NORWICH ZEN BUDDHIST PRIORY

Charity number: 1190154
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

NORWICH ZEN BUDDHIST PRIORY PROMOTES THE PRACTICE OF SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION (SOTO ZEN BUDDHISM). IT OFFERS TEACHING AND SUPPORT AND PROVIDES A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN PRACTISE MEDITATION. THE SCHEDULE INCLUDES MEDITATION DAYS AND RETREATS, CEREMONIES AND TALKS/DISCUSSIONS ON BUDDHIST PRACTICE, AS WELL AS INTRODUCTORY EVENTS. THE PRIORY FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE ORDER OF BUDDHIST CONTEMPLATIVES.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £26,044
Total expenditure: £14,127

People

4 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 Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Norfolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 June 2020: CIO registration
  • 09 December 2021: Funds received from 1155077 NORWICH BUDDHIST PRIORY
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • NORWICH BUDDHIST PRIORY (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Gillian Frances Houn Leoma Hague Chair 29 June 2020
None on record
Rev MARY CAROLINE HOUN ALICIA ROWE Trustee 08 March 2023
TURNING WHEEL BUDDHIST TEMPLE
Received: On time
CHRISTOPHER DAVID LOUKES Trustee 29 June 2020
None on record
CHRISTINE MARY YEOMANS Trustee 29 June 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £115.25k £37.20k £27.03k £26.04k
Total expenditure £7.48k £19.11k £11.96k £14.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 March 2024 26 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 26 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 11 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Jun 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE BUDDHIST FAITH, IN PARTICULAR THE SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (ALSO KNOWN AS SOTO ZEN BUDDHISM). TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF MEDITATION AND THE TEACHINGS OF BUDDHISM, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHIST MEDITATION. EXCEPTING THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS FOR PURPOSES OF COMPARISON, ONLY THE SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM SHALL BE TAUGHT OR PRACTISED AT THE NORWICH ZEN BUDDHIST PRIORY.

Contact information

Address:
23 Hellesdon Road
NORWICH
NR6 5EB
Phone:
01603 219464
Email:
info@norwichzen.org.uk
Website:

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