AKANISHTA KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTRE

Charity number: 1125213
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre aims to help people increase their peace of mind and solve their problems through Buddhist meditation. The charity runs day courses/study programmes and meditation classes, school visits and hospital chaplaincy offering spiritual guidance and advice. The charity affirms its commitment to maintaining safeguarding policies and is open to everyone.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £50,245
Total expenditure: £39,128

People

3 Trustee(s)

5 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
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 July 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06619807 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paolo Nicosia Trustee 24 May 2024
None on record
Max Watkins Trustee 19 May 2024
None on record
AMANDA RUTH DAY Trustee 19 May 2024
KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE BIRMINGHAM
Received: On time

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 £46.30k £48.21k £21.95k £49.67k £50.25k
Total expenditure £42.45k £44.76k £40.52k £29.49k £39.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £8.00k £18.00k 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 17 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Accounts not yet received
Annual return 31 December 2023 26 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 March 2024 149 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 11 January 2023 72 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 11 January 2023 72 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 JUNE 2008 as amended on 12 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 KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING, STUDY, PRACTICE 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 OF THE THREE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION STUDY PROGRAMMES: THE GENERAL PROGRAMME, THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME AND THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME, ALL AS DEFINED IN SCHEDULE A OF THIS MEMORANDUM.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Contact information

Address:
Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre
59 Whaddon Road
Cheltenham
GL52 5NE
Phone:
01242 269807
Email:
admin@meditationincheltenham.org.uk
Website:

www.meditationincheltenham.org.uk Open in new window