**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 6 April 2021 5 April 2022 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Triratna Buddhist Community (Shrewsbury) **Other names charity is known by** Shrewsbury Triratna **Registered charity number (if any)** 1157987 **Charity's principal address** 86 Canon St Shrewsbury **SY2 5HF** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) whole year** ## **Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)** Chair Council of Trustees 1[Zoe Stephenson ] (Saravantu) Council of Trustees 2[Harvey Mason ] (Jayaratna) 3[Jonathan Bruton ] Council of Trustees (Akasharaja) Council of Trustees 4[Tim Crosskey ] (Abhayanara) 5[Simon Moss ] Secretary Council of Trustees (Vajrapriya) 6[Karen Lambert ] To 28/11/2021 Council of Trustees (Vajradevi) Treasurer From 25/7/2021 Council of Trustees 7[Richard Dawson ] (Nagamani) ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Constitution How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Charitable Incorporated Institution March **2012** **TAR** 1 Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) Appointed by the Council of Trustees ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Our Council of Trustees met for a formal meeting every two months in the reporting period. We maintain close communication with other members of the Triratna Buddhist Order and work in harmony with other Triratna Centres and Institutions. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** ## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To support the Buddhist religion, in particular by: - 1) Encouraging people to live ethical lives in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha; - 2) Using applications of the Buddha’s teachings to promote the health and well-being of all; - 3) Maintaining close communication with and working under the guidance of the Triratna Buddhist Order and in co-operation with other groups with the same objects; - 4) Supporting ordained members of the Triratna Buddhist Order, and other duly ordained Buddhist, at the discretion of the Council of Trustees. ## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## At introductory level: - Running meditation courses and drop-in classes for people who want to learn to meditate. - Running introductory courses for people who want to learn about Buddhism - Running courses especially for younger people (18-30) who want to learn about meditation and Buddhism ## For regulars: - Running a weekly class of meditation and discussion (“Sangha Night”) - Running regular study groups for people to deepen their understanding and practice of ethics, meditation and wisdom. - Running occasional day events addressing specific themes - Running a daily early morning meditation session online ## For those seeking ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order: - Running occasional events to support their training for ordination. The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. March **2012** **TAR** 2 **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. The Centre continues to be run entirely by volunteers: all the teaching, publicity, cleaning, maintenance, gardening etc. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** From April 2021- April 2022 has seen the steady reopening of our activities from online to in-person events. Our main “Sangha Night” has become a regular “hybrid” event, which some people continue to find valuable. Morning meditations continued online, as did many of our study groups, suiting people who have large distances to travel. Overall the main thrust of the year has been rebuilding the sense of the community meeting in the Centre, including our festivals. ## **Section E Financial review** March **2012** **TAR** 4 **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** Our policy is to have reserves of £5,000, to ensure we can make the loan interest payments due at the end of each financial year, and cover the core costs of running the Centre in the event of a sudden decline in income. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** n/a ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** We were very lucky that our main sources of income continued You **may choose** to include without disruption: regular standing order donations, and rental additional information, income from the flat. where relevant about:  the charity’s principal The main costs were servicing our loans, maintenance and sources of funds utilities, insurance, and contributions to a central development (including any fund. fundraising); - how expenditure has There was a successful fundraising appeal within our community for funds to purchase a glass-covered veranda. This - supported the key would extend the usable space of the Centre, and create an - objectives of the charity; attractive feature for the garden. - investment policy and objectives including any We repaid £17,265 of our loans in this financial period ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section G Declaration** ## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** ## **Date** March **2012** **TAR** 6 |**Triratna Buddhist Community (Shrewsbury)**|**Triratna Buddhist Community (Shrewsbury)**|**1157987**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Receipts and payments accounts**|||**CC16a**| |06.04.2021
**For the period**
**from**|**To**|05.04.2022|| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
2587.61
2207.12
13239.00
3442.77
742.97
6360.00
395.00
2538.58
100.00
1300.00
31.00

**32,944**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**32,944**
575.59
17264.95
1350.56
1813.79
1189.98
169.56
686.53
445.20
241.59
141.25
414.00
41.99
1712.00
1415.00
69.37
88.29
**27,620**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**27,620**
**5,324**
**-**
**10,163**
**15,487**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,588**
**2,207**
**13,239**
**3,443**
**743**
**6,360**
**395**
**2,539**
**100**
**1,300**
**31**
**32,944**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**32,944**
**576**
**17,265**
**1,351**
**1,814**
**1,190**
**170**
**687**
**445**
**242**
**141**
**414**
**42**
**1,712**
**1,415**
**69**
**88**
**27,620**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**27,620**

**5,324**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations from regular activities|2587.61|||||**-**| |Donations from intro courses.|2207.12|||||**-**| |Planned giving|13239.00|||||**-**| |Gift aid reclaim|3442.77|||||**-**| |Bookshop sales|742.97|||||| |Flat rental|6360.00|||||| |Room hire|395.00|||||| |Fundraising|2538.58|||||| |One-off gifts|100.00|||||| |Retreats|1300.00|||||| |Sundry|31.00|||||| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**32,944**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| |
Loan interest|575.59|||||**-**| |Loan payments|17264.95|||||| |Maintenance|1350.56|||||| |Utilities|1813.79|||||| |Insurance|1189.98|||||| |Printing and social media|169.56|||||| |Bookshop and library|686.53|||||| |Accountancy fees|445.20|||||| |Cleaning, kitchen, shrine expenses|241.59|||||| |CCPAS and DBS|141.25|||||| |Chair and mitra meetings|414.00|||||| |Garden|41.99|||||| |ECA development fund|1712.00|||||| |Retreats-venue hire|1415.00|||||| |Travel|69.37|||||| |Sundry|88.29|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**27,620**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases (see table)**||||||| |**,**|**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| ||**5,324**|**-**||
**5,324**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**10,163**|**-**||**10,163**||**-**| ||**15,487**|**-**||**15,487**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 22/11/2022 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
Loans
**Details**
**Details**
Building
Bank
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**15,487**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,487**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
201355.6
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
40411.08
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
RichardDawson|**Endowment**
**funds**
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**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
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approval| |||RichardDawson|22.11.22| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 22/11/2022 2 INDEPENDENT EXAmINE￿s REPORTTOTHE TRUSfEES OF SHREWSBURY BUDDHIST CENTRE th I report on the accounts of the charity the Shrewsbury Buddist Centre for the Year Ended 5 April 2022 RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBLILTIE5 OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER As the charivs trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts: you consider that the audit requirernent of sertion 4312)e of the Charities Act 1993 (the Actl does not apply- it is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the charity Commissioners under section 43171 Ibl of the ACL whether particular matters have come to rny attention. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT. My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the attounting records kept by the charrty and a comparison of the accounts presented with records. It includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken (fo not provide evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion given by the accounts. INDEPENDENT EX4MINER' STATEME All rewrds that were asked for were provided to me in my examination. and no matters came to light that suggested true and accurate records were not being kept Signed: W. MCG Upper Demesne, TheTumin& Garway, HR2 8RI Il, September 2022