TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY SURREY

Charity number: 270460
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides teaching and facilities for the understanding and practice of Buddhism. We run a public Buddhist Centre on the High Street of Croydon and a residential retreat Centre, known as Rivendell, in East Sussex.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £493,956
Total expenditure: £509,087

People

6 Trustee(s)

20 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

One or more trustees receive 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 Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Surrey
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 January 1976: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CROYDON BUDDHIST CENTRE (Working name)
  • F W B O - SURREY (Working name)
  • RIVENDELL BUDDHIST RETREAT CENTRE (Working name)
  • THE BUDDHIST CENTRE (CROYDON) (Previous name)
  • THE FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (SURREY) (Previous name)
  • TRIRATNA BUDDIST COMMUNITY SURREY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Staunton Chair 08 January 2020
None on record
Dominic Reynolds Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Jane Annabel Garratt Trustee 20 November 2019
None on record
Paul Greenhalgh Trustee 30 October 2019
None on record
KEITH FRASER Trustee 17 May 2018
None on record
Kay Bovis Trustee 11 January 2017
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 £238.91k £294.08k £485.33k £490.89k £493.96k
Total expenditure £255.75k £333.08k £450.04k £504.45k £509.09k
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 29 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 29 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 20 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 October 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.

RULES ADOPTED 3RD NOVEMBER 1974 AS AMENDED 3RD FEBRUARY 1984, 16TH OCTOBER 1986 AND 20 JANUARY 1999 AND 7 JULY 2010

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSTITUTION.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Croydon Buddhist Centre
96-98 High Street
CROYDON
CR0 1ND
Phone:
02086888624
Email:
info@buddhistcentrecroydon.org
Website:

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