# THE THAI BUDDHIST SOUTH WEST TRUST (WAT PHRA SRI SANPHET)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1202315
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 14, 2023
- **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=1202315


## Contact

- **Address:** 14A BERKELEY GARDENS, KEYNSHAM, BRISTOL
- **Postcode:** BS31 2PN
- **Phone:** 01173295988
- **Email:** infotbstuk@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://www.srisanphetuk.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE THERAVADA BUDDHIST FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND BEYOND, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1. ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT TEMPLE WHERE THE DHAMMA CAN BE STUDIED AND TAUGHT AND WHERE MEDITATION CAN BE PRACTISED. 2. PROVIDING SUPPORT TO BUDDHIST MONKS AND NUNS IN THEIR STUDIES AND PASTORAL DUTIES. 3. OFFERING RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT TO THE BUDDHIST AND NON-BUDDHIST LAITY. 4. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THERAVADA BUDDHISM AND THAI CULTURE.

**Activities:** The trust operates in the South West of England and provides spiritual support to the The Buddhist community via religious festivals and events held throughout the year and the provision of a permanent home or temple with resident monks where spiritual support can be provided.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Gloucestershire
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **BHATSAKORN KOTA** (Chair) — appointed March 14, 2023
- ANDREW COLIN THREADER — appointed March 14, 2023
- Christopher Gwenlan — appointed March 14, 2023
- RICHARD GEORGE PRINGLE — appointed March 14, 2023
- Rattigarn Gail Essex — appointed Dec. 14, 2025