# KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE MANCHESTER

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1038999
- **Other names:** VAIROCHANA BUDDHIST CENTRE, VAIROCHANA CENTRE, VAIROCHANA KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTRE, VAIROCHANA KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 27, 1994
- **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=1038999


## Contact

- **Address:** 76 High Lane, Chorlton, Manchester, England, England
- **Postcode:** M21 9XF
- **Phone:** 01618617012
- **Email:** info@kmcmanchester.org
- **Website:** www.kmcmanchester.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 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 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:** Providing classes on Meditation and Buddhism within the Greater Manchester area

**Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE GREATER MANCHESTER




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bolton
- Bury
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Salford City
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Wigan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £102250 | £97753 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £85741 | £79347 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £89922 | £80101 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £90960 | £79817 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £132524 | £114363 | — | — |



## Trustees

- JANET WILSON HIGGINS — appointed May 23, 2013
- Jeff Simm — appointed July 4, 2014
- Lisa Devine — appointed Feb. 28, 2024