01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021647
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- DG1 1DR
OSCR note: Previous Charity name Vajrasattva Buddhist Centre from 05 October 1993 to 05 February 2021
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Objectives and Aims The purposes of the charity 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 Teacher Training Programme, all defined in Schedule A. The Strategies employed to achieve the Charity's aims and objectives are to: Schedule A • The General Programme shall be to introduce a basic Buddhist view, meditation and action. • The Foundation Programme provides an opportunity to deepen our understanding and experience
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
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.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £49,224 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £33,903 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 15 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £8,595 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,742 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 26 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £8,858 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £24,528 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 20 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £15,248 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,931 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 22 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £14,545 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,663 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 7 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 24 Castle Street, Dumfries
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://meditateindumfries.org/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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