THE MANCHESTER CENTRE FOR BUDDHIST MEDITATION TRUST

Registered charity 1176625 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We run activities at the Manchester Centre for Buddhist Meditation to enable people to learn the Samatha Meditation Practice and to generally help the advancement of the practice.We offer free beginners' meditation classes, study courses for those who have completed the initial meditation course, days of practice, monthly puja's, and a singing and Tai Chi group.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (ÆTHE OBJECTSÆ) ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE SAMATHA MEDITATION PRACTICE BY:Ò RUNNING AND MAINTAINING THE MANCHESTER CENTRE FOR BUDDHIST MEDITATION IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE SAMATHA TRUSTÒ PROVIDING INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT IN SAMATHA MEDITATION AND ASSOCIATED TEACHINGSÒ PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING ARTEFACTS AND A LIBRARY IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE SAMATHA TRUSTÒ PROVIDING SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION FOR RETREATS AND VISITING TEACHERS

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 the charity generated a significant surplus of £62,886 for the year, with unrestricted receipts totaling £83,158 against outgoings of £20,450. The trustees report that the level of donations has been maintained, reflecting member generosity, and that the charity holds a reserve fund of £12,000 intended to cover one year of running costs. Additionally, £150,000 is earmarked in a savings account for future centre improvements.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Hudsonchair
• Claire Heaton
• Jacqueline Anne Callow
• Joseph Dewhurst
• Josephine Connolly
• Ronald Tonkin
• Rosemary Rose

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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