THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (COLCHESTER)

Charity Number: 1046724
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advancement of the Buddhist religion by teaching meditation and Buddhism at public classes, training members of the charity and others towards ordination as a Buddhist, providing facilities for worship.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £45,104
Total expenditure: £34,815

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading 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 Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 May 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FWBO (COLCHESTER) (Working name)
  • FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (COLCHESTER) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Caroline Jane Bond Chair 02 June 2023
None on record
Caroline Barratt Trustee 16 March 2024
None on record
Robert Diamond Trustee 02 June 2023
None on record
Rakish Sharma Rose Trustee 02 June 2023
None on record
Raymond Force Trustee 01 April 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £62.35k £43.73k £54.69k £52.43k £45.10k
Total expenditure £41.53k £30.65k £50.23k £46.98k £34.82k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £5.39k 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 30 June 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 04 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 04 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 05 June 2023 36 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 05 June 2023 36 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 29 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 29 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 05 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 05 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

Contact information

Address:
COLCHESTER BUDDHIST CENTRE
2 PORTLAND ROAD
COLCHESTER
CO2 7EH
Phone:
01206546600