TRIRATNA SOUTHAMPTON

Registered charity 1059688 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER, SOUTHAMPTON, FWBO SOUTHAMPTON

Meditation/ Buddhism classes and courses provided to public. Further classes for people wishing to deepen their Buddhist practice and/or join the Western Buddhist Order. Visits to schools and hospitals offered. Buddhist prison chaplain associated with charity. Point of contact offered for enquiries by public/ Council eg on funerals. Community living by Buddhists encouraged and subsidised.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION, IN PARTICULAR BY:1) ENCOURAGING MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING OF THE BUDDHA. 2) SUPPORTING ORDAINED MEMBERS OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY AND OTHER DULY ORDAINED BUDDHISTS, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATION. 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. 4) USING APPLICATIONS OF 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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Registered contact address: Southampton, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for 2025 was £48,496, which includes a one-off donation, while regular expenditure grew to £33,218 excluding that specific loan repayment. The charity holds unrestricted net assets of £229,999, significantly exceeding its stated reserves policy target of approximately £8,000. The trustees report a positive surplus for the year and aim to continue moving toward financial freedom to support centre development.

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 3 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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 08/04/2024, 160 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Triratna Southampton Buddhist Centre (matched by registered charity number).

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 £210k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• David Westonchair
• Emily Smith
• Garry Sawyer
• Gill Knight
• Kate Luker
• Mary Whittaker

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY(BRIGHTON).

• TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY(BRIGHTON) income £201k
• TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (SHREWSBURY) income £36k
• TRIRATNA CAMBRIDGE income £281k
• TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY ( BRIXTON ) income £159k
• TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (NOTTINGHAM) income £110k
• TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY SURREY income £476k

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