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BUDDHA - DHAMMA FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 289913 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BUDDHA DHAMMA FELLOWSHIP SANTIDHAMMA FOREST HERMITAGE, WAT PAH SANTIDHAMMA

TO ADVANCE BUDDHISM BY THE TEACHING OF BUDDHISM AND PROVIDING A RESIDENTIAL CENTRE OR CENTRES FOR BHIKKHUS TO TEACH AND PRACTICE BUDDHISM.

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Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,521 at the end of the financial year, which is below its stated policy of holding no reserves. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (44% of income)
“Donations and legacies 11,806”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: not to hold reserves (held: £3k)
“The Trustees’ policy is not to hold reserves, and transfer all funds to The Forest Hermitage Trust.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transfer of assets and liabilities to Forest Hermitage Trust for £zero consideration; common trustees; obligation to transfer surplus monies.
“The Forest Hermitage Trust and the Buddha Dhamma Fellowship have a number of Trustees in common and are hence related parties. The Buddha Dhamma Fellowship has a contractual obligation to transfer any monies received by them in respect of charitable activities as and when it is received.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£26k£26k
31/03/2024£17k£17k
31/03/2023£60k£60k
31/03/2022£14k£14k
31/03/2021£28k£28k

Common questions

Is BUDDHA - DHAMMA FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,521 at the end of the financial year, which is below its stated policy of holding no reserves. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.