INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THERAVADA BUDDHISM UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 26 June 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 5 September 2024 – 4 September 2025
Latest income: £28,697
Latest expenditure: £28,352
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 19 HONEYCROCK LANE, REDHILL, RH1 5DG

Website recorded by the regulator: HTTPS://THERAVADACENTRE.ORG.UK (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

1.To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst Buddhist monks and scholars) on the subjects of Buddhism in particular Theravada Buddhism, and the culture , languages, literature and history of ancient south Asia.2. To advance the Theravadic Buddhist religion in the UK for the benefit of the public through the theravadic rituals, worship and meditation sessions.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 5 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 4 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 4 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £28,697
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,352

Fin Period Start Date: 5 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 4 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 4 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 1 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £37,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,427

Fin Period Start Date: 5 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 4 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 4 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £20,235
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,670

Fin Period Start Date: 5 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 4 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 4 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,271
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,285

Fin Period Start Date: 5 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 4 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 4 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,425

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 5 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 4 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 4 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £28,697
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,352
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 5 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 4 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 4 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £37,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,427
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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 5 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 4 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 4 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £20,235
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,670
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 5 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 4 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 4 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,271
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,285
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 5 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 4 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 4 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,425
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sri Lanka
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THERAVADA BUDDHISM UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2020-06-26T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 05 SEP 2019
Charitable Objects: 1.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST BUDDHIST MONKS AND SCHOLARS) ON THE SUBJECTS OF BUDDHISM, IN PARTICULAR THERAVEDIC BUDDHISM, AND THE CULTURE, LANGUAGES, LITERATURE AND HISTORY OF ANCIENT SOUTH ASIA; 2. TO ADVANCE THE THERAVEDIC BUDDHIST RELIGION IN THE UK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF THERAVEDIC RITUALS, WORSHIP AND MEDIATION SESSIONS, AND LECTURES ON THERAVEDIC BUDDHISM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE RELIGION.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

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Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures