CCEW Charity Commission profile

GANDEN BUDDHIST CENTRE

Registered charity 1058203 · organisation 1058203

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
24 September 1996
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03215686
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£34,899
Latest expenditure
£28,195
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Ganden Kadampa Buddhist Centre, 5 North Bridge, HALIFAX, West Yorkshire, HX1 1XH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.meditateinhalifax.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS ACTIVITES AND MEDITATION CLASSES

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
1 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
1 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£34,899
Total Gross Expenditure
£28,195
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
29 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£30,578
Total Gross Expenditure
£23,837
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
£29,712
Total Gross Expenditure
£22,954
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
25 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£24,837
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,822
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
6 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
6 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£26,737
Total Gross Expenditure
£31,646

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
1 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£34,899
Total Gross Expenditure
£28,195
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
3
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
29 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£30,578
Total Gross Expenditure
£23,837
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
Count Volunteers
6
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
£29,712
Total Gross Expenditure
£22,954
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
Count Volunteers
22
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
25 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£24,837
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,822
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
5
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
6 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£26,737
Total Gross Expenditure
£31,646
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
10

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Calderdale
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
GANDEN BUDDHIST CENTRE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1996-09-24T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 AUGUST 1996 as amended on 16 Feb 2021 as amended on 16 Feb 2021 as amended on 16 Feb 2021
Charitable Objects
The objects of the Charity (“the Objects”) are 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 this Memorandum.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management