Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol

Registered charity 1026683 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AMITABHA BUDDHIST CENTRE, AMITABHA BUDDIST CENTRE, AMITABHA CENTRE, AMITABHA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE, AMITABHA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE (KMC) LTD

Teaching Buddhist meditation and practice to all. Providing place of worship to Buddhists.

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: 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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Latest income

£110k

Latest spending

£97k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity’s financial position is good, with total unrestricted reserves of £792,601 and a surplus for the year of £12,796. The charity has no restricted reserves and maintains cash balances of £30,341. The trustees report that the charity continues in business on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Various forms of voluntary income are received by way of education, donations and fundraising activities.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Justin Rodway Mr
Mary Cansdale
Natalie Franco

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£110k	£97k
31/12/2024	£111k	£82k
31/12/2023	£112k	£88k
31/12/2022	£96k	£77k
31/12/2021	£6k	£71k

Common questions

Is Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity’s financial position is good, with total unrestricted reserves of £792,601 and a surplus for the year of £12,796. The charity has no restricted reserves and maintains cash balances of £30,341. The trustees report that the charity continues in business on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD.

VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £163k
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £124k
NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION income £6.0m
JAMYANG BUDDHIST CENTRE income £630k
Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre income £366k
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL income £111k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2025	£163k	—	above	—	no doubt
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2024	£124k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION FY2024	£6.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JAMYANG BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2025	£630k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre FY2024	£366k	—	above	—	noted

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