VIPASSANA TRUST (DHAMMA SUKHAKARI)

Charity number: 1175672
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objective of Vipassana Trust (Dhamma Sukhakari) is to advance the teachings of the Buddha for the public benefit by organising and running courses of Vipassana meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka, in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.The courses are offered completely free of charge and staffed by un-paid volunteers. People from all walks of life attend course.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £399,268
Total expenditure: £305,850

People

11 Trustee(s)

250 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 November 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • DHAMMA SUKHAKARI TRUST (Working name)
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Aditi Gandhi Chair 01 November 2020
None on record
Dr Mina Shreekant Bobdey Trustee 03 November 2024
None on record
Kianoosh Pourmirzaei Trustee 03 November 2024
None on record
Mark Phillips Trustee 28 February 2021
None on record
Nam Yamaguchi Trustee 28 February 2021
None on record
Marc Sethi Trustee 01 November 2020
None on record
Manoj Kumar Sethumadhavan Trustee 20 October 2019
None on record
MILIND SHRIKRISHNA BHAGWAT Trustee 10 November 2017
None on record
GIDEON CHRISTOPHER SEBASTIAN SAWYER Trustee 10 November 2017
None on record
UMA MAHESWARI SHUNMUGAM Trustee 10 November 2017
None on record
ALEX ALISON REVELEY Trustee 10 November 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £445.94k £293.24k £179.84k £318.08k £399.27k
Total expenditure £201.81k £173.79k £173.02k £270.64k £305.85k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £25.00k £28.06k £4.00k 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 2023 29 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 29 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 13 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 13 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 20 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 20 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 26 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 26 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 27 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 27 July 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Nov 2017

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: • ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND RUNNING THE VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE CALLED DHAMMA SUKHAKARI. • PROVIDING COURSES IN VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY S.N. GOENKA IN THE TRADITION OF SAYAGYI U BA KHIN. • DISSEMINATING, PROMOTING, PROVIDING FOR, OR OTHERWISE SUPPORTING MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY S.N. GOENKA.

Contact information

Address:
VIPASSANA TRUST (DHAMMA SUKHAKARI)
WALNUT TREE MANOR
HAUGHLEY GREEN
STOWMARKET
IP14 3RQ
Phone:
01449 833080
Email:
info@sukhakari.dhamma.org
Website:

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