THE BUDDHAPADIPA TEMPLE TRUST

Charity number: 1142864
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

a)Sunday school for Thai and English children b) Sunday class conducted in the library to teach the Teachings of the Buddha to both beginners and more advanced students. c)regular talks given in the Temple d)Advance Buddhist faith e)provides library facilities with a good collection of books on Buddhism f) regular meditation classes g)residential meditation retreats

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £398,900
Total expenditure: £1,012,693

People

6 Trustee(s)

100 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 Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Merton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 July 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

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 handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Phramaha Laow Panyasiri Chair 04 May 2023
None on record
Sohpita Tuck Trustee 30 October 2023
THAI CHILDREN FOUNDATION
Received: 10 days late
Robert Ellis Trustee 31 July 2023
None on record
BHATSAKORN KOTA Trustee 07 January 2016
THAI CHILDREN FOUNDATION
Received: 10 days late
THE THAI BUDDHIST SOUTH WEST TRUST (WAT PHRA SRI SANPHET)
Received: On time
PHRASUTAS PHUANGPHUA Trustee 12 December 2013
None on record
SERMSAK NARINWONG Trustee 13 July 2011
None on record

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 £131.13k £287.10k £155.60k £413.01k £398.90k
Total expenditure £143.85k £204.55k £145.96k £288.99k £1.01m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.00k 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 27 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 27 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 06 September 2025 310 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 06 September 2025 310 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 22 May 2024 204 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 22 May 2024 204 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 17 July 2023 259 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 17 July 2023 259 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 06 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

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TrustDeed

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PRESERVING SACRED BUDDHIST AND THAI ARTS AND HERITAGES FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS AND TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE OF THESE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THEM B) PROVIDING THAI AND/OR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LESSONS FEATURING BUDDHIST TEACHINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY 2. TO ADVANCE BUDDHISM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP, FACILITIES FOR RELIGIOUS FUNCTIONS AND FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND MEDITATION CLASSES/RETREATS B) PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY AND A PLACE FOR ANYONE, WHO IS QUALIFIED UNDER THE RULES OF THERAVADA BUDDHISM, TO BE ORDAINED C) ACCOMMODATING, SUPPORTING AND MAINTAINING BUDDHIST MONKS NUNS AND OTHER SUCH PERSONS AS MAY BE DESIGNATED BY THE SANGHA (ORDERS OF BUDDHIST MONKS) WHO HAVE UNDERTAKEN THE RULES OF PRACTICES FOR THEM TO CARRY OUT BUDDHIST DEVOTIONAL ACTS AS WELL AS OUTREACH WORK D) PROVIDING A CENTRE FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF THEORECTICAL AND PRACTICAL BUDDHIST TEACHINGS, AT THE LOCATION ITSELF, THROUGH OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND THROUGH THE TRUSTÔÇÖS THAI AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE WEBSITES E) ARRANGING AND PROVIDING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES, PUBLIC TALKS, EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT RAISE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF BUDDHISM, AND F) PUBLISHING AND CIRCULATING BOOKS, REPORTS, PERIODICALS, PAMPHLETS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO BUDDHIST TOPICS IN THAI AND/OR ENGLISH 3. TO PROMOTE INTERFAITH HARMONY AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT FAITH BELIEFS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROMOTING A GREATER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THAI AND BRITISH CULTURES WHILST AIDING COMMUNITY COHESION AND SUPPORTING ETHNIC MINORITIES. B) ORGANISING AND SUPPORTING BUDDHIST AND THAI CULTURAL FESTIVALS THROUGH FREE CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, CEREMONIES, EXHIBITIONS AND OCCASIONAL PROVISION OF FREE AUTHENTIC THAI FOOD

Contact information

Address:
14 Calonne Road
Wimbledon
London
SW19 5HJ
Phone:
02089461357
Email:
buddhapadipa@live.com
Website:

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