DHAMMA CENTRE (COLCHESTER)

Registered charity 1190052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DHAMMA CENTER, DHAMMA CENTRE

The Dhamma Centre is a Buddhist-inspired community hub offering weekly meditation and mindfulness classes, retreats that support peaceful and harmonious life, led by trained and seasoned Buddhist teachers. Our Maldon Road Centre provides a calm space for silent practice and community gatherings, supporting people of all backgrounds in cultivating mental clarity, resilience, and well-being.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity underwent an independent examination by Samantha Cantrell, who confirmed that no material matters came to her attention regarding the accounting records or compliance with regulations. The filing does not disclose specific financial figures for reserves, income, or expenditure, nor does it mention any material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a 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 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 £475k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~102.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Babli Rani Sharma
• Kaji Sherpa OBE
• Mahal Katherine Ratnasiri
• Rev Hokandara Pannavamsa Thero

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTRE KENT LTD.

• BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTRE KENT LTD income £165k
• LAM RIM BUDDHIST CENTRE income £127k
• JAMYANG BUDDHIST CENTRE income £630k
• MANCHESTER BUDDHIST CENTRE income £295k
• BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £124k
• MAHAMEVNAWA INTERNATIONAL MEDITATION CENTRE income £482k

Side by side with its peers

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