01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 November 1992
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02758093
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £4,938,653
- Latest expenditure
- £2,862,955
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CONISHEAD PRIORY, PRIORY ROAD, ULVERSTON, LA12 9QQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.kadampa.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Public promotion of Kadampa Buddhism throughout the world, by supporting the development of Kadampa Buddhist Centres throughout the world; by publishing and distributing books on Kadampa Buddhism; by training teachers of Kadampa Buddhism; and by maintaining a year-round programme of Buddhist teachings and meditation at the charity's home premises.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,938,653
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,862,955
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,968,058
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,293,610
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,059,944
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,762,472
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,392,870
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,249,090
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,652,974
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,443,717
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,938,653
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,862,955
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1000
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,968,058
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,293,610
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1000
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,059,944
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,762,472
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1000
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,392,870
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,249,090
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 700
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,652,974
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,443,717
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £12,696
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 200
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 678487
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4253649
- Income Investments
- 6517
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4938653
- Income Legacies
- 32760
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,862,955
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2862955
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 276868
- Expenditure Governance
- 168692
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 246743
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 263616
- Gain Loss Investment
- 57724
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £750,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 32624767
- Assets Own Use
- 32622658
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2109
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £20,092,034
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,334,050
- Assets Current Investment
- 195870
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £46,382,751
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4614277
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1719773
- Assets Cash
- £6,606,868
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 46144267
- Funds Restricted
- 238484
- Funds Total
- 46382751
- Count Employees
- 37
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1808375
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4152044
- Income Investments
- 5639
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5966058
- Income Legacies
- 1310698
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,293,610
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3293610
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 157924
- Expenditure Governance
- 409043
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 490916
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 252713
- Gain Loss Investment
- -6641
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £750,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 31934917
- Assets Own Use
- 31932808
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2109
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £18,617,258
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,245,122
- Assets Current Investment
- 138146
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £44,307,053
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4355734
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1889388
- Assets Cash
- £5,451,987
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 44287882
- Funds Restricted
- 19171
- Funds Total
- 44307053
- Count Employees
- 39
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 368939
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4687019
- Income Investments
- 3986
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5059944
- Income Legacies
- 2750
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,762,472
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3762472
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 64808
- Expenditure Governance
- 296233
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 387233
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 174240
- Gain Loss Investment
- -3209
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £750,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 31803570
- Assets Own Use
- 31801461
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2109
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £15,749,719
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,918,684
- Assets Current Investment
- 144787
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £41,634,605
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5455625
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 463059
- Assets Cash
- £1,601,793
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 41599863
- Funds Restricted
- 34742
- Funds Total
- 41634605
- Count Employees
- 39
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 503841
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3887852
- Income Investments
- 1177
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4392870
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,249,090
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2249090
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 78559
- Expenditure Governance
- -234241
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 86969
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 105828
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £750,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 29091742
- Assets Own Use
- 29089633
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2109
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £16,538,416
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,293,025
- Assets Current Investment
- 147996
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £40,337,133
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3841045
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1451980
- Assets Cash
- £2,050,232
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 40317444
- Funds Restricted
- 19689
- Funds Total
- 40337133
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 545165
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4107721
- Income Investments
- 88
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4652974
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,443,717
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2443717
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 77545
- Expenditure Governance
- 716890
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 729072
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 789301
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £750,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25141463
- Assets Own Use
- 25139354
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2109
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £18,839,748
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,787,858
- Assets Current Investment
- 157040
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £38,193,353
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3333820
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2454038
- Assets Cash
- £4,272,853
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 35349163
- Funds Restricted
- 2844190
- Funds Total
- 38193353
- Count Employees
- 37
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- France
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Taiwan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Spain
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cumbria
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1992-11-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 OCTOBER 1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 20 MARCH 1994, 15 AUGUST 1997, 6 AUGUST 2000, 11 AUGUST 2003, 31 JANUARY 2005, 3 AUGUST 2005 AND 15 APRIL 2007.
- Charitable Objects
- TO INCREASE THE BUDDHIST FAITH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD UNDER THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE ELECTED GENERAL SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION BY PROMOTING THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS UNION OF KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTRES
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 78901
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION (IKBU)
- Charity Name Id
- 78918
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MANJUSHRI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE (MKMC)
- Charity Name Id
- 78911
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- INTERNATIONAL TEMPLES FUND
- Charity Name Id
- 78932
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- NEW KADAMPA TRADITION
- Charity Name Id
- 78946
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THARPA PUBLICATIONS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures