# BUDDHA METTA SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154796
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 28, 2013
- **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=1154796


## Contact

- **Address:** Flat 36, Ryland House, 16-18 Edge Lane, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M21 9JP
- **Phone:** 07977534606
- **Email:** buddhamettasociety@yahoo.co.uk
- **Website:** www.rightview.org/Buddhametta/BuddhaMettaUK.htm



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE BUDDHIST RELIGION BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO SPEND TIME WITH EXPERIENCED AND ORDAINED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE THAI FOREST TRADITION MONASTIC SANGHA; BOTH HERE IN THE UK AND ON PILGRIMAGE.TO PROVIDE PILGRIMAGES TO SIGNIFICANT WORLD BUDDHIST SITES FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN BUDDHISM, ACCOMPANIED BY EXPERIENCED GUIDES AND TEACHERS. SUPPORT THE WORK OF BUDDHIST MONK AJAHN SUDHIRO WHO HAS BEEN ORDAINED FOR OVER 28 YEARS IN THE THAI FOREST TRADITION TO TEACH AND HOST PILGRIMAGES.ALL DONATIONS MADE TO THE CHARITY WILL BE USED SOLELY TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE OBJECTS AND THE CHARITY WILL OPERATE AS A NON-PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATION WITH NO RETAINED CAPITAL. THERE WILL BE NO MEMBERSHIP FEE FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO BENEFIT FROM THE OBJECTS OF THIS CHARITY.TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC VIA AJAHN SUDHIRO?S RIGHT VIEW WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.RIGHTVIEW.ORG/BUDDHAMETTA/BUDDHAMETTAUK.HTMON THE CHARITY?S ACTIVITIES IN THE UK AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF PILGRIMAGES COMPLETED AND PLANNED.

**Activities:** The charity arranges Buddhist pilgrimages primarily to Thailand but also elsewhere timed to coincide with the Far East cool season in January. We are led by Theravada Thai Forest Tradition monks, living in a simple way and sharing in the generosity we encounter as we visit and stay in many important sites to experience them and listen to Dhamma teachings.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Thailand
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £58194 | £57469 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £20823 | £20763 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £52288 | £51634 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £28462 | £27342 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £17503 | £17503 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **KENNETH GARROD** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 30, 2013
- Anthony Malcolm Halter — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Christopher Simpson Jones — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- JEREMY MCLAREN BRUCE — appointed Oct. 30, 2013
- Martin Bersik — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Sheila Taylor — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- ZARINE KATRAK — appointed Oct. 30, 2013