THROSSEL HOLE BUDDHIST ABBEY

Charity Number: 506094
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote the practice, teaching, spreading and general advancement of the Serene Reflection Meditation School of Buddhism as exemplified within the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives. This is done through the thorough training of monks, and the support of our lay congregation, by a full programme of retreats, residential training, festivals, Dharma weekends and meditation days throughout the year.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £198,790
Total expenditure: £198,680

Total income includes £30 from 1 government contract(s)

People

6 Trustee(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:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 March 1977: Standard registration
  • 14 May 2025: Funds received from 1092463 READING BUDDHIST PRIORY
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THROSSEL HOLE BUDDHIST ABBEY (Working name)
  • THE COMMUNITY OF BUDDHIST CONTEMPLATIVES (Previous name)
  • THROSSEL HOLE PRIORY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev KOJO BAILEY Trustee 22 November 2022
None on record
Rev STEPHEN BERWYN WATSON Trustee 14 November 2019
None on record
Rev MAX BENJAMIN CERDA ALEXANDER Trustee 07 February 2018
DRAGON BELL TEMPLE
Received: On time
THE LIFE OF FAITH
Received: On time
Rev Lambert Tuffrey Trustee 07 February 2018
None on record
Rev CDH ROLAND WATSON Trustee 31 March 2013
None on record
Rev Peter Michael Bonati Trustee
THE ORDER OF BUDDHIST CONTEMPLATIVES ACTIVITIES TRUST
Received: On time
ROCHDALE ZEN RETREAT
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £224.03k £165.15k £179.04k £181.14k £198.79k
Total expenditure £221.25k £171.67k £171.22k £190.90k £198.68k
Income from government contracts £1.80k £30 £30 £30 £30
Income from government grants £6.00k £6.29k £3.19k 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 March 2024 15 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 JANUARY 1977 AS AMENDED ON 20 MARCH 1998 AND 17 APRIL 2008. AS AMENDED ON 17/02/2015 as amended on 14 Nov 2019 as amended on 01 Mar 2022

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE PRACTICE, TEACHING, SPREADING AND GENERAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (SOTO ZEN BUDDHISM) AS EXEMPLIFIED WITHIN THE ORDER OF BUDDHIST CONTEMPLATIVES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey
Carrshield
Hexham
NE47 8AL
Phone:
01434345204
Email:
gd@throssel.org.uk
Website:

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