SHEFFIELD TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1024087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (SHEFFIELD)

Teaching buddhism and meditation

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Latest income
£214k
Latest spending
£219k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year, with undesignated reserves increasing from £391,673 to £381,145 (excluding the designated women's community fund). The trustees report that standing order income is currently sufficient to support the Centre's activities without needing to use reserves. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £75k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£214k£219k
31/03/2024£206k£195k
31/03/2023£207k£156k
31/03/2022£144k£125k
31/03/2021£136k£116k

Common questions

Is SHEFFIELD TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year, with undesignated reserves increasing from £391,673 to £381,145 (excluding the designated women's community fund). The trustees report that standing order income is currently sufficient to support the Centre's activities without needing to use reserves. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRIRATNA SARANA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHEFFIELD TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY£214k0unclearno doubt
TRIRATNA SARANA FY2024£1.6m0aboveno doubt
BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2025£427kUnder £60,0000unclearno doubt
THE TRIRATNA TRUST FY2024£212kunclearno doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL FY2024£103k0aboveno doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY SURREY FY2024£494k0unclearno doubt

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