# KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE (KMC) SOUTHAMPTON

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1050611
- **Other names:** THEKCHEN BUDDHIST CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 13, 1995
- **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=1050611


## Contact

- **Address:** 21-22 Hanover Buildings, SOUTHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** SO14 1JU
- **Phone:** 02380 482696
- **Email:** ad.kmcsouthampton@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://meditateinsouthampton.org.uk/



## 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 OF THE THREE NEW KADAMPA TRADITION STUDY PROGRAMMES - THE GENERAL PROGRAMME, THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME AND THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME

**Activities:** Teaching Buddhism and meditation classes, running retreats. Holding study programmes and selling Buddhist literature. Holding fund-raising and community building events. School visits and university talks. Giving support.

**Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dorset
- Hampshire
- Southampton City
- West Sussex
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £159272 | £160168 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £167454 | £155394 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £144534 | £139644 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £79783 | £88238 | — | — |
| April 30, 2021 | £133957 | £106819 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Ben Gallagher — appointed July 2, 2022
- Karen Hunt — appointed June 23, 2024
- Mary Estelle Cansdale — appointed Feb. 20, 2024