Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LONDON

To promote Buddhist faith through teaching, study, meditation practice and observance of moral discipline. The day-to-day activities at the centre include a broad programme of study & meditation classes, chanted prayer sessions or pujas as well as community social events.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees

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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 20 years

https://www.meditation.london

info@meditation.london

02085400049

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£128	£162	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/21		£111	£197	£-86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/12/20		£162	£152	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/19		£195	£198	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/18		£196	£145	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	80
31/12/17		£138	£167	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£244	£398	£-154	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£240	£164	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£209	£100	£109	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13?		£108	£91	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£111	£76	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£96	£76	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£91	£56	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£61	£56	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08		£69	£69	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/07	*	£69	£59	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06		£73	£64	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05	*	£93	£73	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£294	£94	£200	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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: 41-71

GARY GALLAGHER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Leakage Detection Engineer

JOHN MCBRETNEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeship: MAITREYA BUDDHIST CENTRE,

MARY DISKIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Administrative Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/11/2003, number: 1100615
Registered at Companies House on 16/04/2003, number: 04737200

Gift Aid

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; AR07: 16 days late, AR05: 50 days late,

Main office

1a Ashridge Way
Morden
London
SM4 4EF

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 MAHAYANAI BUDDHIST TRADITION OF ATISHA AND JE TSONGKHAPA AS TAUGHT BY VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO, THE FOUNDER OF 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 THIS MEMORANDUM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SOUTH WEST AND SOUTH EAST OF LONDON; SURREY AND KENT.

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