ANGULIMALA, THE BUDDHIST PRISON CHAPLAINCY
The Charity makes available facilities for the teaching and practice of Buddhism in Her Majesty's Prisons and other places of lawful detention or custody. It is the Religious Advisory Service for Buddhism to HMPPS and it provides licensed and suitably vetted Buddhist chaplains who regularly attend most of the prisons across England and Wales.
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO MAKE AVAILABLE FACILITIES FOR THE TEACHING AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM IN HER MAJESTY'S PRISONS AND OTHER PLACES OF LAWFUL DETENTION OR CUSTODY, SPECIFICALLY:-4.1. TO RECRUIT AND ADVISE A TEAM OF BUDDHIST VISITING CHAPLAINS TO BE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS THERE IS A CALL FOR THEIR SERVICES;4.2. TO ACT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY, AND TO LIAISE WITH THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE CHAPLAINCY OFFICIALS, WITH INDIVIDUAL CHAPLAINS WITHIN HER MAJESTY'S PRISONS AND WITH ANY OTHER RELEVANT BODIES OR OFFICIALS;4.3. TO PROVIDE AN AFTERCARE AND ADVISORY SERVICE FOR PRISONERS AFTER RELEASE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Has a trading subsidiary
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/10/2018)
Trustees
- Amanda Ruks
- Dominic Norbert Clark
- Lloyd Clater
- Rev Aiden Hall
- Tanya Maria Dalley
- Venerable Khemadhammo Mahathera OBE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £1k | £7k |
| 31/03/2025 | £6k | £9k |
| 31/03/2024 | £1k | £9k |
| 31/03/2023 | £1k | £12k |
| 31/03/2022 | £706 | £9k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 01/04/2019 | £22k | HMPPS - Chaplaincy & Faith Services |
| UK government | 01/04/2018 | £22k | Provision of Religious Advice and Support for Buddhist Prisoners |