AMOGHASIDDHI BUDDHIST CENTRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 February 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04980767
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £66,153
Latest expenditure: £65,978
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CYPRUS HOUSE, QUEENS SQUARE, ATTLEBOROUGH, NR17 2AE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Teaching classes and courses in meditation and relaxation in accordance with the teachings of Kadampa Buddhism as taught by Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £66,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,978
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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: 16 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 16 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £75,078
Total Gross Expenditure: £69,385
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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: 18 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £69,385
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,217
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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: 25 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £63,188
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,845
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £106,350
Total Gross Expenditure: £105,073
Accounts Qualified: Yes

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £66,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,978
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 16 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £75,078
Total Gross Expenditure: £69,385
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 18 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £69,385
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,217
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £63,188
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,845
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £106,350
Total Gross Expenditure: £105,073
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £11,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Suffolk
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Norfolk
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AMOGHASIDDHI BUDDHIST CENTRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-02-10T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 01 DECEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 06 FEBRUARY 2004 AND 30 OCTOBER 2005 as amended on 01 Nov 2020
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 PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING, STUDY, PRACTICE AND THE OBSERVANCE OF MORAL DISCIPLINE ALL WITHIN THE MAHAYANA BUDDHIST TRADITION OF JE TSONGKHAPA AS TAUGHT BY VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO, THE FOUNDER OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION, THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THREE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION STUDY PROGRAMMES: THE GENERAL PROGRAMME, THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME, AND THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME, ALL DEFINED IN SCHEDULE A HEREWITH (TO THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION)
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries