# NORWICH ZEN BUDDHIST PRIORY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1190154
- **Other names:** NORWICH BUDDHIST PRIORY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 29, 2020
- **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=1190154


## Contact

- **Address:** 23 Hellesdon Road, NORWICH
- **Postcode:** NR6 5EB
- **Phone:** 01603 219464
- **Email:** info@norwichzen.org.uk
- **Website:** www.norwichzen.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES ANDPRINCIPLES OF THE BUDDHIST FAITH, IN PARTICULAR THE SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM (ALSO KNOWN AS SOTO ZEN BUDDHISM).TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF MEDITATION AND THE TEACHINGS OF BUDDHISM, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHIST MEDITATION.EXCEPTING THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS FOR PURPOSES OF COMPARISON, ONLY THE SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM SHALL BE TAUGHT OR PRACTISED AT THE NORWICH ZEN BUDDHIST PRIORY.

**Activities:** NORWICH ZEN BUDDHIST PRIORY PROMOTES THE PRACTICE OF SERENE REFLECTION MEDITATION (SOTO ZEN BUDDHISM). IT OFFERS TEACHING AND SUPPORT AND PROVIDES A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN PRACTISE MEDITATION. THE SCHEDULE INCLUDES MEDITATION DAYS AND RETREATS, CEREMONIES AND TALKS/DISCUSSIONS ON BUDDHIST PRACTICE, AS WELL AS INTRODUCTORY EVENTS. THE PRIORY FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE ORDER OF BUDDHIST CONTEMPLATIVES.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire
- Norfolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £126516 | £19957 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £26044 | £14127 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £27033 | £11960 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £37199 | £19113 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £115246 | £7484 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rev Gillian Frances Houn Leoma Hague** (Chair) — appointed June 29, 2020
- CHRISTINE MARY YEOMANS — appointed June 29, 2020
- CHRISTOPHER DAVID LOUKES — appointed June 29, 2020
- Rev MARY CAROLINE HOUN ALICIA ROWE — appointed March 8, 2023