TARALOKA

Charity number: 274500
Charity reporting is up to date (25 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We run a rural Buddhist Retreat Centre, offering residential retreats on Buddhist meditation and Buddhist teaching. We also run weekends and courses in city based Buddhist Centres on request. Local schools ask us to talk to their pupils about Buddhism and some come to us for an weekend experience of retreat living. Our main teachers are all ordained Buddhists with the Triratna Community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £377,930
Total expenditure: £376,366

People

7 Trustee(s)

1 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 for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 October 1977: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FWBO TARALOKA (Working name)
  • TARALOKA - TARALOKA WOMENS RETREAT CENTRE (Working name)
  • TARALOKA RETREAT CENTRE (Working name)
  • FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (TARALOKA) (Previous name)
  • FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (WANSTEAD) (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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
TANIA ROE Chair 26 September 2016
None on record
Ann Cronin Trustee 01 December 2022
None on record
Joanna Burbidge Trustee 06 August 2018
None on record
Virginia Gail Carter Trustee 04 November 2014
None on record
ROSEMARY DENYS Trustee 15 September 2011
None on record
MS Hazel BAKER Trustee
None on record
MS RACHEL JANE LOVERING Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £448.54k £234.22k £252.62k £363.84k £377.93k
Total expenditure £311.78k £241.65k £258.32k £314.71k £376.37k
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 2023 21 November 2024 21 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 November 2024 25 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 February 2024 112 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 February 2024 112 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 03 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13TH JANUARY 1977 AS AMENDED 3RD DECEMBER 1977, 7TH DECEMBER 1986, 16TH OCTOBER 1987 1ST MAY 1997 AND 7TH OCTOBER 1999 AND 8 APRIL 2010

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION IN PARTICULAR: (A) TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING OF THE BUDDHA. (B) TO SUPPORT ORDAINED MEMBERS OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST ORDER AND OTHER DULY ORDAINED BUDDHISTS, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CENTRE. (C) TO MAINTAIN CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH AND WORK UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST ORDER AND IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER GROUPS WITH THE SAME OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Taraloka Buddhist Retreat Centre
For Women
Bettisfield
WHITCHURCH
SY13 2LD
Phone:
01948710654
Email:
admin@taraloka.org.uk
Website:

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