Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE ABHAYARATNA TRUST

The Abhayaratna Trust exists to alleviate financial hardship among members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. Modest grants are made to enable individuals to attend retreats and Order gatherings, and to support those with urgent health and living costs.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£85	£168	£-83	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£166	£192	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£269	£92	£177	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£92	£82	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£245	£83	£162	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£70	£80	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£61	£58	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£63	£38	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£61	£48	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£15	£31	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£21	£27	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£26	£8	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£34	£14	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£4	£10	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	*	£52	£5	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.abhayaratnatrust.org

mahasraddha@abhayaratnatrust.org

07739113725

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other religious associations

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Australia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTINE ANN JACKSON Appointed: 2014

GILLIAN ALISON THOMAS Appointed: 2023

JAMES WILLIAM TURNBULL Appointed: 2023

JOHN MAURICE BRISTOW Appointed: 2013

KAVYAMANI STEPHANIE DELANY Appointed: 2023

MARTIN AMBROSE HILLARY Appointed: 2020

ROBERT ALAN SABATINI (Chair) Appointed: 2011

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/10/2008, number: 1126494

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR09: 30 days late,

Main office

3 Wydale Low Cottages
Brompton-By-Sawdon
SCARBOROUGH
North Yorkshire
YO13 9DF

Objectives

TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG MEMBERS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER, PARTICULARLY IN THE FACE OF SICKNESS, OLD AGE OR DISABILITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE

Data Sources

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