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Kadampa Meditation Centre Reading

Shantideva Buddhist Centre, Shantideva Centre

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1050321
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 19, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 31, 1995
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
02807365

Address

Address
9 Bath Road
Reading
RG1 6HH

Activities

Shantideva Centre provides a range of meditation classes and Buddhist events throughout the Thames Valley. It is a member of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT-IKBU).

Objects: To Promote The Buddhist Faith Under The Spiritual Guidance Of The Elected General Spiritual Director Of The New Kadampa Tradition - International Buddhist Union Principally Through The Activities Of Teaching, Study, Practise 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 Three New Kadampa Tradition Study; The General Programme, The Foundation Programme, And The Teacher Training Programme, All Defined In Schedule A Of This Memorandum.

Classification

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

Geography

Local Authority
Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, Surrey, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Aug. 19, 2026On time £110,000 £54,000
Dec. 31, 2024 Aug. 28, 2025On time £98,162 £85,764
Dec. 31, 2023 Sept. 17, 2024On time £103,150 £63,435
Dec. 31, 2022 July 6, 2023On time £102,575 £65,167
Dec. 31, 2021 Sept. 2, 2022On time £89,969 £61,150
Dec. 31, 2020 July 30, 2021 £86,874 £60,418

Documents

Year end Accounts Annual report Annual return
Dec. 31, 2025 View

Trustees

Name Appointed
Amanda Ruth Day Jan. 4, 2024
Janette Rose HUDSON July 1, 2026
Matthew David Sinclair July 1, 2026