Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    DHANAKOSA TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/04/17 30/04/18 30/04/19 30/04/20 30/04/21 30/04/22 30/04/23
    Charitable activities £85,098 £92,127 £449,612
    Donations & Legacies £358,132 £296,068
    Other Income £4,025 £8,744
    Investment Income £1 £1,072 £1,558
    Total income £425,837 £471,458 £421,662 £502,985 £197,723 £395,512 £611,987
    Charitable activities spending £332,463 £360,746 £422,498
    Fundraising costs 3% 3% 52% 31% 7%
    Other spending £2,330 £14,323
    Total spending £327,153 £347,595 £374,216 £450,628 £219,585 £343,949 £482,485
    Surplus/deficit £98,684 £123,863 £47,446 £52,357 -£21,862 £51,563 £129,502
    Established: 22 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Community services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of religion
    Where it operates
    • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Stirling
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 15/02/2002, number: SC032776
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR20: 639 days late, AR19: 157 days late, AR18: 26 days late,
    Main office

    , FK19 8PQ

    Objectives

    The objects of the Trust are the advancement of the Buddhist religion, in particular: (i) To provide residential retreats teaching Buddhism and complementary disciplines. (ii) To encourage members and others to live in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha. (iii) To support ordained members of the Western Buddhist Order and other duly ordained Buddhists, at the discretion ofthe Council of the Trust (hereafter referred to as the 'Council').

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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