01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 30 September 1993
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02745086
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £109,858
- Latest expenditure
- £97,063
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: OLD VICARAGE, GLOUCESTER ROAD, BISHOPSTON, BRISTOL, BS7 8NX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.meditationinbristol.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Teaching Buddhist meditation and practice to all. Providing place of worship to Buddhists.
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
- 24 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £109,858
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £97,063
- 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
- 22 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £110,915
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £82,414
- 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
- 17 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £112,006
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £87,950
- 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
- 16 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £96,141
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £77,283
- 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
- 29 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £6,498
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £70,655
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
- 24 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £109,858
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £97,063
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- 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
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £110,915
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £82,414
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- 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
- 17 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £112,006
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £87,950
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- 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
- 16 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £96,141
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £77,283
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 40
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- South Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wiltshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- North Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bath And North East Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1993-09-30T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 AUG 1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 APR 1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 JUN 1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 JAN 1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 JUN 1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 SEP 2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 FEB 2006AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14 JUL 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 NOV 2020AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 05 MAR 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH UNDER THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE ELECTED GENERAL SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING, STUDY, PRACTICE AND THE OBSERVANCE OF MORAL DISCIPLINE ALL WITHIN THE MAHAYANA BUDDHIST TRADITION OF ATISHA AND JE TSONGKHAPA AS TAUGHT BY VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO, THE FOUNDER OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION, THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THREE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION STUDY PROGRAMMES: THE GENERAL PROGRAMME, THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME, AND THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME, ALL AS DEFINED IN SCHEDULE A OF THE MEMORANDUM
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 693939
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol
- Charity Name Id
- 592503
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- AMITABHA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE (KMC) LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 162471
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- AMITABHA CENTRE
- Charity Name Id
- 162457
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- AMITABHA BUDDIST CENTRE
- Charity Name Id
- 592112
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- AMITABHA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE
- Charity Name Id
- 162453
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- AMITABHA BUDDHIST CENTRE
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management