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

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION, IN PARTICULAR BY: 1.1 ENCOURAGING MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA; 1.2 SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATION; 1.3 MAINTAINING CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH AND WORKING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST ORDER AND IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER GROUPS WITH THE SAME OBJECTS; AND 1.4 USING THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL.

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.

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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.

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 policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in 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

• Allan Kirkman Bodhinagachair
• DHARMACHARI VADANYA
• DHARMACHARINI PUNYAMALA
• DHARMACHARINI SURYAMATI
• David Cooke
• Dh. Vimaladasa Brazier
• Nicola Margaret Edmonds Satyajyoti
• Peter Wells
• Prajnasri Tracey Louise Dibble
• Susan Walch

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• TRIRATNA SARANA income £1.6m
• BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE income £427k
• THE TRIRATNA TRUST income £212k
• TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL income £111k
• TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY SURREY income £494k
• SHEFFIELD MIND LTD income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

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