THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTRE LETCHWORTH

Charity number: 1088878
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1. To Serve the community with Buddhist teaching and practices 2. To conduct meditation classes to help and lead a peaceful life. 3. To provide/assist in the provision of facilities to carry out Buddhist and Sri Lankan cultural functions . 4. To advance the Buddhist way of life.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £36,743
Total expenditure: £35,600

People

6 Trustee(s)

19 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire
  • Sri Lanka

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 October 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LETCHWORTH BUDDHIST VIHARA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
GALPAYAGE UPUL MAHINDA JAYAWARDANE Trustee 03 May 2011
None on record
JAYANTHA KARUNADASA Trustee 03 May 2011
None on record
DILIP GUNAWARDANA Trustee
None on record
CHANDANI SANDAYA DIAS Trustee
None on record
DELAPALAGE HARISCHANDRA KODAGODA Trustee
None on record
Dr YASA SIRI RAJAPAKSE Trustee
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 £23.75k £33.44k £26.37k £27.64k £36.74k
Total expenditure £14.06k £27.47k £28.78k £27.64k £35.60k
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 30 June 2024 27 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 27 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 05 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 05 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 04 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 20 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 20 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 29 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 Not Required
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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 ON 29TH JULY 2001 AS AMENDED 22 AUGUST 2004 AND 18 AUGUST 2007

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LETCHWORTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BUDDHIST INHABITANTS 1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION 2) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE IN NEED 3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, IN PARTICULAR A BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTRE, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES 4) TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST FAITH

Area of benefit

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

LETCHWORTH AND SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
2 Wilbury Farm
Hitchin Road
ARLESEY
SG15 6SF
Phone:
01462 835645
Email:
info@letchworthtemple.com
Website:

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