READING BUDDHIST PRIORY
Reading Buddhist Priory offers a premises and a fully trained resident monk/teacher of meditation and Buddhism. People can receive meditation instruction and join in the on-going practice schedule with meditation, ceremonies, talks, and discussions on practice in daily life. Spiritual counselling is available with the monk. The Priory also runs weekend meditation retreats.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST FAITH, IN PARTICULAR THE SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (ALSO KNOWN AS SOTO ZEN BUDDHISM).
Merged into THROSSEL HOLE BUDDHIST ABBEY (charity 506094) — merger registered 19/05/2025.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£15k
Latest spending
£15k
Registered
2002
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Transferred assets to another charity (14/05/2025)
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | — | — |
| 31/03/2024 | £15k | £15k |
| 31/03/2023 | £15k | £9k |
| 31/03/2022 | £15k | £12k |
| 31/03/2021 | £16k | £14k |