Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -4

THE ORDER OF BUDDHIST CONTEMPLATIVES ACTIVITIES TRUST

The Order of Buddhist Contemplatives Activities Trust promotes the Serene Reflection Meditation school of Buddhism (also known as Soto Zen Buddhism).

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Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
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
31/03/23	£10	£3	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	£6	£3	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	£11	£2	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20	£11	£7	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/19	£23	£37	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/18	£31	£17	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£11	£13	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£9	£14	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£11	£13	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£19	£20	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£26	£23	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£13	£17	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£16	£20	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£15	£20	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£17	£17	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£21	£18	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£27	£13	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£28	£18	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£45	£8	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

obcatuk@gmail.com

01952615574

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Other religious associations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

DR ANDREW DAVID TAYLOR-BROWNE

REV HARYO YOUNG (Chair)

REV MUGO WHITE

REV AIDEN HALL Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: ANGULIMALA, THE BUDDHIST PRISON CHAPLAINCY,

REV PETER MICHAEL BONATI Appointed: 2002, Other trusteeships: THROSSEL HOLE BUDDHIST ABBEY, ROCHDALE ZEN RETREAT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/08/2004, number: 1105634

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FIELD OF MERIT on 09/10/2020

Main office

49 The Rock
Telford
TF3 5BH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST FAITH, IN PARTICULAR THE SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (ALSO KNOWN AS SOTO ZEN BUDDHISM).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE BRITAIN AND WEST INDIES

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