HARNHAM BUDDHIST MONASTERY TRUST

Registered charity 1126476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the teachings of the Buddha (Buddha Sasana) by:a) Providing, maintaining and supporting in accordance with the principles of the Theravada Vinaya, residential establishments for a Monastic Sangha of persons who have undertaken the Rules of Training (Sikkhapada)b) Supporting lay people in the practise of the teachings of the Buddha

Objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA (BUDDHA SASANA) BY:(A) PROVIDING, MAINTAINING AND SUPPORTING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLESOF THE THERAVADA VINAYA, RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR A MONASTICSANGHA OF PERSONS WHO HAVE UNDERTAKEN THE RULES OF TRAINING(SIKKHAPADA); AND(B) SUPPORTING LAY PEOPLE IN THE PRACTICE OF THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA(C) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DECIDED3-2 TO SUPPORT THE AGED AND NECESSITOUS/AND THE DOING OF ALL SUCH OTHER THINGSAS ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THAT OBJECT

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND SCOTLAND.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £571,785 against charitable expenditure of £162,071, resulting in a net incoming resource of £409,703. The trustees report that free reserves were maintained at a level consistent with their policy target of three to six months' expenditure, supported by significant unrestricted fund balances. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis without noting any material uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £435k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/03/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• PAUL Kristian HANSENchair
• Edward Philip Duncan
• JOHN THOMAS BOWER
• PHILIPPA MARY PADBURY
• Rion Elliott Willard

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

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