TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (IPSWICH)

Registered charity 1180271 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are: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 Order.3. Working under the guidance of the Triratna Buddhist Order.4. Using applications of the Buddha's teaching to promote the health and well being of all.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION.

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: Ipswich, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£78k

Latest spending

£33k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £237,447 at year end, which is above the charity's stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £44,587 for the year, driven by increased donations and fundraising activities, while total charitable expenditure remained controlled at £33,076.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £237k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 27

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £402 — grants £402 (1); under 1% of the £47,279 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ipswich Buddhist Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Diana Stonechair
Carol Vasey
KELVIN YOUNGS
Lawryne Otja Maslowska
Lindsey Miriam Hoy
Lisa Joy Dowdle Haste
Mark Milkovics
Mosaic Clare Craigie-Williams
Peter Martin Orme

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

Operates in: Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£78k	£33k
31/03/2024	£47k	£33k
31/03/2023	£47k	£34k
31/03/2022	£45k	£44k
31/03/2021	£38k	£17k

Common questions

Is TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (IPSWICH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £237,447 at year end, which is above the charity's stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £44,587 for the year, driven by increased donations and fundraising activities, while total charitable expenditure remained controlled at £33,076. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE WINDHORSE TRUST	1	£603k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL.

TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL income £111k
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (NORWICH) income £82k
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (NOTTINGHAM) income £110k
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (SHREWSBURY) income £36k
SHEFFIELD TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY income £214k
BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE income £427k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (IPSWICH)	£78k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL FY2025	£111k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (NORWICH) FY2025	£82k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (NOTTINGHAM) FY2025	£110k	£48,539	0	within	—	no doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (SHREWSBURY) FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHEFFIELD TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY FY2025	£214k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.