ANUKAMPA BHIKKHUNI PROJECT

Registered charity 1172570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Anukampa is a religious and educational charity, advancing Buddhism within the Theravada tradition. Anukampa will establish a monastery where the public can benefit from the support of monastic teachers, and be a training facility for women who wish to undertake training towards full ordination. The charity also organises meditation retreats, talks and discussion groups.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THERAVADA BUDDHISM IN THE UK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PRIMARILY BY;(A) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A RESIDENTIAL CENTRE OR CENTRES OFFERING MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR THERAVADA BUDDHIST BHIKKHUNIS AND WOMEN TRAINING TOWARDS FULL BHIKKHUNI ORDINATION;(B) FURTHERING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES OF THE BUDDHA BY ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

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 unrestricted reserves increased to £2,895,438, significantly exceeding the stated reserves policy target of £30,000. The charity reported a net income of £226,986 and holds a substantial interest-free loan from the Buddhist Society of Western Australia, which is repayable on demand.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 10158053

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• PETHERICK, Susan Barbara — director, appointed 01/05/2026on trustee list
• WEEKS, Darren John — director, appointed 04/04/2026on trustee list
• HAN, Elena Hui Ling — director, appointed 21/11/2023on trustee list
• WICKREMASINGHE, Manori Kokila — director, appointed 21/11/2023on trustee list
• RICHARDSON, Kenneth Alfred — director, appointed 06/08/2023on trustee list
• BRAHMAVAMSO, Bhikkhu, Ven. — director, appointed 18/11/2016on trustee list
• FRENCH, Alison Claire — director, appointed 01/05/2016on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £2.9m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2024)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• BHIKKHU BRAHMAVAMSOchair
• Alison Claire French
• Darren John Weeks
• Elena Hui Ling Han
• Kenneth Alfred Richardson
• Manori Kokila Wickremasinghe
• Susan Barbara Petherick

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION.

• NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION income £6.0m
• Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre income £366k
• VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £163k
• Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD income £591k
• Tu An Temple UK income £126k
• THERAVADA MONASTIC TRUST income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

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