AMITABHA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE (KMC) LTD

Charity number: 1026683
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Teaching Buddhist meditation and practice to all. Providing place of worship to Buddhists.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £112,006
Total expenditure: £87,950

People

3 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Bristol City
  • North Somerset
  • Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 September 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • AMITABHA CENTRE (Working name)
  • Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol (Working name)
  • AMITABHA BUDDHIST CENTRE (Previous name)
  • AMITABHA BUDDIST CENTRE (Previous name)
  • AMITABHA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mary Cansdale Trustee 21 March 2024
None on record
Natalie Franco Trustee 15 June 2020
None on record
Justin Rodway Mr Trustee 02 June 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £85.96k £107.52k £6.50k £96.14k £112.01k
Total expenditure £69.32k £70.53k £70.66k £77.28k £87.95k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 16 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 16 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 08 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 08 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 05 October 2020 97 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 05 October 2020 97 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 AUGUST 1992 AS AMENDED 26 APRIL 1993, 25 JUNE 1994, 28 JANUARY 1995, 30 JUNE 1999, 26 SEPTEMBER 2000 AND 14 FEBRUARY 2006 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14 JUL 2017 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14 JUL 2017 as amended on 16 Nov 2020

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH UNDER THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE ELECTED GENERAL SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING, STUDY, PRACTICE AND THE OBSERVANCE OF MORAL DISCIPLINE ALL WITHIN THE MAHAYANA BUDDHIST TRADITION OF ATISHA AND JE TSONGKHAPA AS TAUGHT BY VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO, THE FOUNDER OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION, THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THREE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION STUDY PROGRAMMES: THE GENERAL PROGRAMME, THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME, AND THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME, ALL AS DEFINED IN SCHEDULE A OF THE MEMORANDUM

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
OLD VICARAGE
GLOUCESTER ROAD
BISHOPSTON
BRISTOL
BS7 8NX
Phone:
01179745160
Email:
info@meditationinbristol.org
Website:

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