KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE READING

Charity number: 1050321
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Shantideva Centre provides a range of meditation classes and Buddhist events throughout the Thames Valley. It is a member of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT-IKBU).

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £98,162
Total expenditure: £85,764

People

3 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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 Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Hampshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Reading
  • Surrey
  • West Berkshire
  • Windsor And Maidenhead

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 October 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SHANTIDEVA BUDDHIST CENTRE (Previous name)
  • SHANTIDEVA CENTRE (Previous name)
Company number:
02807365 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Bernardi Trustee 23 June 2025
None on record
Amanda Ruth Day Trustee 04 January 2024
None on record
Veena Kaur Chadda Trustee 12 June 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £86.87k £89.97k £102.58k £103.15k £98.16k
Total expenditure £60.42k £61.15k £65.17k £63.44k £85.76k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 2024 28 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 28 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 17 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 06 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 06 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 02 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 July 2021 On time 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 INCORPORATED 06 APR 1993 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31 MAR 2007 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16 SEP 2016 as amended on 08 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH UNDER THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE ELECTED GENERAL SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST UNION PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING, STUDY, PRACTISE 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 THREE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION STUDY; THE GENERAL PROGRAMME, THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME, AND THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME, ALL DEFINED IN SCHEDULE A OF THIS MEMORANDUM.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
9 BATH ROAD
READING
RG1 6HH
Phone:
01189599133
Email:
info@learntomeditate.org
Website:

www.learntomeditate.org Open in new window