BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD

Registered charity 1087209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUDDHA LAND CENTRE, BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTRE, KEIGHLEY KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTRE

The charity runs a programme of meditation classes and buddhist teachings, open to everyone, in Keighley and local towns. The charity also has a World Peace Cafe at its Keighley centre to help further promote its activities. A centre in Burnley is now open to the public 2 Days per week for classes and has a small cafe and shop facility and has purchased a property which is currently renovating

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH UNDER THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE ELECTED GENERAL SPIRITUALIST 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 TSONGKAPA 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 THIS 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.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£72k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £51,754 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds carried forward reaching £614,973. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £303,275 were held at year-end, which is in excess of the stated minimum policy target of £20,000. The trustees confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 minimum (held: £303k)

“The charity has a policy to keep a cash reserve fund of £20,000 minimum” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Buddha Land & Burnley Kadampa Buddhist Centres (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Cherie Scanlon
Kevin Carron-Esslinger · trustee of 1 other charity
Lisa Devine · trustee of 7 other charities

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Lancashire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£124k	£72k
31/12/2023	£118k	£79k
31/12/2022	£115k	£63k
31/12/2021	£117k	£50k
31/12/2020	£111k	£48k

Common questions

Is BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £51,754 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds carried forward reaching £614,973. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £303,275 were held at year-end, which is in excess of the stated minimum policy target of £20,000. The trustees confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/11/2009	£10k	World Peace Cafe

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD.

Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD income £591k
SAMADHI RETREAT CENTRE income £238k
BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTRE KENT LTD income £165k
JAMYANG BUDDHIST CENTRE income £630k
LONDON MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CENTRE income £166k
VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £163k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD	£124k	—	above	—	no doubt
Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD FY2024	£591k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SAMADHI RETREAT CENTRE FY2025	£238k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTRE KENT LTD FY2024	£165k	—	above	—	no doubt
JAMYANG BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2025	£630k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CENTRE FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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