# ATHULA DASSANA MULTI-CULTURAL BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1155139
- **Other names:** ADMCBCC, SAHANA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 30, 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=1155139


## Contact

- **Address:** 114 Hounslow Road, Hanworth, FELTHAM
- **Postcode:** TW13 6QB
- **Phone:** 02085815477
- **Email:** info@athuladassanatemple.org
- **Website:** www.athuladassanatemple.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1)TO ADVANCE THE THERAVADA BUDDHIST RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF BUDDHIST FAITH.2)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN SRI LANKA.3)TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

**Activities:** Sports Festivals - to unite the community in playFood Festivals - to enrich our cultural varietyCultural Dancing EventsLanguage classesMindfulness classesYoga classesPromote Social research and educational studies linked to Buddhist sociologyDhamma School-to further the teachings of Buddhism to younger childrenHelping the needy children of developing nations




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Sri Lanka
- Buckinghamshire
- Hounslow
- Surrey



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £84453 | £67331 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £61142 | £61497 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £77918 | £70507 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £42578 | £43025 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £45219 | £36789 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rev WANDURAMBA KASSAPA** (Chair) — appointed July 9, 2013
- BANDARA WEKADAPOLA — appointed July 9, 2013
- Dr Batugedara Appuhamilage Anuja Nimalee Batugedara — appointed July 12, 2024
- Dr NISHANIE BAJRAMOVIC BDS — appointed July 9, 2013
- Priyan Tharaka Gunawardena — appointed July 12, 2024
- Ranthi Lavanga Piyathilake De Silva — appointed July 12, 2024
- SEEVALI LIYADIPITA — appointed Dec. 18, 2013
- THILAK DHARMAWARDENE — appointed Aug. 3, 2016