FRIENOS OF THEWESTERN BUDDHISTORDER ISURLINGHAMI REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 202S Charity R•gi$trallon Numbef: 273850 FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER ISURLINGHAMI CONTENTS OF THE FINANCLAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2025 Page Legal and Administrative Informalion Report of Ihe Truslces Report ol the Indepen¢Jenl Examiner Slalemenl of Financial AcINIi￿s Balanc8 Sheel Cash Flow Statement Note5 Its Ihe Cash Fl¢)w Slalemenl Noles lo the Financial siai•m6nts 10- 15 FRIENDSOF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER ISURLINGHA411 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORIMTION lorthe year ended 31 December 2025 Regi$t¢rod ¢h•rity number. 273850 Addrnss.. Lesingham House The Covey Surlingham Norwic NR14 7AL TruBtees: W prO￿or . Chaim)an D Peek&Voul R Lusch A LewJh IRèsigr• OB July 20251 J Slynn O Mcmullin (Appoinled 09 July 20251 R Evan5 IAppoinled 08 Oclober 20251 T Allard IAppoiniad 11 March 20251 8ankern'. Lloyd$ Bank Geniietnan s Wa Nort¥ich NR21LZ Ind•p•nd•ni èxaminer= l A Bartow FCCA For and on behall ol Sexly & Co Chartered Certified Aewuntant5 124 Thorpe Road NorwKh Norfolk NR1 IRS FRIEhlDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER ISURLINGHAMI TRUSTEES, REPORT for the year ended 31 December 2025 The Trustees presenl their report and the financial stalements of the charity lor the year ended 310ecetnber 2025. The Ifuslee5 have adopted the provisio￿5 of the Slalefflenl of Recoffltnended Practice ISORPI -Accounting and Reporting by Charilies. IFRS 1021 In preparing the annual report and financial slalements of the charity The financ￿1 slatemenis have been p￿parett In accordance ￿th Ihe accouniin9 policies sei Out In note5 10 the accounts and COTnpty with the charity's goveming docuTnenl. Ihe Charitie5 Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charilie5. Statement of Recommended Piactite applirable to charities preparing their accounts In accoTdance with the Finanaal Reporting Standard arplicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published in OclobeK 2019 STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCEAND IMNAGEMENT Goveming document Ehe F riends ol Iho Wcslein Buddhist Order Isurlirnghaml was rogislorcd wrth Iho Charity Commission (Registration Number 2738501 on 7 July 1977 undei Ihe Chaiilie5 Acl 1960 as a charrty whose purpose 15 the advancemeni of the BLr(Jdhist relKJion The charrty Is goveined by Ils Consiilubon and is organisat￿nallY and financially indepèndènt from Qlher groups wrth same object Membership is open lo all those prepare(I lo support Ihose airns and eleclion to membership is In the hands ol Ine Counui ol Tru51ee5. The we5enl Council ol Tiusiees is as Iislea on pa9e one. Recruitment and appolntment ol Tru5tee¥ The Council of Trustees Is appointed al Ihe Annual General Meeling of the charity. Trustees Serve lor one year when they become eligib* for re-elect￿Jn. Trustee Induttlon and training On appoinlrnenl lo the council. Trustees are prowded with copies of The charity s consiilulion The lalesl accounls of the charrty Charity Cornmission guidance noies CC3-'Responsibi1￿es of charity Trustees. In addiliors, TrLtslees ale enc￿r39e￿ 10 rea¢J Chanty Commission and other newsletters and io attend couises designed to kéep ihèffl abreasl of Iheir duties. Organisat40nal structure Truslees rneelings are held al least five INTres a year The day lo day running ol the relieal ￿ntre Is delegaled 10 W Proctor. who has been assisted In Ihis task by various olher residents c¢f Ihe Padmaloka community OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The overall obiective of the Friends ot the Western 8uddhisi Order Isurlinghaml is the advancement of the Buddhist Religion. In ￿rticula[ Ils aims are. To encourage memijers and olheis lo live in accordance with Ihe leachings of th8 Buddha. 2. To support orttained members of Ihe Triratna Buddhist Order art other duly oid21ned Buddhists at the discret￿n ol Ihe Counol of Ihe Fnends of the Weslem Buddhisl Order Isurtinghaml. 3. To maintain close Communicat￿)n$ with Ihe work under the guidance of the Triralna Buddhist Order and in co-operation wrth other groups wrth the same objectwes. To achieve these objectives the charily opeiales a Retreat Centie at Lesingharn House, Surllngham, as well as Dltter undertaKing5 ID Plovioe ine nece55ary laciiiiiE5 FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER ISURLINGHAMI TRUSTEES, REPORT forthe year ended 31 Decernber 2025 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORIAANCE During 2025 the charity manage4 to achieve to a high ￿Ve1 the overall objectives set out In the constilulion. The regular 8uddhist activilies offered by the Relreat Cenire has continued. The lotsl nutnber ol man days on relr8at throLJghoul the year was 8,21412024 7.1661 The Totsl nurnber of men ordained into the Triratn8 Buddhist Order was 1812024 411 FINANCIAL REWEW The accounts lor the year lo 31 December 2025 show Ihat the financial p051tion ol the chanty Is itnproving. Nel Incoming resources within the General Fund for 2025 amounled lo £240.01012024 £148,015) Nel Incoming resources wilhin all IuDLls show a surplus of £240.01012024 £146,418). Prlnclpal fundlng source The principal funding source for the tharity is frorn the provision of Tetraats. Invostment policy The fruslees Consider Ihai there are no funds aVaila￿e lor long temi Inveslmenl and, hawng considered Ihe options available. have decQed to place available lund5 ill a bank dewsil acwunt. Re$erve$ pollcy The amount lo hold as a liquid rè$èfy8 was ai £65.81X) but ts open lo review from time to lime depending on Changing circumstanc8S The availab￿ reseNes wrthin the General Fund al 31 08C8mbw 2025 amounted lo £1.697,389 12024 £1,457.3791. Tangible fixe(l assets and slock amounted to £7.2￿.411 12024 £1.240,2311. R8seNes are rewewèd by the Tru51ees on a re9ul¥ basis at their meeiings. together wrth a general re¥Aew ol Ihe financial posrtion of the charily De$ignale¢ Funds are held specrfr puiposes They are sumrnarised in note 11 an(J lolal at 31 December 2025 was nil12024 nill. Al the yeai-end there is one RestrKted Fund- this is thè Bursary Fund wilh a balancè ol nil12024 £Nill. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS ThE Council aims 10 ¢oniinue In Ils activrfies lo rneel Ihe obie¢lives of the charily PLIBLIC BENEFIT The trustees have regard lo the charily cornm155￿n's public benefit g￿danCe. FRIENDS OF THEWESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER ISURLINGHMII TRUSTEES, REPORT forthe year ended 31 De¢ember 2025 Statement of Tntsiees, responsibilities The Irusiees 3re responsible for preparing Ihe Trustees. Annual Report and Ihe financial slalemen15 In accurdance with applicable law and Uniied Kingdom Attountinu siandards (Unrted Kin9dom GeTrefally Accepted Accounting Praclicel. The law applicable lo chanlies in En9lanil & Wales requires the truslees to prepare financial slalemenls loi each financial yèar which give a IruÉ and fair view of the stsle of affairs of Iht ¢harily and of lh8 Incoming rosources and appl￿tion ol resources ol Ihe chanty tor thai period In preparing these Iinanci31 siaiemenl5, the Iruslee5 are required to. select suitable ar£ounlin9 pdicies and then apply them wnsislenlly, obsorvo Iho m¢thocls and principles In Ihe Charilies SORP 2019 IFRS 1021." Tnake iud9emenls and eslirnales that are ieasonable and prudent, slate whether applicab￿ accounting Standaids have been folk)wed, subJecl lo any rnalerial departures disc105ed and explained In the finan¢ial stalerneDts. prepafe the firnancial sialements on Ihe going concem basis unkss rt ￿ Inappropriate to Pfesuiiie Ilial the clidrily will continue In operalM)Tr The liuslees ale respon￿ble lor keeping proper ac¢ounlin9 fewds Ihal tlisck)se with reasonable accuracy al any lime Ihe fiftancial position of Ihe charity and enable Ihem to ensuTe Ihèi Ihe financial sialernenis comply with the Charities A¢1 2011 and the provision5 01 ihe trust deed They afe also responsible for safeguarding the assels DI the charity and heoce for laking reas0ftab￿ steps for Ihe prevention and deleclion of fraud and Approved by the Council ol Trust8e5 011 . so/ol/iol6 And 51gned on ils behalf by. W Proclor Ichairmanl FRIENDS OF THEWESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER ISURLINGHAMI INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT for the yÈar ended 31 December 2025 Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustets ol Friends oftheWe$tem Buddhlstorderlsurtlnghaml I report lo the charity Irusiees on my examination of Ihe aCc￿nts of the chanty lor the year ended 31 December 2025 which are Sel on pages 6 10 15. Respon8ibilities and basis of report As the Charity's IruslÈes you are responsible lor Ihe preParat￿n ol the accoun15 in accordance with the requiromenls of Iho Chanties Aci 2011 I'lhe Ad'l. I report in respect of my examination of Ih8 chanty's accounts camed oul under seaion 145 of tho Act and In carrying DUI my examination I have followed all the ap￿Kable Directions given by the Charity Ctsmm15sion under seclion 14515llbi ol the Act. Independent examin¢￿$ statement Since ihe charity's gross Income exceeded £250.000 your examiner mu%1 be a mernbef of a body Iisled In section 145 of the Acl I confirm Ihai i am Qualified lo undertake the examination because l am a member of the Associaiion ol Chartered Certified Accountants. whtch 1$ one of the listed bod￿$. I havc compleled my exatninalion. I confirm Ihal no material mallefs have come to my attention in conDeclion with Ihe examinalion 9iving me cause lo believe that In any rnalerial re5pecl". accounting rècor¢Js wwe noi ke￿ In ￿Spect of Ihe charity as required by section 130 of the Acl.. or the accounts do nol accord with those iècorés or Ihe accourils do nol winply with Ihe applicable requiwem6nlscc*Kerning ltte form and conlenl olaccounts set Oul In the charl1￿$ (Accounis and Reports) Regulations 2008 Other than any ieouiremeni thai the accounts 9ive a 'irue and laii view whith Is r￿1 a maller considered as pan ol an Independenl examination I hav8 no concerns an¢J have come across olher mattws In ¢onnection with the examinatiw 10 which allenlion should be drawn In thts report In order to enable a woper understanding of th* arcounts to be reached l A Barlow FCCA For and Dn behalf ol Sexty & Co Chartered Certified Accounianis 124 Thorpe Road Nonwich Norfolk NR1 IRS 02106126 FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER ISURLINGHAMI STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIE5 for the yearended 31 December 2025 Total funds 2025 Total funds 2024 Gentrnl Deslgnated Restricted funds lunds lunds Note5 Incomè and endowments from: Charilable aclivilies Donations, legacies and similar Resources Other trading activit￿$ Inveslmenls 272.152 305.624 272.152 305.624 3,283 26,685 2.767 349,583 82.182 3.959 25.723 3.224 3.283 24.885 2.767 1.800 Total In¢omt and èndov•Tnents 605.428 1,800 3.283 610.511 464.671 Exp•nditur• on.. Fund raising and publicrty Cost ol book sales Charitable aclivilies Coverr#N¥e rvtsts 8.334 8.334 13.490 345 231 3440 6.603 14,018 291.809 ).823 337 692 3.440 7.539 Total ¢haritabl8 expenditurg 362.962 7.539 370.501 318,253 Transf•rs between lunds 11.8001 4256 N•t mov•m¢nt in funds 240,010 240.010 146,418 Reconclliation ol lunds Fund balances brought fo￿ard 12 1.457.379 1.457,379 1.310.961 Fund balances carrietj lonyard 12 1 697.389 1.697 389 1457 379 The noies set OL*1 on pages 10 lo 15 fonD 8n integral part of these finanrjal statements. FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER ISURLINGHAMI BALANCE SHEET 31 December 202$ 2025 2024 Fixed assets Tangible assets 1.286.443 1.232.412 Current assets Stock Trade ￿ebtorS Accrued Incomè Cash al bank and In hand 9.968 6.￿9 200.000 257, 176 473,153 7.819 1,466 235.572 244,857 Credltors due wlthin one year Nei Current Asseis 10 62.207 19 410.946 224,967 Not a•8•ts 1.697.389 1457 379 Roprejented by= Re31ricied funds Unrestricted funds General funds D8signsiod funds 1.697.389 1,457.379 Toial Funds 1697 389 1457 379 The financial slalements on pages 6 to 15 were approve