Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
All male board: -3

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

Overall GiG Score: 2

UMA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE

Our activities are to promote the Buddhist faith throught 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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely male
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 was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/23	£54	£62	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/22	£58	£58	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/12/21	£74	£70	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/20	£62	£51	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/12/19	£65	£63	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/18	£54	£54	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£85	£51	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£65	£64	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£60	£62	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£55	£61	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£47	£58	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£52	£138	£-86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£46	£39	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10?	£52	£50	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09	£38	£36	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08	£42	£38	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07	£42	£44	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/06	£34	£39	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05	£38	£36	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04	£92	£44	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 22 years

www.uma.org.uk

admin@uma.org.uk

01228319344

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Other congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 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: 37-72

BARRY JOHN STROTTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

DAVID NORMAN STONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Remedial Masseur

TRACEY OLIVER-WALSH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Administrative Director, Other trusteeships: VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD, MADHYAMAKA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD, ODIYANA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD, KEAJRA BUDDHIST CENTRE, KAILASH BUDDHIST CENTRE, Kadampa Meditation Centre Lancaster, HEART JEWEL KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTRE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2001, number: 1089869
Registered at Companies House on 15/08/2001, number: 04271203

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
Paying staff
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

16 Spencer Street
CARLISLE
CA1 1BG

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 CONTINUOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THREE NEW KADEMPA TRADITION STUDY PROGRAMMES: THE GENERAL PROGRAMME, THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME, AND THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME, ALL DEFINED IN SCHEDULE A OF THIS MEMORANDUM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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