2025-06-30-accounts - The Triratna Buddhist Community (Colchester)

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Chair’s Report for financial year ending 30th June 2025.

Over the last year the charity has continued to carry out its stated aims of : “Advancement of the Buddhist religion by teaching meditation and Buddhism at public classes, training members of the charity and others towards ordination as a Buddhist, providing facilities for worship.”

During the period June 2024 - June 2025 there were no changes to the charity’s trustees who remain as Chandraprabha (Caroline Jane Bond), Amalaketu (Robert Diamond), Saddhavasita (Rakish Rose), Silanatha (Raymond Force) and Sagaradevi (Caroline Barratt).

We continued to run public classes offering different levels of teaching on meditation and Buddhism on Wednesday and Thursday evenings and on Saturday mornings, as well as introductory classes on meditation on Friday lunch times. As always, attendance on Wednesdays and Thursdays can fluctuate, but numbers are generally between 20-30 people on Wednesdays and Saturdays with Thursday numbers tending to be lower. The centre continues to run 2 online meditation sessions each morning.

We held a Sangha Retreat at Vajrasana in November but had to cancel a longer sangha retreat in January as we could not find a team to run it. Saddhavasita and Amalaketu have settled into the roles of women’s and men’s mitra convenors and have worked hard in supporting the Mitra community. During the year, 4 people (2 men and 2 women) became mitras. There were no ordinations of those attending the centre during this year.

At the end of June 2025 we had 4 women and 3 men training to join the Order.

There was still no centre manager in place at the end of June, but we are hoping to employ someone part time to carry out this role. Much of the practical work of running the centre is still carried out by volunteers. We had planned a review of classes starting in 2025, but this has was delayed partly because I had an accident in March 25 which affected my ability to take this new project forward and partly because we were advised it would likely be unfeasible to implement a major reorganisation of classes without a centre team to co-ordinate the changes required.

We continue to have regular meetings of those involved in teaching at the centre at which new ideas are considered. In the autumn of 2025 we are planning to carry out substantial painting and remedial works to the exterior of the building.

With Metta Candraprabha Chair

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2	Accounting policies
2.2 INCOME
Recognition of income	These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
	· the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
	· it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; · the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Offsetting	There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donations	Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).
	In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent
	that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant
	only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP).
	Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has
Legacies	been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the
	charity or have been met.
Government grants	The charity has received government grants in the reporting period
	Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor.
Tax reclaims on	Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is
donations and gifts	treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the
	terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.
Contractual income and	This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or
performance related	services or met the performance related conditions.
grants
Donated goods	Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be exchanged) unless impractical to do so.
	The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be
	the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on receipt.
	In the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised as an
	expense at the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution.
	Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is the
	expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'Income
	from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the balance
	sheet. On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other trading
	activities' and the proceeds from sale are also recognised as 'Income from other trading
	activities'.
	Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets
	and included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.
	Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations
	when receivable.
Donated services and	Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of
facilities	the gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably.
	Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as
	income with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate
	heading in the SOFA.
Support costs	The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs.
Volunteer help	The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.

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Income from interest,	This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can
royalties and dividends	be measured reliably.
Income from membership	Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations
subscriptions	and Legacies.
	Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other
	benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as
	income from charitable activities.
Settlement of insurance claims	Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other income in the SoFA.
Investment gains and losses	This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the
	year.
2.3 EXPENDITURE	AND LIABILITIES
	Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or
Liability recognition	constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Governance and support	Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support.
costs	Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its
	compliance with regulation and good practice.
	Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost
	categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs
	by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
Grants with performance	Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of
conditions	service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the
	recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable without	Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to
performance conditions	realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be
	recognised.
Redundancy cost	The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.
Deferred income	No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.
Creditors	The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts
	A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently
Provisions for liabilities	measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the
	reporting date
Basic financial instruments	The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per paragraph 10.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17 to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.
2.4 ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets for	These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least
use by charity
	They are valued at cost.
	The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 14.

The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have Intangible fixed assets physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through custody or legal rights. The amortisation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 15.

They are valued at cost.

The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic, scientific, technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held and Heritage assets maintained principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture. The depreciation rates and methods used as disclosed in note 16.

They are valued at cost.

Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are valued at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year end The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be

Investments

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end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.

Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments

Stocks and work in Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or progress net realisable value.

Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value based on the service potential provided by items of stock.

Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the contract.

Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial Debtors recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.

The charity has investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a maturity date less than one year. These include cash on deposit Current asset investments and cash equivalents with a maturity of loss than one year held for investment purposes rather than to meet short-term cash commitments as they fall due.

They are valued at fair value except where they qualify as basic financial instruments.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Donated goods, facilities and services

Seconded staff Use of property Other	Thisyear	This year Last year £ £	This year Last year £ £
		n/a	n/a
		n/a	n/a
		n/a	n/a
		-	-
		Lastyear
Please provide details of the accounting policy for the recognition and valuation of donated goods, facilities and services.	not applicable	not applicable
Please provide details of any unfulfilled conditions and other contingencies attaching to resources from donated goods and services not recognised in income. Please give details of other forms of other donated goods and services not recognised in the accounts, eg contribution of unpaid volunteers.
	not applicable	not applicable

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Paid employees

Please complete this note if the charity has any employees (transactions with Trustees dealt with in Note 28)

11.1 Staff Costs

Salaries and wages Social security costs Pension costs (defined contribution scheme) Other employee benefits Total staff costs This year: Last year: Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party	This year £	Last year £
	4,702	4,576
	-	-

	-	-
	4,702	4,576

	none

	none

Please give details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) fell within each band of £10,000 from £60,000 upwards. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000

correct

Band	Number of employees	Number of employees
	Thisyear	Lastyear
£60,000 to £69,999	-	-
£70,000 to £79,999	-	-
£80,000 to £89,999	-	-
£90,000 to £99,999	-	-
£100,000 to £109,999	-	-

Please provide the total amount paid to key management
	Thisyear	Lastyear
	£	£
	nil	nil

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11.2 Average head count in the year The parts of the charity in which the employees work

	This year Number	Last year Number
Fundraising	-	-
Charitable Activities	1	1
Governance	-	-
Other	-	-
Total	1	1

11.3 Ex-gratia payments to employees and others (excluding trustees) Please complete if an ex-gratia payment is made.

This year	nil	nil
Last year	nil

This year	n/a
Last year	n/a

	Thisyear	Lastyear
	£	£
	nil	nil

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11.4 Redundancy payments

Please complete if any redundancy or termination payment is made in the period.

Total amount of payment The nature of the payment (cash, asset etc.) The extent of redundancy funding at the balance sheet date Please state the accounting policy for any redundancy or termination payments

Thisyear	Lastyear
£	£
nil	nil



Thisyear	Lastyear
£	£
nil	nil

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 28 Transactions with trustees and related parties

If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in guidance notes) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box or "False" if there are transactions to report.

28.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits

This year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

TRUE

In the period the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits. Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.

Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value
Remuneration	Pension contribution	Redundancy (including loss of office)/ex gratia	Other	TOTAL
£	£	£	£	£
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-	-	-	-	-
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Please give details of why remuneration or other employment benefits were paid.

Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee, provide an explanation of the nature of the payment.

If a third party has been reimbursed for providing one or more trustees, state the nature of the payment and amount of the reimbursement.

State the number of trustees to whom retirement benefits are accruing under a defined contribution pension scheme.

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Last year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

TRUE

Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value
Remuneration	Pension contribution	Redundancy (including loss of office)/ex gratia	Other	TOTAL
£	£		£	£
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-

Please give details of why remuneration or other employment benefits were paid.

Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee, provide an explanation of the nature of the payment.

If a third party has been reimbursed for providing one or more trustees, state the nature of the payment and amount of the reimbursement.

State the number of trustees to whom retirement benefits are accruing under a defined contribution pension scheme.

28.2 Trustees' expenses

If the charity has paid trustees expenses for fulfilling their duties, details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box below. If there are transactions to report, please enter "False".

*enter "False".*
No trustee expenses have been incurred (True or False)		*TRUE*

Type of expenses reimbursed	This year	Last year
	£	£
Travel	-	-
Subsistence	-	-
Accommodation	-	-
Other (please specify):	-	-
	-	-
TOTAL	-	-

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Please provide the number of trustees reimbursed for expenses or who had expenses paid by the charity

28.3 Transaction(s) with related parties

Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a related party has a material interest, including where funds have been held as agent for related parties. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

This year

There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)	There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)	There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)	There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)	There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)	There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)	*TRUE*

Name of the trustee or related party	Relationship to charity	Description of the transaction(s)	Amount	Balance at period end	Provision for bad debts at period end	Amounts written off during reporting period
			£	£	£	£
			-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-

In relation to the transactions above, please provide the terms and conditions, including any security and the nature of any payment (consideration) to be provided in settlement.

For any related party, please provide details of any guarantees given or received.

Last year

There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)

Amount	Balance at period end	Provision for bad debts at period end	Amounts written off during reporting period
£	£	£	£
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-

In relation to the transactions above, please provide the terms and conditions, including any security and the nature of any payment (consideration) to be provided in settlement.

For any related party, please provide details of any guarantees given or received.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 29 Additional Disclosures

The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If there is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheet.

NONE

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees Charity Name Triratna Buddhist Community(Colchester) On accounts for the year 30[th] June 2025 Charity no 1046724 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1&2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Report to the trustees

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/06/2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

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

Independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed:	C Petts	Date:	04/15/26

Name:	Christopher Donald Petts

Relevant professional

1 Oct 2018

IER

qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 7 Delamere Road Colchester CO4 0NH

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018

IER