PARAMITHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1160561
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A Charity that provides teaching of the Buddhist way, organising celebrations, cultural events, counselling, Meditation and language classes. To preserve and protect health by using meditation as a way of promoting healing and relieving stress. We cover all the communities that range from Cardiff to Swindon and Gloucester to Southampton and individual families throughout the region.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £84,545
Total expenditure: £72,967

People

6 Trustee(s)

1000 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Sri Lanka

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 February 2015: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08199348 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 policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
VEN PELWATTE DHAMMANANDA THERO Chair 03 September 2012
None on record
Rev Pelwatte Seewalee Thero Trustee 20 June 2024
None on record
Madurusinghe Mudiyanselage Dinesh Maduranga Trustee 20 June 2024
None on record
Mahesh Sooriyabandara Trustee 15 November 2020
The Collegiate School Bristol
Received: On time
UPALI GUNATILLAKA Trustee 01 August 2014
None on record
RAYMOND ANTHONY DOUGLAS COLE Trustee 03 September 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £66.63k £159.29k £75.31k £103.72k £84.55k
Total expenditure £25.10k £21.36k £24.26k £22.50k £72.97k
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 September 2024 27 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 27 July 2025 On time
Annual return 30 September 2023 31 July 2024 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 31 July 2024 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 28 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 28 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 30 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 30 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 13 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 13 July 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 INCORPORATED 03 SEP 2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/01/2015

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS ARE : A) TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION IN THE UK FOR THE BENFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE BUDDHIST THOUGHT TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE BUDDHIST RELIGION; B)PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICE OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS; C)THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE UK BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROTECTION AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT;AND D)THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE UK BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Area of benefit

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

IN THE UK

Contact information

Address:
87 Church Road
Frampton Cotterell
BRISTOL
BS36 2NE
Phone:
0749175920
Email:
bristolbuddhistvihara@gmail.com
Website:

https://www.bristolbuddhistvihara.org.uk/ Open in new window