# ATISHA CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1013466
- **Other names:** Atisha Kadampa Meditation Centre
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 5, 1992
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1013466


## Contact

- **Address:** Atisha Kadampa Buddhist Centre, 81 Victoria Road, Darlington
- **Postcode:** DL1 5JQ
- **Phone:** 01325365265
- **Email:** info@meditationindarlington.org
- **Website:** www.meditationindarlington.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 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 MAHAYAMA 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.

**Activities:** To promote the Buddhist faith of the New Kadampa Tradition throughout Co. Durham, North Yorkshire and the Tees Valley.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Darlington
- Durham
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- North Yorkshire
- Redcar And Cleveland
- Stockton-on-tees



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £55270 | £61525 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £46655 | £45930 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £46963 | £47019 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £44486 | £48723 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £59080 | £39626 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Elizabeth Finnigan — appointed Sept. 15, 2025
- Lisa Devine — appointed April 26, 2024
- Susan Boyes — appointed Sept. 15, 2025