WORLD BUDDHIST FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1008762 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides resources for developing a spiritual base to the Sri Lankan community. It also supports harmonious relationships with local communities. With a variety of cultural and educational programmes, it broadens understanding of the Sri Lankan culture by reaching out to all communities in the United Kingdom.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £62,423 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,259,705. The trustees report that the charity remains indebted to those performing selfless service, but the financial statements show a strong net asset position of £2,385,772 with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £350k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Gnanissara Thero Rev Wilbagedarachair
• Dr SENEVI ATURUPANA
• LOKU BANDA CHANDRASEKAR MONERAWELA
• Rev Piyananda Godamunne
• Ven Akuratiye Nanda

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Brent · Harrow · Sri Lanka

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE.

• BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE income £427k
• INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST PROGRESS SOCIETY (UK) income £660k
• LAM RIM BUDDHIST CENTRE income £127k
• THE FOUNDATION OF ST. BENEDICT OF NURSIA income £238k
• THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK income £483k
• THE THAI-BRITISH BUDDHIST (WAT MAHATHAT TEMPLE) TRUST income £152k

Side by side with its peers

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