WAT THAI SOUTHEND

Registered charity 1199685 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Wat Thai Southend is a temple in Theravada Buddhism. It is a place of worship for Theravada Monks from Thailand who practice and teach Buddhism and carry out religious ceremonies, meditation, chanting and activities for the Thai and local communities in Southend on Sea and surrounding areas. The Wat Thai Southend temple supports peaceful coexistence of Buddhist Thai & British culture in society.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THERAVADA BUDDHISM FOR THE THAI COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SOUTHEND ON SEA AREA OF ENGLAND AND BEYOND, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A) ULTIMATELY ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT TEMPLE WHERE THE DHAMMA CAN BE STUDIED AND TAUGHT AND WHERE MEDITATION CAN BE PRACTICED;B) USING THE TEACHING OF THERAVADA BUDDHISM AND MEDITATION TO BENEFIT THE THAI COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC;C) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO BUDDHIST MONKS AND NON IN THEIR STUDIES AND PASTORAL DUTIES;D) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THERAVADA BUDDHISM.

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 FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £3,745 for the year, increasing total unrestricted funds to £54,051. Reserves stood at £32,000, which is above the stated policy target of £18,000 (six months of average expenditure). The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Gary John Pascoechair
• Amporn Angkab
• Chanyakorn Sangsook
• Kwanta Robins
• NUTTIKAN CORBETT

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

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