Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE SHEFFIELD 

Classes on meditation and Modern Buddhism according to the tradition of Je Tsongkhapa.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£90£83£7n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/21£53£53£-1n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/20£66£56£10n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/19*£86£67£18n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/12/18£96£60£35£0£0£0n/a016
31/12/17£66£60£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£91£73£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£77£59£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£71£57£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£66£56£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£58£44£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£48£41£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£62£51£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£65£50£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£64£65£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07?£66£82£-16£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/06£44£93£-49£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/05£44£75£-31£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/04£48£35£13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

www.meditateinsheffield.org.uk

admin@meditateinsheffield.org.uk

01142661142

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/04/1992, number: 1010407
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/11/1991, number: 02664223
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 53 days late,
Main office

685-691 ecclesall rd
Hunters Bar
Sheffield
UK
S11 8TG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH UNDER THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING, STUDY, PRACTICE AND THE OBSERVANCE OF MORAL DISCIPLINE ALL WITHIN THE MAHAYANA BUDDHIST TRADITION OF ATISHA AND JE TSONGKHAPA AS TAUGHT BY THE VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO, THE FOUNDER OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION, THROUGH THE CONTINUOS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THREE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION STUDY PROGRAMMES; THE GENERAL PROGRAMME, THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME, AND THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE SHEFFIELD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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