THE GUHYALOKA TRUST

Registered charity 803469 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing land and buildings in rural Spain as an infrastructure and support for meditative & contemplative retreat, particularly for those who wish to do so in accord with the Buddha's teaching.

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Latest income

£108k

Latest spending

£38k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the financial position of the charity is strong, with unrestricted reserves of £98,524 significantly exceeding the stated reserves policy target of £5,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £77,095 for the year, funded primarily by donations, and confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5,000 (held: £99k)

“The amount to hold as a liquid reserve is currently set at £5,000, but is open to review from time to time depending on changing circumstances.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Consultancy fees paid to self-employed director of the retreat centre and self-employed fundraisers.

“The consultancy fees were paid in part to the self-employed director of the retreat centre, who managed the improvements to the retreat centre, and in part to two self-employed fundraisers who helped to raise the funds via donations.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Guhyaloka Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Dharmachari Amogharatnachair
Sean Boland · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Spain · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£108k	£38k
31/12/2023	£4k	£3k
31/12/2022	£3k	£1k
31/12/2021	£1k	£5k
31/12/2020	£2k	£0

Common questions

Is THE GUHYALOKA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the financial position of the charity is strong, with unrestricted reserves of £98,524 significantly exceeding the stated reserves policy target of £5,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £77,095 for the year, funded primarily by donations, and confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DHARMA TRUST.

THE DHARMA TRUST income £794k
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £124k
TARALOKA income £324k
Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD income £591k
LAKSHMI-NARAYANA TRUST income £1.7m
THE HARI PRASAD SHASTRI CHARITABLE TRUST income £155k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GUHYALOKA TRUST	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DHARMA TRUST FY2025	£794k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2024	£124k	—	above	—	no doubt
TARALOKA FY2025	£324k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD FY2024	£591k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LAKSHMI-NARAYANA TRUST FY2023	£1.7m	—	above	—	no doubt

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