Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

SAMUDRA BUDDHIST CENTRE

To increase the Buddhist Faith under the spiritual guidance of the elected General Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU as a member of the union of Kadampa Buddhist Centres

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
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

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
28/02/23	*	£34	£35	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
28/02/22		£68	£34	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
28/02/21		£36	£25	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
29/02/20		£33	£35	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
28/02/19		£60	£32	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
28/02/18		£33	£27	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/17		£34	£19	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/16	*	£29	£25	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/15		£31	£25	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/14		£26	£19	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/13		£32	£25	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/12		£27	£28	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/11		£33	£23	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/10		£51	£33	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/09		£16	£14	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/08		£17	£15	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/07		£17	£15	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/06		£13	£14	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/05		£11	£11	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/04		£11	£9	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 24 years

http:www.samudracentre.org

admin@samudracentre.org

07527292908

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Other religious associations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Derbyshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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: 66-68

CAROLINE BIBBY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JUSTIN DAVID HOLMGREN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN COWING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Mkmc Ad - Charity Worker, Other trusteeship: Kadampa Meditation Centre Lancaster,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2000, number: 1081470
Registered at Companies House on 18/02/2000, number: 03928968

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 25 days late, AR16: 115 days late,

Main office

47 HIGH STREET
BUXTON
SK17 6HB

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 ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING, STUDY, PRACTICE AND THE OBSERVANCE OF MORAL DISCIPLINE ALL WITHIN THE MAHAYANA BUDDHIST TRADITION OF ATISHA AND JE TSONGKAPA AS TAUGHT BY VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO, THE FOUNDEROF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION, THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THREE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION STUDY PROGRAMMES: THE GENERAL PROGRAMME, THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME, AND THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME, ALL AS DEFINED IN SCHEDULE A OF THE MEMORANDUM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DERBYSHIRE

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