01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037146
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- AB24 5AB
OSCR note: Previous charity name Vajrayana Buddhist Centre from 19-12-2005 to 11-01-2019
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity was set up to promote the Buddhist faith and make meditation accessible to the wider community. To do this, the charity offers a full programme of in-person meditation classes, retreats, and in-depth study programmes within Aberdeen City, as well as regular and one-off classes and retreats held in Aberdeenshire, and in the wider North of Scotland area. Opportunities to join the classes online have increased accessibility, particularly for those in more rural and remote areas.
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
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 the 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 | £89,232 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £94,315 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 15 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £130,412 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £103,943 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 16 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £93,472 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £81,823 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 1 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £93,280 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £92,327 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 25 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £92,116 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £51,548 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 30 June 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
- 77-79 King Street, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.meditateinaberdeen.org
- Parent charity
- New Kadampa Tradition International Kadampa Buddhist Union · 1015054
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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