Overall GiG Score: -2 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified

VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD 

THE CHARITY PROMOTES BUDDHIST FAITH OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION THROUGH FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: 1. PROVISION OF STUDY AND MEDITATION PROGRAMMES FOR BOTH BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS. 2. PROMOTING THE PRACTICE OF MORAL DISCIPLINE. 3. PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR PRACTITIONERS. 4. GENERAL FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

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
  • 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
Established: 39 years

www.meditateinlancs.org.uk

mail@meditateinlancs.org.uk

01772884919

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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
31/12/22£87£85£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21£77£67£10n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/20£81£70£11n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/19£87£80£7n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/18£89£82£7£0£0£0n/a010
31/12/17£90£76£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£95£79£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£90£80£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£114£109£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£103£102£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£84£71£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£91£53£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10?£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/06/09£55£59£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£72£61£11£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07*£69£53£16£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06£70£53£17£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£64£49£14£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£51£52£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Blackburn With Darwen, Lancashire, Wigan,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-59
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/07/1985, number: 292304
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/06/1985, number: 01926698
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 9 days late,
Main office

Vajravarahi Buddhist Centre
38 West Cliff
PRESTON
PR1 8HU

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 AS TAUGHT BY VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO, THE FOUNDER OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION, THROUGH THE CONTINUOS 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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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