TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL

Charity number: 900165
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The aim of the Charity is the advancement of the Buddhist religion; in particular to encourage members and others to live and practice the teachings of the Buddha and help provide a material and spiritual context for this to take place.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £102,045
Total expenditure: £114,319

People

6 Trustee(s)

26 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 November 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BRISTOL BUDDHIST CENTRE (Working name)
  • FWBO (BRISTOL) (Working name)
  • FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (BRISTOL) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Francis Self Bhadra Chair 17 July 2019
None on record
Samuel Owen Rawlings Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
William Mark Elworthy Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
Mark Christopher Hewitson Trustee 24 March 2021
None on record
DHARMACHARI SIMHANADA Trustee 17 July 2019
None on record
Shraddhalocani Jackson Trustee 17 July 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £106.47k £77.11k £96.89k £81.38k £102.05k
Total expenditure £102.77k £100.64k £98.63k £102.14k £114.32k
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 31 December 2023 06 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 06 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 July 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 12 August 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 12 August 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.

RULES ADOPTED 29/10/1988 AS AMENDED ON 01/07/2007 AS AMENDED ON 01/07/2010 AS AMENDED ON 08/03/2012

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
162 GLOUCESTER ROAD
BISHOPSTON
BRISTOL
BS7 8NT
Phone:
01179429991
Email:
info@bristol-buddhist-centre.org
Website:

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