WORLD BUDDHIST FOUNDATION
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The charity provides resources for developing a spiritual base to the Sri Lankan community. It also supports harmonious relationships with local communities. With a variety of cultural and educational programmes, it broadens understanding of the Sri Lankan culture by reaching out to all communities in the United Kingdom.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024
People
5 Trustee(s)
400 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Brent
- Harrow
- Sri Lanka
Governance
- 24 February 1992: Standard registration
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
5 Trustee(s)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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| Rev Wilbagedara Gnanissara | Chair | 24 March 2023 |
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| Rev Piyananda Godamunne | Trustee | 03 June 2025 |
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| Dr SENEVI ATURUPANA | Trustee | 18 February 2017 |
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| Ven Nanda Akuratiye | Trustee | 15 November 2000 |
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| LOKU BANDA CHANDRASEKAR MONERAWELA | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £88.21k | £107.41k | £117.39k | £120.98k | £119.15k | |
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Total expenditure | £26.26k | £36.15k | £51.49k | £50.71k | £56.73k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 December 2024 | 03 November 2025 | 3 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2024 | 03 November 2025 | 3 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 17 May 2024 | 199 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR |
31 December 2022
(These accounts |
17 May 2024 | 199 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 06 April 2023 | 157 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR |
31 December 2021
(These accounts |
06 April 2023 | 157 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 13 April 2022 | 164 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR |
31 December 2020
(These accounts |
13 April 2022 | 164 days late | Download Open in new window |