Adhisthana Trust — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 1 July 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07508588
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £903,828
Latest expenditure: £793,478
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Adhisthana, Coddington, Ledbury, HR8 1JL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity advances the Buddhist religion by overseeing the training and ordination of new members of the Triratna Buddhist Order and by making the teaching of Buddhist as presented by Urgyen Sangharakshita available on an international basis to the general public. The charity operates a retreat and study centre located in Herefordshire open to anyone interested in exploring Buddhism.

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: 10 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £903,828
Total Gross Expenditure: £793,478

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: 7 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £794,936
Total Gross Expenditure: £787,613

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: 14 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £595,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £689,168

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: 30 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £526,984
Total Gross Expenditure: £498,403

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: 5 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 5 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £397,122
Total Gross Expenditure: £448,393

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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: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £903,828
Total Gross Expenditure: £793,478
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading 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: 50

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: 7 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £794,936
Total Gross Expenditure: £787,613
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 100

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: 14 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £595,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £689,168
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading 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: 50

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: 30 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £526,984
Total Gross Expenditure: £498,403
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £16,668
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 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: 5 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £397,122
Total Gross Expenditure: £448,393
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £1,834
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 20

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 10 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 104741
Income Other Trading Activities: 53039
Income Charitable Activities: 736776
Income Investments: 9272
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 903828
Income Legacies: 104741
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £793,478
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 793478
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5394
Expenditure Support Costs: 5394
Expenditure Depreciation: 100072
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £150,000
Assets Total Fixed: 3622877
Assets Own Use: 3622877
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £723,238
Assets Total Liabilities: £834,863
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,511,252
Creditors One Year Total Current: 134863
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 700000
Assets Cash: £702,898
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3416111
Funds Restricted: 95141
Funds Total: 3511252
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 7 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 129798
Income Other Trading Activities: 49944
Income Charitable Activities: 608573
Income Investments: 6621
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 794936
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £787,613
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 787613
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 787613
Expenditure Depreciation: 97630
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £381,251
Assets Total Fixed: 3661917
Assets Own Use: 3661917
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £519,905
Assets Total Liabilities: £780,920
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,400,902
Creditors One Year Total Current: 80920
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 700000
Assets Cash: £496,755
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3286301
Funds Restricted: 114601
Funds Total: 3400902
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 14 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 85697
Income Other Trading Activities: 39925
Income Charitable Activities: 467877
Income Investments: 2021
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 595520
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £689,168
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 689168
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 689168
Expenditure Depreciation: 80657
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £150,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2511673
Assets Own Use: 2511673
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £941,674
Assets Total Liabilities: £59,768
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,393,579
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59768
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £909,145
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3239090
Funds Restricted: 154489
Funds Total: 3393579
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 30 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 119791
Income Other Trading Activities: 33738
Income Charitable Activities: 372312
Income Investments: 1143
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 526984
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £498,403
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 498403
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 417576
Expenditure Depreciation: 78181
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £727,933
Assets Total Fixed: 2565020
Assets Own Use: 2565020
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £970,552
Assets Total Liabilities: £48,345
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,487,227
Creditors One Year Total Current: 48345
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £927,678
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3287482
Funds Restricted: 199745
Funds Total: 3487227
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Adhisthana Trust
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-07-01T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27/01/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/06/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/11/2014 as amended on 01 Sep 2023
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF BUDDHISM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:- 1)ENCOURAGING MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING OF THE BUDDHA; 2)SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST ORDER AND OTHER DULY ORDAINED BUDDHISTS, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY; 3)MAINTAINING CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH AND WORK IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER GROUPS WITH THE SAME OBJECTS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 458626
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: TRIRATNA PRECEPTORS' COLLEGE TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds 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: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures