# Kadampa Meditation Centre Plymouth

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1082245
- **Other names:** ASHOKA BUDDHIST CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 31, 2000
- **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=1082245


## Contact

- **Address:** Kadampa Meditation Centre Plymouth, 48-50 Mutley Plain, PLYMOUTH
- **Postcode:** PL4 6LE
- **Phone:** 01752210451
- **Email:** info@meditationinplymouth.org
- **Website:** www.meditationinplymouth.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 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, ALL AS DEFINED IN SCHEDULE A OF THIS MEMORANDUM.

**Activities:** We provide a place of worship, regular meditation classes and retreats. Provide and follow the 3 study programmes of the NKT. School visits. Opportunities for volunteers.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, PLYMOUTH IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cornwall
- Devon
- Plymouth City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £94823 | £64895 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1082245/2024-12-31-accounts.pdf) (2.3 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £135079 | £63907 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1082245/2023-12-31-accounts.pdf) (2.3 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £89021 | £93885 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1082245/2022-12-31-accounts.pdf) (29.0 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £13119 | £19819 | — | — |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £98724 | £113741 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1082245/2020-12-31-accounts.pdf) (279.5 KB) |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew David Jerrett |  | Nov. 1, 2021 |
| Keith Weston Ellis |  | Sept. 14, 2019 |
| Mary Cansdale |  | April 1, 2024 |