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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ODIYANA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD 

The promotion of the Buddhist Faith.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
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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
30/12/22£65£75£-11n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/12/21£71£53£18n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/12/20£69£54£16n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/12/19£84£49£35n/an/an/an/an/a15
30/12/18£87£49£38£0£0£0n/a030
30/12/17£83£44£39£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/16£80£41£40£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/15£77£41£36£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/14£92£64£28£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/13£73£46£27£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/12£66£68£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/11£64£44£20£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/10£52£33£18£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/09?£181£173£7£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£143£24£119£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£30£17£12£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06£32£17£15£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£29£19£10£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£34£16£18£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

www.meditationincheshire.org

0160677034

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Wrexham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 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: 37-57
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/05/2000, number: 1080512
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/06/1999, number: 03784804
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

163, CHESTER RD
NORTHWICH
CHESHIRE
CW8 4AG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH UNDER THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE ELECTED GENERAL SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR 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 (SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM FOR FURTHER DETAILS).

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHESHIRE

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