FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING COMPASSION AND WISDOM

Charity number: 1110500
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide resources, training and a supportive infrastructure that help people to develop their capacity for compassion and wisdom - to be kind and wise. The first initiative created by the charity was a programme called the '16 Guidelines for a Happy Life.'

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £143,861
Total expenditure: £105,123

People

7 Trustee(s)

10 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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Lambeth

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 July 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • UNIVERSAL COMPASSION AND WISDOM FOR PEACE (Previous name)
Company number:
05335841 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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
OI LOON LEE Chair
None on record
Lynn Susan Seedhouse Trustee 22 June 2023
None on record
Julie Ann Costello Trustee 03 March 2022
None on record
Daniel Stanley Cutts Trustee 28 September 2020
None on record
Eric Martin Strom Trustee 26 October 2019
None on record
Geshe Tanjin Lama Trustee 16 August 2019
None on record
WENDY RIDLEY 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 £133.49k £108.05k £114.56k £136.55k £143.86k
Total expenditure £103.54k £112.49k £109.05k £100.14k £105.12k
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 09 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 09 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 28 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 07 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 07 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 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.

MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 JANUARY 2005 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19 SEPTEMBER 2007

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OR FACILITATING THE PROVISION OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, FACILITIES, TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT WILL ENABLE ANYONE, ANYWHERE TO DEVELOP THEIR COMPASSION AND WISDOM AND CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE IN THE WORLD

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL & OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
Ramon Lee
93 Tabernacle Street
London
EC2A 4BA
Phone:
02087678014
Email:
admin@compassionandwisdom.org
Website:

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