# NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1015054
- **Other names:** NEW KADAMPA TRADITION, INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION (IKBU), INTERNATIONAL TEMPLES FUND, MANJUSHRI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE (MKMC), THARPA PUBLICATIONS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 4, 1992
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1015054


## Contact

- **Address:** CONISHEAD PRIORY, PRIORY ROAD, ULVERSTON
- **Postcode:** LA12 9QQ
- **Phone:** 01229588533
- **Email:** info@kadampa.org
- **Website:** www.kadampa.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO INCREASE THE BUDDHIST FAITH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD UNDER THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE ELECTED GENERAL SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION BY PROMOTING THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS UNION OF KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTRES

**Activities:** Public promotion of Kadampa Buddhism throughout the world, by supporting the development of Kadampa Buddhist Centres throughout the world; by publishing and distributing books on Kadampa Buddhism; by training teachers of Kadampa Buddhism; and by maintaining a year-round programme of Buddhist teachings and meditation at the charity&#x27;s home premises.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- France
- Spain
- Taiwan
- Cumbria



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £5966058 | £3293610 | £44307053 | 39 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £5059944 | £3762472 | £41634605 | 39 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £4392870 | £2249090 | £40337133 | 36 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £4652974 | £2443717 | £38193353 | 37 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £4441644 | £369533 | £35984096 | 39 |



## Trustees

- Claire Dawn Hughes — appointed April 10, 2026
- Henry Freyermueller Shefveland — appointed Jan. 10, 2016
- Lisa Marie Devine — appointed Aug. 5, 2021
- Mary Estelle Cansdale — appointed Nov. 29, 2023


