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2020-12-31-accounts

Registration number 1014180

Triratna Sarana

Unaudited Trustees' report and financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Triratna Sarana

Contents
Page
Legal and administrative information 1
Trustees' report 2 - 6
Independent Examiner's report 7
Statement of financial activities
(incorporating income and expenditure account) 8
Balance sheet 9
Notes to the financial statements 10 - 16

Triratna Sarana

Legal and administrative information

Trustees

The trustees who served during the year were as follows

Cindy Bloom - Jvalamalini Alison Semple Wray - Punyamala Barbara Trznadel - Sunetri Anne Denys - Samantabhadri Dee Margerison - Acalavajri Charity number 1014180 Charity address Tiratanaloka Aberclydach House Talybont-on-Usk BRECON LD3 7YS Independent Examiner S J Harding FCA HardingRedmans Bridge House Court Road SWANAGE BH19 1DX Bankers Co-operative Bank PO Box 101 Balloon Street MANCHESTER M60 4EP Triodos Bank Brunel House 11 Promenade Clifton BRISTOL BS8 3NN Lloyds Bank Plc 32 Alcester Road Kings Heath BIRMINGHAM B13 8BA MoneyCorp Ltd Floor 5, ZigZag Building 70 Victoria Street LONDON SW1E 6SQ

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Triratna Sarana

Trustees' report

for the year ended 31 December 2020

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Trustees

During 2020, the board of trustees for the year were as follows: they are Punyamala (Alison Semple Wray), Sunetri (Barbara Trznadel), Jvalamalini (Cindy Bloom), Acalavajri (Dee Margerison) and Samantabhadri (Anne Denys).

Investment powers

The Trust Deed authorises the trustees to make and hold investments using the general funds of the charity, but no such investments are currently held.

Constitution, objectives and policies

The Charitable Trust is governed by its Trust Deed and its objects are the advancement of the Buddhist religion for the benefit of the public, by affording facilities to women to take advantage of retreat, training and ordination in the Buddhist religion, and also:

The policy of the Trust is to raise funds and invite contributions from others by any suitable method, but not to undertake any permanent trading activity. Its policy is also to provide financial assistance, to make grants and donations and to provide equipment and other material assets for the furtherance of the objects.

There have been no changes to the policy during the year.

Development, activities and achievements

The number of women days on retreat at Tiratanaloka in 2020 was affected by Covid 19 and we ran two and a half retreats as usual, before having to close the retreat centre and work online for the rest of the year. The number of women days on residential retreats was 905 (2019 - 4,508). There were 2,342 women days on online retreat. Number of women days at Akashavana during 2020 was 130 at the Retreat Centre, which was an ordination retreat for the Spanish (Valencia) sangha. 3 Spanish women were ordained on this retreat. (2019 - 3,032 woman/days on retreat at the Retreat centre, of which 1.092 were on non-ordination retreats). In the community there were 943 women/days (2019 - 964).

In 2020 there were a total of 24 women ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order (outside of India), of which 1 was in Melbourne, 19 were at Adhisthana, 1 was at Mettavihara and 3 were at Akashavana.

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Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2020

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Changes to the teams: Vandanajyoti joined the team at Tiratanaloka for a two year period in January and Prajnagita joined the permanent team in March. Due to Covid restrictions, Vajrasakhi moved out of the building in September and Candraprabha moved out in October. Vajrasakhi started her sabbatical year in November. Otherwise the team remained the same though Pasadadipa helped us out at the start of the year. Satyamuni and Bodhipakshini joined Mumuksu and Amritamati on the Akashavana team in March and Amritamati left the team in July.

There were 149 retreat days - residential and online at Tiratanaloka in 2020 (2019 - 181) and we are planning for136 in 2021 (and also a big retreat at Adhisthana for 9 days). In 2020 we were also part of the online Great Gathering weekend hosted by Taraloka with 75 women on it, which increased the number of retreat places. At Akashavana 10 (2019 - 173) retreat days were run in 2020 and 101 retreat days are planned for 2021.

Both of the thirteenth 3-month ordination retreat at Akkashavana from April to July 2020 and the planned two week ordination retreat in September were cancelled.

In 2020 a total of 103 women from around the world (outside of India) asked for ordination (2019 - 116). For the women whose ages we know (we have data for 76 women) the breakdown of numbers by age is as follows:

follows:
Women under 30:
0
Women in their 30s: 8
Women in their 40s: 16
Women in their 50s: 22
Women in their 60s: 21
Women in their 70s: 7
Women in their 80s: 2

22 women decided to withdraw their requests in 2020 (2019 - 45).

This brings the number of women who have asked for ordination to 1,201 at the end of 2020 (1,154 at the end of 2019). There are another c1,000 women who have asked for ordination in India.

A total of 387 places were taken on ordination training retreats at Tiratanaloka in 2020 (counting both residential and online retreats) (2019 - 374). The average number of women attending each GfR retreat went down to 23 in 2020 from 25 in 2019 and 27 in 2018.

The trustees are very aware of the amount of work done on our behalf by both teams running Triratna Sarana and the teams running Tiratanaloka and Akashavana, and we would like to express our appreciation to all of them.

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Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2020

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Retreats at Tiratanaloka after March 2020 were affected by the Covid 19 pandemic. We closed the retreat centre half way through a long retreat and had to cancel all of the residential retreats after this. We put on 14 online retreats instead. They were generally 5 - 7 day retreats though we ran two nine day and one two week retreat later in the year. We had to cap numbers at 20 to 25 for the online retreats (instead of 29 for residential retreats) as we felt that larger group sizes would not work on zoom. The Great weekend hosted online by Taraloka had 75 bookings.

Ensuring our activities deliver our aims

We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. The review looks at what we have achieved and the outcomes of our work in the previous twelve months.

We have referred to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular its supplementary guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.

Financial review and going concern

Our reserves stand at £1,194,135 compared to £1,207,778 in 2019. Our Statement of Financial Activities for 2020 shows a net deficit of £13,643 (2019 surplus £16,872).

We are not entitled to any future legacies, as far as we know. We did not make any payments to, or on behalf of, any trustees or any person connected with them, apart from travelling expenses to and from trustees meetings and when leading retreats.

The trustees have assessed the impact of the coronavirus on the charity and consider that sufficient measures have been put in place to mitigate the risks which have been identified.

The trustees are of the opinion that the charity is a going concern.

Risk management

Major operational and business risks have been identified and documented on a Risk Register. Ongoing steps to mitigate risks are listed and implemented in the running of the projects. Administrative procedures and reviews as well as maintaining reserves at current levels should provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions.

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Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2020

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Future developments

We are planning for 136 retreat days at Tiratanaloka in 2021 (not including a big retreat at Adhisthana which will bring the total days to 145). At Akashavana there are 101 retreat days planned for 2021.

Reserves policy

In line with the requirements from the Charity Commission, a contingency fund equivalent to two month's expenditure is required as available cash in the bank. The trustees have decided that this should be £25,000. In addition the trustees also require Tiratanaloka to have available £5,000 for emergency property repairs.

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

Charity law requires that the charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that period. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the trustees should follow best practice and:

The trustees are required to comply with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission, and in particular its supplementary guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit, when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.

The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Organisational structure

Tiratanaloka has a management committee who meet formally three times a year and also have regular informal meetings. They are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of the business. In 2020 five of the Tiratanaloka team were on the management committee for a full year. A sixth member of the team started a sabbatical in November 2020 and was on the management committee up until then. The team at Tiratanaloka consisted of the management committee, one woman who was on a trial year and another who joined us as a guest for two years at the start of 2020. Together they are responsible for strategic planning and policy making.

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Trustees' report

for the year ended 31 December 2020

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Areas of practical responsibility are held by different members of the management committee, who manage themselves collectively. We had five external trustees in 2020. They meet with the management committee a minimum of three times a year. In terms of teaching and precepting, the whole team shares skills and ideas for best practice with the wider Triratna Buddhist Community (formerly Friends of the Western Buddhist Order) through various networks.

There is a group known as the Akashavana Envisioning Group which is responsible for strategic planning and operation of the Akashavana retreat centre in Spain. Throughout 2020 this group comprised Maitreyi, Vijayasri, Padmasuri, Mumukshu and Moksanandi, with Satyamuni and Bodhipaksini joining in December 2020.

Trustee induction and training

Trustees are familiar with the work of the retreat centres. They are experienced members of the Triratna Buddhist Order and most are private preceptors. Some of them have run a number of retreats in both Tiratanaloka and Akashavana, as well as having run their own retreats.

New trustees are invited to meet with another trustee or a member of the management committee to go over the following:

All trustees are also given a hand book called 'The Effective Trustee - a guide for members of FWBO councils', which was produced by the European Chairmen's Assembly of the Triratna Buddhist Order and which outlines their duties and responsibilities.

This report was approved by the trustees on 18 August 2021 and signed on its behalf by

Barbara Trznadel - Sunetri Trustee

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Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees on the unaudited financial statements of the Triratna Sarana

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2020 which are set out on pages 8 to 15.

Responsibilities and Basis of Independent Examiner's Report

As the Charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act").

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all of the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent Examiner's Statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in the report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Bridge House Court Road SWANAGE BH19 1DX 24 August 2021

SJ Harding FCA HardingRedmans CharteredAccountants

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Triratna Sarana

Statement of financial activities (incorporating the income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2020

Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Total
funds funds funds funds
2020 2020 2020 2019
Incoming resources Notes £ £ £ £
Incoming resources from generated funds
Voluntary income 2 18,718 5,561 24,279 28,606
Retreat income 114,698 - 114,698 232,741
Bookshop sales 1,610 - 1,610 6,830
Fundraising income - - - 235
Bank interest received 367 - 367 516
Tax recoverable 3,420 - 3,420 1,147
Exchange rate gain 1,040 - 1,040 -
Sundry income 25,000 - 25,000 500
Total incoming resources 164,853 5,561 170,414 270,575
Resources expended
Charitable activities
Community support 46,851 - 46,851 56,083
Other charitable expenditure 3 7,240 1,758 8,998 27,170
Running costs (retreat centres) 4 18,872 - 18,872 60,518
Running costs (community) 5 89,949 82 90,031 87,467
Bookshop costs 1,240 - 1,240 5,371
Other expenditure
Fundraising costs 6 1,370 - 1,370 2,179
Management and administration
of the charity 7 12,813 90 12,903 11,207
Governance costs 8 3,792 - 3,792 3,708
Total resources expended 182,127 1,930 184,057 253,703
Net income/(expenditure) for the year (17,274 ) 3,631 (13,643 ) 16,872
Transfers between funds 10,000 )
(10,000
- -
Net movement in funds
for the year after transfers (7,274 ) )
(6,369
(13,643 ) 16,872
Total funds brought forward 1,175,929 31,849 1,207,778 1,190,906
Total funds carried forward 1,168,655 25,480 1,194,135 1,207,778

The notes on pages 10 to 16 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Triratna Sarana

Balance sheet as at 31 December 2020

2020 2020 2019 2019
Notes £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 9 960,468 909,757
Current assets
Stocks 7,789 7,416
Cash at bank and in hand 255,972 346,278
263,761 353,694
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year 10 (30,094 ) (55,673 )
Net current assets 233,667 298,021
Total assets less current
liabilities 1,194,135 1,207,778
Net assets 1,194,135 1,207,778
The funds of the charity
Restricted funds 11 25,480 31,849
Unrestricted funds
General fund 11 1,138,655 1,145,929
Designated funds 11 30,000 30,000
1,168,655 1,175,929
1,194,135 1,207,778

Approved by the trustees on 18 August 2021 and signed on its behalf by

Barbara Trznadel - Sunetri Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 16 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Triratna Sarana

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2020

1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year.

1.1. Basis of accounting

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with United Kingdom Accounting Standards FRS 102, the Charities SORP (FRS 102) (Accounting and Reporting by Charities) and comply with the Charities Act 2011.

The trustees are of the view that the charity is a going concern.

1.2. Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.

Restricted funds are subject to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through terms of an appeal.

1.3. Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. Grants, where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.

Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included in these accounts.

Investment income is included in the accounts in the year in which it is receivable.

Incoming resources from charitable trading activity are accounted for when earned.

Incoming resources from grants, where related to performance and specific deliverables, are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2020

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1.4. Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

Costs of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include independent examination fees and accountancy fees and other costs linked to the strategic management of the charity.

All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly.

1.5. Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The costs of minor additions or those costing below £300 are not capitalised and charged in full to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year of acquisition.

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:

Land and buildings - 2% per annum straight line basis
Office furniture and equipment - 25% per annum straight line basis
Furnishings and equipment - 20% per annum straight line basis
Motor vehicles - 25% per annum straight line basis

1.6. Stock

Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

2 Voluntary income

Voluntary income
2020 2019
Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted
Donations from individuals 18,718 5,561 3,049 25,557

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Notes to the financial statements

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3
Other charitable expenditure
2020
Unrestricted
Restricted
Triratna Sarana expenses
6,767
-
Training
473
-
Bursaries
-
954
Retreat Dana Expenses
-
804
7,240
1,758
4.
Running costs (retreat centres)
Food, household and shrine costs (proportion)
Services including insurance, rates, water and heating (proportion)
5.
Running costs (community)
2020
Unrestricted
Restricted
Food, household and shrine costs (proportion)
18,069
-
Services including insurance, rates,
water and heating (proportion)
8,851
-
Motor and travel expenses
5,510
-
Depreciation
35,295
82
Repairs and maintenance
22,224
-
Exchange rate difference
-
-
89,949
82
6.
Fundraising costs
2020
Unrestricted
Publicity
1,370
2019
Unrestricted
Restricted
8,542
-
492
-
-
7,724
-
10,412
9,034
18,136
2020
2019
6,294
33,803
12,578
26,715
18,872
60,518
2019
Unrestricted
Restricted
12,203
-
9,311
-
13,202
-
34,989
82
17,642
-
38
-
87,385
82
2019
Unrestricted
2,179

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Notes to the financial statements

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7.
Administration costs
2020
Unrestricted
Office running costs
12,551
Administration costs re retreat bursaries
-
Depreciation
262
12,813
2019
Restricted
Unrestricted
-
10,689
90
-
-
302
90
10,991
Restricted
-
216
-
216

None of the Trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits.

8. Governance costs

2020 2019
Unrestricted Unrestricted
Independent Examiner's fee 3,792 3,708

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020

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Office
9
Tangible fixed assets
Freehold Furnishings/ furniture and
property
equipment
equipment
Cost
At 1 January 2020
1,314,516
127,959
17,757
Additions
88,431
1,670
-
Adjustment re 2019
)
(3,828
-
-
Disposals
-
-
-
At 31 December 2020
1,399,119
129,629
17,757
Depreciation
At 1 January 2020
424,665
113,809
17,495
Adjustment re 2019
)
(77
-
-
On disposals
-
-
-
Charge for the year
27,983
5,563
262
At 31 December 2020
452,571
119,372
17,757
Net book values
At 31 December 2020
946,548
10,257
-
At 31 December 2019
889,851
14,150
262
Motor
vehicles
Total
41,903
1,502,135
-
90,101
-
)
(3,828
)
(9,062
)
(9,062
32,841
1,579,346
36,409
592,378
-
)
(77
)
(9,062
)
(9,062
1,831
35,639
29,178
618,878
3,663
960,468
5,494
909,757

Freehold Property has been adjusted in respect of expenditure incorrectly analysed in the accounts to 31 December 2019 to that heading and against which Depreciation of £77 was provided. To adjust for this incorrect analysis Freehold Property has been decreased by the net amount of £3,751 and expenditure on Repairs and Maintenance increased by the same amount in the accounts to 31 December 2020. Had this amount been correctly shown in the accounts to 31 December 2019 the Net Income for the year then ended would have been reduced by £3,751 to £13,121 and the Net Assets at that date reduced by that amount to £1,204,027.

10.
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
Bank credit card
Accruals and deferred income
2020
445
29,649
30,094
2019
1,053
54,620
55,673

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2020

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11. Movement in funds Incoming Incoming Outgoing Outgoing
At 1.01.2020 resources resources Transfers At 31.12.2020
General reserve 1,145,929 164,853 (182,127 ) 10,000 1,138,655
Designated funds
Emergency property repair fund 5,000 - - - 5,000
Contingency fund 25,000 - - - 25,000
Total unrestricted funds 1,175,929 164,853 (182,127 ) 10,000 1,168,655
Restricted funds
Bookshop and Stupa appeal 6,050 - (82 ) 5,968
Retreat Bursary fund 23,237 5,048 (1,044 ) )
(10,000
17,241
Retreat Dana fund 2,562 513 (804 ) - 2,271
Total restricted funds 31,849 5,561 (1,930 ) 10,000 25,480
Total funds 1,207,778 170,414 (184,057 ) - 1,194,135

Purposes of funds

Restricted funds

The Bookshop and Stupa Appeal was established in 1997 in order to provide the community with these facilities and the funds are reduced by the depreciation charged on these facilities.

In 2019 a donation was received which was deemed at the time to be a restricted donation into the Retreat Bursary Fund but this donation has since been re-categorised as an unrestricted donation into the General Reserve. This money has been transferred out of the Retreat Bursary Fund by means of a transfer. 2019 comparatives have not been amended.

Unrestricted funds

The general reserve represents the funds of the charity which are not designated for particular purposes.

The emergency property repair fund has been designated by the trustees for unforeseen major repairs to Tiratanolaka.

The contingency fund has been designated by the trustees as being sufficient for two month's expenditure.

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2020

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12. Related party transactions

Trustees expenses are included in the charge for office running costs as a part of administration costs. During the year a trustee was paid an aggregate total amount of £93 (2019 - £223) for reimbursement of expenses incurred.

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