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The Buddhist Society Trust (A Company Limi*d by GU￿antee) Report of the Trustees and unaudited financial stalements for the year ended 30 April 2025 Regislered Company number 00854151 Registered Charity number 294198

THE BUDDHIST socIErY TRUST Rqxvt of IhL Tru51ces and unaudiied finJncial slatLmenis 30 April 2025 CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED M APRIL 2025 RL[￿ ofthe Tru51eL'S 2105 Independent EX￿Iner s RLPI)rt Siaiemeni of Finan¢ial AL-liviliLS Balan¢e Sheel 8t1)9 N()w's io ihL Financial StatLm¢nts Ioto 14 ReEisierLN1 Company iX)854151 RegisierL'd Chariiy Nurt￿￿[ 294198

TIIE BbDDHI4T ￿l￿Ty TRUST R¢wprt oftheTrnswu a￿j unaudiW finaneial siatemenis 30 April 21125 REPORT OF THE TRUSTELS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2015 Thc Irustees who ar¢ al.lo dircciors of IhL Lkniiy fnr ihL' pur[￿5 uf ihe Companies A¢L4 2(K)6. preseni Lhcir ieEx7n wilh th¢ financial sldlLmLni.% ()r ilK' Lhariiy for ended 10 April 2025. The Ituslees have adopied pr()Visions of IhL si4ilLmLni nf RcCnm￿￿nded PrdLtLL¢ ISORPI iwplicable acLouniing .qandart' h(>ih Icgal and piofcssi()nal rL'%winsibiliiies undLr chariiy and Lompany law. RL¥ISILtLYI Cumpany numik'r IM18YIS1 ReB151ercd Charity Nun*LY 2Y41911

THE BUDDHIST SOLIEfY TRUS RcpDrt of ihe TrnsLLYS and Una￿11￿￿ stalen￿ntS 30 April 21)25 REPORT OF THTr. TRUSTEES . coiYfiNuED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025 Organizational 5trntture ThL Lhariiy i% run by LhL board of direc(iJrs and has no full iirnc LmpIoyc¥%. ReiAted partie5 D R Biddulph and R camp￿11 arL d]rLLI(￿ c)f Th. Buddhist StKieiy. P A Williams. CoJnpany .ScLrv'iary of Thc Buddhist S(ricly Ttu%i ]% ik. Cornpany sL.crcl(￿ uf The Buddhisi S(Kieiy. Th Buddhisi Sncicty Trust pr(ividLS lin￿1￿1 as4isthncL io ThL' Buddhist S(Kieiy. chariiy nufflkr 1113705. Risk management Thc iruslcc5 havL a duly in idL'niify rLViLW tl risks io which the ¢harily 15 eXP)5ed tll Lnsure approprialL Cl)niriJls arL' in placL io pr()VLdL" rea50￿ble ￿su[arKe against fraud and ettLTrr. OBJECTtV&S. AcllviTILS AND PUBLIC BENEFIT Charitable Objects ThL Lliariiy cxisis ID adwanL¥ Ihv LxluLa(ic)n t)f ￿. public in prirt¢ipl¥s of Buddhism and to Lncourage ￿nd prornule ihc study dt¥J appliLaiion ()f thibL pnn¢iplL5. Aims 4nd S¢rate%ies to Achieve Objects ttd Extend Pubiie Benefit ThL IIU51LX5 L(Infirm Ih(It ihLy have Compl1L￿ with th¢ requirL'n￿￿tS of sLcliiin 17 Of thL ChdriliL.% Aci 2011 i() havL due rLgard io ihe publii IK'nefit guidance publishL￿ hy ihL Charity Commission lor En&Tlartd and W6 12024.. £110.41111(7 IhL" Buddhi￿ s￿iLly. Publishing Activiti ThL Trusi rLcLivLd i()yaliiLS during ihL year nf 11.651 17024." £¥.I1 I l and made ixKik salLs ()f £4,] {2024= £1.IIX)). 11 srKni a ioial of £15.h5112024= £18.1)901 on publishing d¢iiviliLS. The year hds again .%ilCLe4%ful, despiic ihe rcductii)n in ihe indu£iry with wnany indepcndeni publishers having Leascd publishing due 10 ihc high stthrage and shipping. Thc TJ¢W nornial f()r publishers 15 print ()n demand whiLh Ihe chariiy is cxploring io save on siordgc fees. il's also cxploring e-books. Boih of ih¢s¢ L)IMi()ns arc exT￿n￿1v¥ in Ihe markeiplaLe. Thc Buddhi5l Socieiy's own fTrxlancc puhli4hing unit ha5 t)[￿rating &ilnx).%i cn(irely on d 'renu)￿, basis ever since its inLcplion .%everal years ￿l'Ore Covid. .%() own work was sC)l￿wha[ less arreL(e41 by ihe Pdnd¢tnic than thai of many oihcr puhlishing icams. Thcrc was. 1)I' cnurse, huge disrupti()n in a rallgTe ()I' as4uLi4iied I'unLlions. pn)duLlion. shipping, distribution, retail. Our I{￿U5. therct()rc. in ihe last twelve months has Iu Lumpleie c)ur work on ihe shortlisi of key forthcoming titlcs. Thc liilc. 'Housc of Sileni Light,. had rcceival a g(MyJ rcspon.%e in PdniLular wilh Thc New York Z£n Cen(re. TricyLlc havc FL()w asked iii review li and ih¢ reviewer is Sarah M(KTrn. a higlhly esLeL'med author Jnd BuddhL51 pfdL(Itiiincr. This (i)m￿l11ng accouni of Ida Russell. pion¢xr of Zen Buddhism in gilded-a&re AmeriLa. has bccn ¢diied by WaynL Yi)koyarniL and has again bccn wcll- supp(irtcd by thc SoLiCty s Iradc disin￿lor￿. The Lharily's. 5a1¢5 agcni has dislribu*d this tille in thc UK and USA. RL.¥i%1LYL￿ Company nufntKr IMIN_541.$1 RL'¥YsiLfLid Charity Numk'i 294198

TIIF. BLDDHI%T SOCIFfY TRU%T RLWrt ofihe Trus￿5 unaudid fin&r￿la1 SI￿¢￿¢￿1 10 ApTiI 21125 DarLy Plynn'% Buddhism & Worncn rcceived a lull Ihrec pagc gl(Trwingi review in Ihc wcll restrLted and larbpesl inierndiii)ndl BuddhL5I Thgvdi.inc. Tricyclc this ycar and li continues (o scll in N()rth ATneriLti and globally. Still in the puhlishing pl￿11￿C 1.% il ￿111()n of thc BUdhiLaryava[ar￿ ihe 8ih c¢nlury masicrpieLc wilh a Lor[￿t￿ntary by His Exicllcncy Ringu Tulku RInp(￿he and J new Sanskril Lfdnsldii()n by Jdmcs Whclan. Mcelings with Ringu Tulku have iakcn placc Ihis year. A new h(x)k. Thc L£iiers nf sh]nr￿ Sh(Trnin. has Lomplclcd and i5 SCL lu prini. Prol. Rev Kc[T￿Yo Tairil SaL() is ihe Iranslth()r. li is pMd￿Ced wilh a majority olLvpies pre-sold nc) sloragc l¢¢s. The luLure is alsn ahout direct sales on ihc charily wchsite dnd trKK>ks i)n dcmand and e-books. The eihos uf ihe publishing pri)kTraM￿ is long icrni in publishing classic books that scll i)vcr a period ol. year%. Chiisinw4 HumphrL'yS liilc5 Still scll and inspire many In cxplored and praLIICC Buddhism. FINANCIAL RF.VIEW The FinthnLial S(aiLmLni.% show ll tK'i dLYrL•4L' in funds iTrf£22.79612024-. decr￿se of £59,437) in thL year aft¢r rcLLiving £257.275 12024- £16?.671 I ll￿l LxEKnding £280,791121)24.. £218.720}. making toial t￿r￿S C￿lL￿1 lorward 4)f £3,167.()1fi12024.. £3.18Y.832I. Res¢rvtr policy ThL Trusi h4LS scl a r¢sLn'L.s rrt)licy thai pr()vidcs finanLial s￿b]lItY and the fur ik. d¢velopm¥ni of lis priniipal acliviliL% ongoing huildiTbg mtsinien￿L. li requires ￿n[dInIng IrL'L Lash bdldtlLLS in ihL gLncr411 fund dm()uniing i() six mi)nihs niirnwl ¢xtRndiiure whiLh Ihis y¢df L4￿1￿5 tLI appriiKimatLly £IIK].(KM) 12024-. £1(X>.(KX)l. In dddiiion. ii agrtrd (hat a sum (If £350.(K>O i rLlaincd Io LC)VLf n¥LL.sary huilding repairs. rL'ncwals and mainlttNanL¥ rLx]uired in ihL forLSLedbli ruluiL. h()WLVlT ihi.% k"Ln plaLLd on bank deposit ITr thL' shvil trrni. Surplus funds will ￿. inv¥s(Ld to pn)vidL a r¥'gular ongoin¥ inLomL. The TnLSi regul￿lY reviews ihi am(iunl ()[ rLserves that rwuirL'd i() ¥n.%urL ihai IIK'Y arL' fuifLII Lvlltinuing Ohligaiio￿S. ThL Trusl considLt% ihL' prl.￿nI Icvel Df funding a]Ml rL'SL'rves is adcqudie li) suppori the charity's iiviliL.% I'L)r thL mL'dium iern). arxi the direciots consider fInar￿la1 wb5illC)n ()I' ￿. chariiy lo be S(IiisI"￿l[jry. Inveslment ReTriew and Perfvnnance NL) auihuiillilive LXIL'fDal invLslmLni r¥ViLW has coThJucI￿ during ihe re￿rtIng ￿ri()d. ThL Liiunib bhow thai LhL val￿. i)I' IhL invLsimenis ha5 Fi￿tt 10 £54.126 12024.. LS3,4061 IThLSC hav¥ yielded disirihuiiL)ns (luring) ihL' y￿￿ or 12.291 12024." £2,01121. Excess cash has" placcd on bank depiisii accollni dnd L41m¥J £21.?15 during ihL ye￿. Since Ihere is no nLed IL)r ihL Irusie¥% li) liquidale Ihcir remaining invesimLnls in IhL n¢ar fuLurL. Ihis Iigure rLpr¢sL'llis d snapshot ()[ thLir value al .10 April 2025. The ItU51¢L% LC)nsidLr ihL illvL%i￿nl perlc)rman¢¢ f(Ir ihL yLaf ii) IK. SaLisfaLiury UJMJ¢r ¢ury¢ni markei conditions. Don&tions and Legacy income £20.5￿ w&¥ ILLLIVLd in legxy inLumL during thL year. 12024.. NIl}. RL¥isicrcd Company nuth'r (A)8_$4151 RL.¥1s￿[￿ Chariiy NUIrt￿ 2WIY8

TIIE BUDDHIST ¥)LIEfY TRU4T Report olthe T￿51￿￿.& unaudiied financia] 51alemenl% -10 Apnl 202_S REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES- CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 201$ STATEMENf OF DIRECTORS. RLSPONSIBILITILS Company law rLquirc% ihL dirLCi()rs lo prep#Lre finiincial swi¢￿Tr{s for knlLh finanLial yLar, which givL truc <ind lliir view of ihL ￿ta￿. of affai[5 of the Company and of Ihe prulii Lbr ILIS5 of th¢ Lompany for ihai peri(Ml. In prLpariny (hose financial sthi¢rnents. the direclvis ate r¢4uir¢d io.. .ILLi suiiablL aLcounting rKbli¢ies aNi then apply thvm LOIISiSIL'n(ly- hsLrvc Lh¢ mLihiKls and prinLipILS in ihL ChariiiLS SORP; wnak¢ Judgen￿niS and eslimaie5 that are reasoTrahl¢ ar￿ prudent- l<ilc whLth¢r JpplicdhlL UK ALLouiiling s￿nd￿ds have kcn followed. subj¢ci io any material epdrturLS di%¢lLhed explainLd in ih¢ linar￿jaI stalen￿￿15- and prepare ihe financial siateffl¢nls' on ihe giiing conLern bas'is unlL55 It is inappropriaie ID presume that company will Lonlinue in bubifK'bS. Th¥ dirL'clnr% ure iesponsible for kceping priTrper acc()unling reLor(1s". whi¢h disc1(￿. with ie&sonable accuracy ai any (in￿. finanLial tMlSiiiOD of Ihe COEnpdny &iThJ io enabl¢ th¢m io Lnsurc Ihai ihe rtnancial stslLnK'nis Li)mply wilh the Cnmpanies Aci 2(KK). They are also T¢swn4iblL fLlI saftr¥uarding IhL as￿($ of ihe company and hcncc (01 iaking fV<L5unablL' SILps (or prLVLnli()11 dnd d¢le¢iivn of fraud and oihL'r irrb'gulariiies. In preparing this tewrt the dirncioTS hav¢ tsken advaniagc of ihe speLial provisions of ihe Companies Act 21Xkn rLlaliNg Iu 5Th11 LompaTri¢& l approv¥ Lh¢ aiLdLhLd S￿￿'[￿l.ni of finanLi¢il ￿li￿111Ls ar￿ balancL sherl for thc Ye￿ cndcd 10 April 2025 and confirm I hdVL m*JL' avthlabl¢ all informaiion rnxLssary fot its preparation. OLY BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRU￿E&s. Robert C¥mpbdl Date: 12 September 2025 Regisiered Company number (M)¥$41.$1 Rewsier￿ Chariiy NUrn￿r 294198

THE Bl.'fiiJHI%T S(KIEn" TRI'.ST the Tn￿and tsnwditrd finllnc￿ sla1￿￿19 30 April 2025 INDEPEIYDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES n to the ¢nJstees on my ¢x•min&tion of the ac¢OW￿ of the Buddhisi Swiety Tnjm for thc year ended 30. April 2025. ReJpottslbiiities aud basis of ret As the ch¥ity's of the charitsble company {who ¥e ajso the direc￿r5 of the eomp4ny for the purp)5ts of compwny lawl. you art restA)nsibk for the w¢patation of the accouThts in accordance with the requir¢rpcnts ofthe CompaniL4 Aci 20061lh¢ 2006 Act-l. Ilavini satisfiwj myself that the ateowts of the cthari￿b1¢ wmpany •rc nDi wuired to be audit¢d for this ye4r under Part 16 of the 21M)6 Act aTrJ ue ¢ligiblt for irthrndeni ex4minion. I rep)rt In re5P¢ of my ¢xamination of your charity's %counts as caffied out under sectiOD 145 of thr Chariiies Aa 2011 I'the 2011 AGI-I. In ￿ryIng ou¢ my eK4mi#ation. I hxvt folknw¢d the Directiws ¥i¥en by the Charity Commission lunder scction 14515Kbl ofthe 201 l Act. Independellt t￿MIner'S stat¢meiit I have ¢ompkd rny examinati(￿. I Confi￿ matyi￿ Ma￿r$ hav¢ come to my #ttetti￿ which 8iVES Inc Cause to btlieve thaL" u)uThlin8 re¢￿d5 w¢rc rM)i kept in roId￿¢¢ with 5¢¢tion 316 of Companies Act 2006: or . th¢ ¥¢oun15 do NJI xcord with S￿h reco￿.. or Ihe a¢wunts do noi cofflply with rcl¢vant accounting requiT¢m¢nts ￿t￿r 5¢dion 396 of the Componi¢5 Act 2(K16 other ihan any r¢quir¢meThi that th¢ counts give i 'inK wjd fair. Wi￿ which ts a m¥n¢r consithT¢d of inde￿1 ¢xamin•ti(rt): OT the accounts have roi b¢¢n pwd in accoTdn¢e with th¢ methods athd prirKiples of the Sw¢m¢nt of Recomrnended PrKtic¢ [(￿ xcourbting and rel￿ning by chariiicslapplicable ¢0 ch8riiies prcwng thcir accounL8 in acu)rdance with the FiDanciai Repwun8 Starthrd appliable in the UK Repub15C of Ir¢￿lld IFRS 10211. I Iwve no concern5 and have come xr055 m oih¢r mJM¢rs in conth¢¢tiort with th¢ ¢xamiMtioD lo which aueniiorb should be drawn in this W in orthr to ffiable a pD)p¢r unders¢aThdiThB of the xcoynts to be Signed.. Mrs K Gomes Date.. 15 S•pterrtsr 25 Indep¢ndent Examir*rs Ltd Th¢ Gr4in siore Hills Barn5 Appledram Lwn¢ South iehcstcr Wesl Susscx P020 7EG REgiy¢J¢d Company nuThtKr 00854151 Cljorrt) 294198

THE BUDDHIST socIErY TRUST RcpDrt of1￿ T￿￿e¢S and un2￿11￿ financial stalLmenis In APTII 2025 STA TEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITITrS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025 Nnles Unrestricted RestriLled fu)JJs 21125 Total 2024 Tntal Funth INCOME Income from generated fund5 Lkir5dlii)ns lind ILgaciLS Inic)mL from IrivL_%tmLnts Income from cbaritable artivities Bi)uk roydlii¢b and publishing doDJtions 40.6x0 208.844 40,680 208,844 1,1.32 152.928 7.751 7,751 9.611 Total irteome 249.524 7.751 257,275 163,671 EXPENSES Expenditure on rgising fun(Ls Inves1￿￿￿1 tnandgLmLni cii4is Expendi¢ure on charitsble artivities Publishing inaii()ns Iii Th¢ B￿[dhIS1 &xicty GIYVLrn￿Ll L()515' 8.4.122 81.122 82.161 7.751 15,651 18.990 8.152 7.158 TotV41 expenses 27I.U4U 7.751 2¥0.791 218,720 NET INCOMINGIIOUTGOtNGI {21.516) (21.5161 155.(Hg1 IL()S%L%I i)n invLSttnLnl asseib 720 720 14,38¥1 Net movemeDt funds {22.796) 122,7961 (59.4771 RECONLILIA TION OF FUNDS Tot41 funds brought forw#rd ? 189.X_32 3.189,832 3.249.269 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 3.167.036 3,167,036 3,189J32 RL'¥1S1LrL￿ C".DmpJny nuThlk'r (M)8VISI Ilegi51ered Ctwtity Numk,r 294198

ThE BUDDHisf socIErY TRLS1 Rq￿ of the Trusit£s and unaudituj finanthal staien*nL -10 April 2025 BALANCE SHEET AT 30 APRIL 2025 Notes Uor¢strieted Restricted funds fund 2025 Total funds 2024 Total fun(15 FIXED ASSETS l ￿¥ihIL dS5LIS L￿1nd and BuildinbTS ItLV¢Stment prO￿rtY Inwesttnenlb 675.(KX) 1.468.153 54.126 075.(MX) 675.(MX) 1.468,151 1.4M).178 54.121J 51.41K 2.197.279 2.197.279 2.188.584 LURRENT ASSETS D¢bic)rs-. omthunis falling duc within onL YL 0.612 3.572 C&%h di hank 96fp,.168 999.966 971.(XM) 977.{￿ l.(K)1.5114 CREDITORS Atn(iunls lallin¥ dw. within one year (1.24_11 (.3. 2431 12.2901 NET CURRF.Kr AssErs 969.757 ).757 1.(M)1.248 T(YtAL ASSETS LESS CURRENr LIABILlTI&S -1.167.036 1.167,076 7.189,832 NET ASSETS 3.167.076 -1.167.0.36 3.189,832 FUNDS iu UnresltiLiesJ lur¥ Rcsiricied funds 1,167.036 3,1149,¥_12 T(YfAL FUNDS -I,167.0.16 .3.189.812 ThL forn) pan i)rI￿.￿ finaniial sialL￿￿nIS. RLgi%iLrcd Company nUm￿r (K)854151 Regi%lLred Charily NumlYT 294198

THE BUDDHIST socIErY TrUST R¢￿rt oCth¢ TTUSIc￿ atml unwdiicd fJnaDria1.%iaien￿nIS 30 April 202$ BALANCE SHEET- CONTINUED AT 30 APRIL 2025 Fi)r the finanLidl ending 10 April 1025 IhL" Lharity was LniiLled io exctnixion from audil under seL¢ii)n 477 of th< Companies Aci 2IM)6 rLlalbng lil small companic5. Trust¢es' r¢stxinsibiliii¢s.' ThL' Irusites have not rcquired ihc charity to olrtain an audii (Jl accounts for the year in qU¢SLlOn I a¢cordance wilh 5eclion 476,. and trustce5 acknowlLxlge ihLir rLSP()n5ibiliiies for complying with the rLquir¢menr5 of IhL Acl with rc5￿1 to aLLouniing nxords and the prLparwion ofxLounls. ThcK financial .%iaienKnls' have prepared in XLordaMe with th¢ srLcidl provis11)t)s r¢laiing to eompanieb %uhJcct io I1￿. small Lompanies r¢gi￿￿ within Pdrt 15 of th¢ C()mpanKs Act 2(Mkn. Thc financial siatemenib were appro%Ld by t￿. Biwd of TrustLXS and aUthori￿d for issue on 12 Sepiember 2025 and signcd on ils beh￿1. by.. R(￿￿.n Carnpbell Chair ol. the Truslecs RigisicrL%J Company numixr IM)854151 RegislerL￿ ChaTity Number 294198

THF. 111.'DDHI%T SOCIETY TRU Repor¢ olth¢ Trns1(￿ aThJ undiK'd Iinanci3151alemcni% -10 April 2025 NOTLS TO THE FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 201$ ACCOUNTING POLICILS Ateounting CODvention financial s¢a￿MentS have ien prL'pJr¢d uThdLr IhL hi5101iciil cosi convention with btcms TeLognib¢d ai cosi or lian￿1]LIn vall￿. unlLSS oihLrwi5¢ 5ts1ul in ihe rLlcvant nolcs. The rinancial siaiLmenls have ￿￿'t1 pr¢p￿d in dCL()rd&￿l With iht Siaiement of Rec(?mmL'nd¥d pr￿ilLe.. ALLuuniing dnd RLponing by Charities preparing thcir accoun15 in accordaocc with lh¢ Fin￿￿1￿] r¢pLining Siandard applicable in ihc UK aTwJ Rcpuhlic of Ir¢land (FR.$ 102} rieLiive l January 20151- IChatiiiLS SORP- FRS1021 and the Chariii¥s Aci 2011. Incoming resources All inLi¥minb? r¢suurLLS afL IncludLd on the SLaiement of Finan¢iJl A¢iikiiies whcn Ihc ch(irily is legally ¢niiiled i() ihL" inc()￿ amount can be quaniifjcd with r¢asonablL accuracy. Resources expended Exp¢ndiluri is aLcouThid lor on an accruals b&sis and has becn classifiLd under headings ihat ag¥r¥gaie all cosi related lo ik. C￿c8￿ry. wh¢￿ ¢annoi ￿. dirccdy aiiribuied io partiLular heading5 Ihey have bwn all￿al£d io activilics vn a basts cnnsisLeni wilh Ihe use of TL%ources. Tangible fixed awts Depreciatloll 15 proi'idLd ai the following annual in i)rdcr io wriie off e￿h a&sei over its eslifflated u5elul lite. Land ￿1]ldIng5'. Thc frcchold {?[ IhL building 14 IK'ld at com tcaus¢ it is a mixed prupcrly and each cornP)r￿1 cannot ￿ vill￿￿1 ￿ y)Id ￿llY. Plani and machiTKry elc: 25 nn ¢osl and IO&. on co lrtvestn￿nts InvL51mLnis arL' shc)wn ai IhL rLCLni valuaiion. Any aggrcgaic S￿￿luS or defi¢il arising fiotn ¢hdngLS in markLt valuL IS IrJn.sfLYrL'd io a rL'valuaiinn rcsL'rve. The LhJriiy wa4 hc4ULaihLd a llai in a pr￿￿rty in North London which ￿eded d Luial rLI"urhiSh￿nt. This pr()PLrty is tL'ing held ai a fair Vd]u¢ afiei renovaiions ￿￿'d ll rLcent Zoopla LStimalL and is currenily ILThI 0111 10 providc ath the chariiy. ThL Lhiniy was bequcaih¢d a funhcr pr(￿rtY in South London. This was valued for probate and h415 ￿￿'tin inLludLd in Ihe flnancial siaietnenis. li has tK'en refurbi51KMI and is nijw IK'iTrg lei out l() provJdL an in¢omL lor chatity. The refurbishrn'ni ¢osts hdVL ￿Ln capithliu.d. Taxation ThL chariiy is cxcrnpi from cotW)rnlion lax on charitablc ￿11¥1(]￿5. Fund afcounting Unics11iLILd lund.s Lan in xcorddnLL wilh i￿. ch￿table objLYtives al the di5creiicTrn of Ihc tru51LLS. RLsiricied funds only IL" usL￿ for particul￿ r¢stricied purp05e5 within the objeLts ol. thL chariiy. RcslrLC(ions arise whcn by ihL' dI)￿r or whtyn funds are raised for pani¢ular IcsliiLiLd purwsLs. FUrI￿"r Lxplanaiii)n ol IhL' naiurL' and purpLise of edeh lut)d is in¥luded in thc noies 10 ihe financial SI￿￿￿ents. RLgPiStered CoTnpany nurrkn (K)8541.51 Rcgisiercd Chatity Num￿￿ 294198 10

THF. BUDDHIST SOCIETY TRU5 Report o(Ihe TNsitts a￿j unaudiied financial 51aiLmLnis -10 April 202.5 NOTLS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- coNfiNUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025 INCOME FROM GENERATED FUNDS DoDatiOD5 and lewits 2025 2024 Dortsaiions and gifts L¢¥<￿7e5 and bequests 20.09 205 1.132 Into￿ from tnvestments 25 2024 Renis fcttivLd Bank intLresl InvLStmcni incoThK - divi(k.nd5 185338 21 J15 2291 7.712 2.082 152.928 EXPENSFS 20 2024 t'liing trxpenses Insurancc Repairs and mainiLnance LieLn￿' and PLrmi GLneral ol'ficL LXTKnSL'S B￿k ih&rg¥ DLprtciaiiiJn 20.6 15.886 Y,717 51.995 32546 105 267 76 4.2(K) 16.9 83.122 82.161 Governance eosts 20 2024 AccounianLy and ¥oJnpany s￿rela[la7 IndLpeThJeni examinaiion 6J42 Iwio 4,W8 2.290 8,152 7.1.f8 Registerwj Company numkr (K)¥541.51 Re￿$(cr*I Chariiy Num￿￿ 294198

THE BUDDHIST SOCIEfY TRLST RetK)rt of ihr Tnjmees and unaudited financiaJ.4taiemeni. 10 April 202.5 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATE.MbNTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YLAR ENDED 30 APRIL 202) NET INCOMINGIIOUTGOll¥GI R&SOURCFS NLI fLSoufce5 arL siaiod atier chJrging= 2025 2024 tkprecia(ion- oW[￿d as5els 16,928 4.2(M) TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs The￿ were nv irusi¢¢s' r¢munLralivn or ot￿r bern.fjts for the year cnded 30 April 2025 nor flir Ihe y￿￿ ¢nd¢d 10 April 2024. TherL' WLfL tLO tru5t¢e5' rx]xnsL'S paid for Ihe year ¢rKid la April 2025 nor for thc year crbdcd 10 April 2024. TANGIBLE FIXED A￿ETs Freebold ItDprovements Furtiithre Land and to property buildiny Totals rittin%5 Cost AI IK'ginning i)fy AddilioThs 675.(HN Ai Lnd ot'year 675. Depreciation Ai I￿gInnIng of ycat ChargL lor year Ai LThl of YL Net bwk value At 30 April 2025 AI 30 April 2￿4 675.(KH) 675.( ThL IrL'Lhold ()[ thL. buildin&T where LhJriiy ha5" ils is hLld by ai Cl>￿ iLYau5e il is il mixid pri)rKny L&h cO[nw￿nl valty>J i)r x)Id %'paralely. The deprcciation is not maicrial as ihe bLI has. a VLry long useful lile JnLI ihL Lvndilivn5 vf FRS102 (paragraph 17.8 10 17.21 l are mei and an annual impatrrnL'nt review 15 LarriLxl uui. The do n( IKlieve th￿ ihe Irreh()Id prO￿rty has depreLith<d in valw during Lourse ycar. RcgislLrLyI Company numlKr IK)8fj41$1 Rcgisicrcd Chariiy Nutr¥¢T 294198 12

THE BUDDHI%Y S(K.1￿ TRUS R¢FK)rt of ihL Tm&tegs and unaudita fi￿[lLia1 stalen￿nIS 30 April 2112fi NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STA TE%IENfs- CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025 FIXED A&SET INVFSTMEN15 Lis¢ed tnve5tJnEnts Investn*nt Pn)perty Market Value Al 51aTt thl ye Additions DLpr¢¢iaiion RLvJluaTI(?ns 53.406 1.460.178 24903 {16.928) 720 Ai end of year 54.126 1,468.153 Net ljook value At 30 April 2025 At.10 Apnl 2024 54.126 IA68.153 I.4￿>.178 'rc WLrc invcstnKnt I?Ulsid¢ ihc UK. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Deht()rs Prepayments 5,980 652 632 3.572 CREDrroRS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wmuN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 CT¥xJilors Prepaid InL(i Inde￿[￿k￿l Ex4imifiLf'5 fee ,433 ijio 2.2 3243 2.290 kegi%iLred Comwany nurll1￿ (K)854151 RL¥i%icred Chariiy Nuffltrr 294198 13

THE BUDDHIST S(KIETY TRusr R[¥￿ of the Trustres and Unaudi￿ flnancial sthtenKn15 30 April 202.$ NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL.STATEMENfs - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025 io. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Atlmay 2024 Nrt movernettl At 30 Apri] 2025 Unrtstri¢ted funds Gencral fund 3.189,872 {22,796) 3.167,036 Restricted funds Educ￿10￿￿ fuNI TOTAL FUNDS -3.189.872 {22.796) J,167,036 Net [￿Vements in fund5. included in ihe a￿¥¢ arc as follows: Ineoming Resource5 expended Gains and Movement i funds Unre5tri¢ted funds General lund 249.524 1277.040) 720 (22,796} Restrided EduLalii)na] tutKi 7.751 17.751) TOTAL FtJNDS 257275 {2¥0.79AI 720 {22,796} ii. TRUSTE￿ AND OTHER RELATED PARTtES N() paymLnis were madL 10 Ifu%iLLS or any ￿rsOn5 L()nnecied with Lh¢m duting ihis financial y¢ar apari frorn rclmbur￿.mL'n1 of c(Trsis incuTred on ￿half of the charily. No maierial aTh&qciii>n I￿k placL ￿￿'tween the Drganitaiion and a tyusiee 01 any person Lonn¢¢(ed with Lhcm. During thL year, thL Buddhisi SuLiCiy Trnsi mad¢ funding donaiions c>( £171.866 iu ihe Buddhisi &￿I¢1Y {2024.. £110.411). 12. PUBLIC BENEFIT Thc Chariiy acknowledge5 its requiremeni io denK)Tr5traiL Llearly ihai li must have charitsble purwscs or 'aims' Ihai are foi thc publiL t¢nefii_ DeLails Of how ihe ch￿iEY has aLhieved thi5 arc ￿0vIded in thc Rc￿rt ol IhL. TrnS￿s. The ttus(ces confirm thai they have paid (Ju¢ rL'gard io ihe Chatity Cummi&sion guidan¢e public ￿ner11 before deciding what aLiiviiies the Chariiy should undertake. Regisl¢TiIJ Company number (W$4151 Rews*TÉxI Charity Nurntr￿r 294198 14