall Community Association | Burgess Hill | £35k |