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TRIRATNA SARANA

Registered charity 1014180 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER - SARANA, FWBO - SARANA

Affording facilities for women to take advantage of retreat, training and ordination in the Buddhist religion

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

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£427k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,187,300 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,338,185. The trustees confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. The charity holds a designated contingency fund of £25,000, which aligns with its stated policy of maintaining two months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities - retreat income
“Charitable activities - retreat income 369,534” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees expenses reimbursement
“During the year one trustee was paid an aggregate total ainount of £32 (2023 - £63) for reimbursement of expenses incurred in respect of a gift.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ashmole & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£427k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£25k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Powys · Spain

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.6m£427k
31/12/2023£945k£357k
31/12/2022£591k£287k
31/12/2021£205k£191k
31/12/2020£170k£184k

Common questions

Is TRIRATNA SARANA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,187,300 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,338,185. The trustees confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. The charity holds a designated contingency fund of £25,000, which aligns with its stated policy of maintaining two months' expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Ashmole & Co.

Who funds TRIRATNA SARANA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRIRATNA SARANA as a grant recipient include THE WINDHORSE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WINDHORSE TRUSTFY2023£81kBuddhist projects - United Kingdom
THE WINDHORSE TRUSTFY2022£81kBuddhist projects - United Kingdom
THE WINDHORSE TRUSTFY2025£60kBuddhist projects - United Kingdom
THE WINDHORSE TRUSTFY2024£6kBuddhist projects - United Kingdom

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRIRATNA SARANA£1.6m—0above—no doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL FY2024£103k—0above—no doubt
SHEFFIELD TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY FY2025£214k—0unclear—no doubt
TRIRATNA CHAIRS' ASSEMBLY FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TRIRATNA TRUST FY2024£212k——unclear—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2025£427kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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