TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (SHREWSBURY)

Registered charity 1157987 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHREWSBURY TRIRATNA BUDDHIST GROUP

Our key activities are:Running introductory courses on meditation and buddhismRunning a weekly class to help regular group members deepen their understanding and practice of meditation, ethics and Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)Providing opportunities for group-based study of the DharmaSupporting people to train for ordination in the Triratna Buddhist Order

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION, IN PARTICULAR BY: (1) ENCOURAGING MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO LIVE ETHICAL LIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA; (2) SUPPORTING ORDAINED MEMBERS OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY AND OTHER DULY ORDAINED BUDDHISTS, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CIO;(3) MAINTAINING CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH AND WORKING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST ORDER AND IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER GROUPS WITH THE SAME OBJECTS; AND (4) USING APPLICATIONS OF THE BUDDHA'S TEACHING TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL.

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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Registered contact address: Shropshire, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,123 for the year, with total income of £36,053 and total expenditure of £33,929. Net assets increased to £218,279, financed entirely by the accumulated fund. The filing does not disclose any specific reserves policy or material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £200k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jonathan Brutonchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Amritamati Clark · trustee of 1 other charity
• Suchitta Paull
• Tim Abhayanara Crosskey

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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• SHEFFIELD TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY income £214k
• TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY(BRIGHTON) income £201k
• TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (NOTTINGHAM) income £110k
• TRIRATNA SOUTHAMPTON income £48k
• TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (NORWICH) income £82k
• TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL income £111k

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