LAND OF JOY

Registered charity 1138826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UK RETREAT COMMUNITY

Land of Joy, a residential retreat centre in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, provides group and solitary retreats of varying types - Buddhist and secular, including health and well-being. We welcome people of all ages and walks of life, from any religion or none. In the future, the centre hopes to develop a service for the local community dedicated to end of life care, offering peace and dignity

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST FAITH AND BUDDHIST CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE, MAKING BUDDHIST TEACHINGS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO REQUESTS THEM.

Area of benefit: UK AND ELSEWHERE

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 charity reported a net surplus of £9,946 for the 14-month period, with unrestricted funds totaling £626,072. This balance exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining six months of unrestricted expenditure, indicating strong liquidity. The organization operates on a volunteer basis with no trustee remuneration, and its total net assets stand at £1,722,040.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Russell
• Chris Kenyon
• Jo Gillibrand
• Sandra Candolfi
• Shan Tate

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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