THE FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (CORWEN)

Registered charity 514363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VAJRALOKA MEDITATION CENTRE

Holding Meditation Retreats.

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Latest income

£188k

Latest spending

£144k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state a net operating income of £44,072.63 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a healthy financial situation with total income of £188,307.38 against total expenditures of £81,218.69. Per the trustees' report, the charity is in a healthy financial position due to legacies and running a surplus on retreats, with bank balances totaling approximately £104,893.29.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Retreat income (63% of income)

“4400 Retreat income 119,008.10”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

William Gowchair
DHARMACHARI TEJANANDA
Dh TEJAPUSHPA ENTWHISTLE
Dr SION WILLIAMS
Jinapalita dh
MARK SHEA
Monika Podgorska
Teresa Maria Fisher

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£188k	£144k
31/12/2023	£162k	£134k
31/12/2022	£127k	£99k
31/12/2021	£92k	£87k
31/12/2020	£52k	£79k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (CORWEN) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state a net operating income of £44,072.63 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a healthy financial situation with total income of £188,307.38 against total expenditures of £81,218.69. Per the trustees' report, the charity is in a healthy financial position due to legacies and running a surplus on retreats, with bank balances totaling approximately £104,893.29. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST	1	£10k
THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS.

FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS income £173k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION income £155k
PUNDARIKA UK income £150k
THE FRIENDS OF OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN & ARBORETUM income £242k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WESTON income £329k
MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (CORWEN)	£188k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS FY2025	£173k	£30,001 - £40,000	unclear	—	no doubt
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION FY2024	£155k	—	above	—	no doubt
PUNDARIKA UK FY2025	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN & ARBORETUM FY2024	£242k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WESTON FY2025	£329k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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