# VIPASSANA TRUST (DHAMMA SUKHAKARI)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1175672
- **Other names:** DHAMMA SUKHAKARI TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 10, 2017
- **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=1175672


## Contact

- **Address:** VIPASSANA TRUST (DHAMMA SUKHAKARI), WALNUT TREE MANOR, HAUGHLEY GREEN, STOWMARKET
- **Postcode:** IP14 3RQ
- **Phone:** 01449 833080
- **Email:** info@sukhakari.dhamma.org
- **Website:** www.sukhakari.dhamma.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:• ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND RUNNING THE VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE CALLED DHAMMA SUKHAKARI.• PROVIDING COURSES IN VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY S.N. GOENKA IN THE TRADITION OF SAYAGYI U BA KHIN.• DISSEMINATING, PROMOTING, PROVIDING FOR, OR OTHERWISE SUPPORTING MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY S.N. GOENKA.

**Activities:** The objective of Vipassana Trust (Dhamma Sukhakari) is to advance the teachings of the Buddha for the public benefit by organising and running courses of Vipassana meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka, in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.The courses are offered completely free of charge and staffed by un-paid volunteers. People from all walks of life attend course.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £463540 | £321948 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £399268 | £305850 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £318083 | £270642 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £179835 | £173015 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £293241 | £173789 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Aditi Gandhi** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 1, 2020
- ALEX ALISON REVELEY — appointed Nov. 10, 2017
- Dr Mina Shreekant Bobdey — appointed Nov. 3, 2024
- GIDEON CHRISTOPHER SEBASTIAN SAWYER — appointed Nov. 10, 2017
- Kianoosh Pourmirzaei — appointed Nov. 3, 2024
- MILIND SHRIKRISHNA BHAGWAT — appointed Nov. 10, 2017
- Manoj Kumar Sethumadhavan — appointed Oct. 20, 2019
- Marc Sethi — appointed Nov. 1, 2020
- Mark Phillips — appointed Feb. 28, 2021
- Nam Yamaguchi — appointed Feb. 28, 2021
- UMA MAHESWARI SHUNMUGAM — appointed Nov. 10, 2017