Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre

Registered charity 1011646 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HERUKA CENTRE

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH UNDER THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE ELECTED GENERAL SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION (NKT-IKBU) PRINCIPALLY THROUGH ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING, STUDY, PRACTICE AND THE OBSERVANCE OF MORAL DISCIPLINE ALL WITHIN THE MAHAYANA BUDDHIST TRADITION OF ATISHA AND JE TSONGKHAPA ...

Objects

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 KADAMPA TRADITION STUDY PROGRAMMES: THE GENERAL PROGRAMME, THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME, AND THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME, ALL AS DEFINED IN SCHEDULE A OF THE MEMORANDUM.

Area of benefit: LONDON

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

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Latest income

£366k

Latest spending

£273k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £83,237 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £311,678. The trustees consider that free reserves should be retained to cover up to two months of overhead expenditure. The preparation of the accounts is explicitly dependant on the ongoing support of the bank.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.9m)

“The Trustees consider that the level of free reserves should be retained in liquid funds equivalent to cover up to two months overhead expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“These accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis, dependant on the ongoing support of the bank.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

David Reed
Douglas Robb
Michael O'Shea

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£366k	£273k
31/12/2024	£312k	£228k
31/12/2023	£285k	£233k
31/12/2022	£300k	£204k
31/12/2021	£337k	£218k

Common questions

Is Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £83,237 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £311,678. The trustees consider that free reserves should be retained to cover up to two months of overhead expenditure. The preparation of the accounts is explicitly dependant on the ongoing support of the bank. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION.

NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION income £6.0m
VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £163k
Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD income £591k
Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol income £110k
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £124k
BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE income £427k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre	£366k	—	above	—	noted
NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION FY2024	£6.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2025	£163k	—	above	—	no doubt
Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD FY2024	£591k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol FY2025	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2024	£124k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.