TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY(BRIGHTON)

Registered charity 273682 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIGHTON BUDDHIST CENTRE, FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (BRIGHTON)

Courses and study facilities in meditation and Buddhism. Yoga and tai chi. Visits to and from local schools and colleges. Information resource to the public with access to library. Day retreats and group for carers. Meditation courses designed for coping with depression and chronic pain. Open days and arts events. Celebration of Buddhist festivals. Financial support to practising Buddhists.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION; IN PARTICULAR (I) TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA. (II) TO SUPPORT ORDAINED MEMBERS OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY AND OTHER DULY ORDAINED BUDDHISTS, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATION. (III) TO MAINTAIN CLOSE CUMMUNICATION WITH AND WORK UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST ORDER AND IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER GROUPS WITH THE SAME OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: NOT SPECIFICALLY DEFINED BUT MAINLY IN BRIGHTON

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: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£201k

Latest spending

£200k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small operating surplus of £1,149 for the year, driven by substantial bequests, though the underlying operating result was a deficit of £22,501. The trustees note that continued operating losses will exhaust the current account balance in just over a year, necessitating cost reductions and new income sources to return to a surplus position. Despite these pressures, the trustees consider there to be no 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

Reserves policy: The charity aims to hold 25% of its annual expenses as a reserve. The purpose is to give the charity enough latitude to preserve staff employment for up to 3 months in the event of a sudden loss of income (reserves figure: £1.1m)

“The charity aims to hold 25% of its annual expenses as a reserve. The purpose is to give the charity enough latitude to preserve staff employment for up to 3 months in the event of a sudden loss of income of the variety not covered by our insurances and to pay out for routine costs related to the centre.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 15
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 15
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 20
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Ronald Louis Gowerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Anne Mcauley
Dr Jane Roderic-Evans
Matthew Ian Widdowson
Sally Jean Bridgman · trustee of 1 other charity
Sally Suryadaya Rawlings
Stephen Mark Atkins · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£201k	£200k
31/12/2024	£166k	£183k
31/12/2023	£169k	£211k
31/12/2022	£132k	£145k
31/12/2021	£94k	£130k

Common questions

Is TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY(BRIGHTON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small operating surplus of £1,149 for the year, driven by substantial bequests, though the underlying operating result was a deficit of £22,501. The trustees note that continued operating losses will exhaust the current account balance in just over a year, necessitating cost reductions and new income sources to return to a surplus position. Despite these pressures, the trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY(BRIGHTON)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY(BRIGHTON) as a grant recipient include THE WINDHORSE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WINDHORSE TRUST	FY2021	£565	Buddhist projects - United Kingdom

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRIRATNA SOUTHAMPTON.

TRIRATNA SOUTHAMPTON income £48k
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (WEST LONDON) income £215k
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY ( BRIXTON ) income £159k
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (SHREWSBURY) income £36k
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (NOTTINGHAM) income £110k
TRIRATNA CAMBRIDGE income £281k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY(BRIGHTON)	£201k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
TRIRATNA SOUTHAMPTON FY2025	£48k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (WEST LONDON) FY2025	£215k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY ( BRIXTON ) FY2025	£159k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (SHREWSBURY) FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY (NOTTINGHAM) FY2025	£110k	£48,539	0	within	—	no doubt

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