VAJRAPANI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE

Registered charity 1046562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VAJRAPANI BUDDHIST CENTRE

Advancement of the Buddhist faith, through education programmes, and day courses held at the centre and at branch classes.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH.

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 generated a surplus of £15,595 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven primarily by generous donations. The trustees consider the level of unrestricted reserves to be appropriate against their policy target of holding 2–3 months of fixed resources, noting that reserves are held to ensure operational continuity.

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 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Torrington
• David Joyce
• Lisa Devine · trustee of 7 other charities

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

Operates in: Calderdale · Kirklees

Income and spending

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