Maitreya Kadampa Buddhist Centre

Registered charity 1108359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAITREYA BUDDHIST CENTRE

Providing instruction to the public about meditation and Buddhism, and how to apply such instruction to increase personal well-being and happiness

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH UNDER THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE ELECTED GENERAL SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING, STUDY, PRACTICE AND THE OBSERVANCE OF MORAL DISCIPLINE ALL WITHIN THE MAHAYANA BUDDHIST TRADITION OF JE TSONGKHAPA AS TAUGHT BY VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO, THE FOUNDER OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION, 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 HEREWITH

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 Centre relies on a rental agreement to provide accommodation and generate a surplus, with no funds available for property purchase. The trustees note that if the landlord raises rent beyond affordable levels, the Centre will need to find alternative accommodation and premises. The filing does not disclose specific financial figures for reserves, income, or expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Bruce Alexander Robinson
• Derek Malcolm Russell
• Mary Estelle Cansdale · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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