TISARANA VIHARA ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 328075 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUDDHIST WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Advancement of Theravada Buddhism in the UK through the establishment of a monastery for Buddhist monks who promote the practice of Buddhism in the Burmese culture by means of connected activities and religious instruction

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Latest income
£86k
Latest spending
£70k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £16,644 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,100,702. The trustees consider it prudent to maintain adequate reserves to cover contractual commitments and working capital, with no stated specific numerical target. The charity has no employees and relies on trustee governance without any disclosed related-party transactions or trustee remuneration.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate level of unrestricted reserves to cover the Charity’s contractual commitments and provide sufficient working capital (held: £1.1m)
The Trustees consider it prudent to maintain an adequate level of unrestricted reserves to cover the Charity’s contractual commitments and provide sufficient working capital. — page 4
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
05/04/2025£86k£70k
05/04/2024£123k£107k
05/04/2023£127k£97k
05/04/2022£83k£69k
05/04/2021£53k£60k

Common questions

Is TISARANA VIHARA ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £16,644 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,100,702. The trustees consider it prudent to maintain adequate reserves to cover contractual commitments and working capital, with no stated specific numerical target. The charity has no employees and relies on trustee governance without any disclosed related-party transactions or trustee remuneration. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.