DULDZIN DRAGPA KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTRE

Charity number: 1125332
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides meditation classes, study programmes, retreats and day courses.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £70,614
Total expenditure: £53,202

People

3 Trustee(s)

13 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:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Havering
  • Hertfordshire
  • Redbridge
  • Waltham Forest

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 August 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06645102 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gisela Downer Trustee 19 May 2024
None on record
Iain Blake-Lawson Trustee 19 May 2024
None on record
Mary Estelle Cansdale Trustee 09 May 2024
NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION
Received: On time
KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE (KMC) SOUTHAMPTON
Received: On time
Kadampa Meditation Centre Kent
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 £61.42k £57.58k £62.89k £73.59k £70.61k
Total expenditure £39.24k £38.03k £45.33k £56.36k £53.20k
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 15 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 15 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 16 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 16 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 04 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 04 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 07 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 May 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 14 JULY 2008 as amended on 25 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ("THE OBJECTS") ARE 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, LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
5A BUTTERCROSS LANE
EPPING
ESSEX
CM16 5AA
Phone:
01992571354
Email:
info@duldzindragpa.org
Website:

www.meditateinhertsandessex.org Open in new window