## The Nalanda Trust
Operating under the name
**North London Buddhist Centre** .
Annual Report and Accounts for year ended 2020
## **Charity number 801632**
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|**Contents**||
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|1. Charity details and governance|3|
|2. Trustees’ Report – Chair’s Report|4 -8|
|3. Trustees’ Report – Treasurer’s Report|9 - 10|
|4. Independent Examiners Report|11|
|5. Statement of Financial Activities|12|
|6. Balance Sheet|13|
|7. Notes to the Financial Statement|14 - 25|
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## Charity details and governance
## Trustees
**The trustees during 2020 were:** Ratnaprabha (John Robin Cooper) – Chair Abhilasa (David Francis) – Treasurer Karunagita (Sara Burns) – New Secretary Kusala (Guy Redmond) Singhashri (Francisca Gazmuri) Vajramitra (Michael Ward) Maitrisambhava (Sharon Reed) Santva (Elizabeth Hyam) – Secretary – resigned 11[th] March 2020
## Property
The Property owned by the trust is held in the following names: David Zukas, Peter Gill and David Green
## Charity governance
The organisation is an unincorporated association, registered as such on 6 June 1989. The charity is governed by a constitution/trust deed revised 10 September 2014.
## Charity trustees
The trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity. Trustees are elected annually from the membership by the members at the AGM. As and when needed, new trustees are sought from within the membership and from the pool of experienced committed Buddhists who are able to attend meetings in London. All trustees are required to have relevant experience and skills in order to serve on the trustee body. Trustees meetings are at present monthly. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity for their trustee work. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in note 11 to the accounts.
## Charity details
## Name: **The Nalanda Trust**
Operating under the name **“North London Buddhist Centre”.** Registration number: 801632
## Registered Office
72 Holloway Road, London, N7 8JG
## Principal Bankers
Santander Bank, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 4GB
## Independent Examiner
F. G. McMahon, 3 Plough Lane, Purley, CR8 3QB
## Image front cover
The image on the front page is provided by Aryajit (Stephen Heppel).
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_The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020._
## Trustees Report - (includes the Chair and Treasurer reports)
_The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020._
## Achievements and developments at the North London Buddhist Centre in 2020
This section is aimed at charity members and interested people in the Sangha. There is a second section following closely the Charity Commission guidelines, which includes the required annual information. (The trustees’ report is a public document, available on the Charity Commission website.)
## Overview of the year
The North London Buddhist Centre had an excellent start to 2020, with increased numbers attending events, and increasing income as well.
In early spring, Vajramitra produced some sketch plans for significantly revamping the ground floor of the centre, with a special emphasis on accessibility. What followed necessitated putting these plans on hold.
## Covid pandemic response
Then on March 23, the first lockdown in connection with the coronavirus pandemic began, and all live classes at the centre had to be cancelled and replaced with online classes. We had been developing virus precautions and considering options for protecting those coming to the centre, alongside online activities, but it soon became clear we needed to close the centre completely.
We were pleased by how quickly we were able to offer classes using Zoom, and later YouTube. Although initially lacking in technical skills and experience for online classes, the team with the help of Singhashri and others responded excellently. A special NLBC YouTube channel was started in April, initially streaming and recording what had been our monthly podcast Saturday morning talks, and later offering meditation lead-throughs and other videos.
From March to the end of April, we held weekly emergency council meetings (using the online Zoom platform) to manage the response to lockdown.
Limited re-openings of live classes were trialled in the summer, and then briefly in December, before entering another lockdown at the end of the year.
During the pandemic, we relied more and more on social media, the website, and regular email newsletter and did not issue any paper publicity. The newsletter was for a time sent out weekly to the Sangha and all interested (around 2,000 people). In the autumn, Jenny Lamont became our volunteer social media coordinator, with positive results.
Our NLBC Treasurer, Abhilasa managed very careful budgeting around the impact of the crisis. An appeal for donations in the spring and summer raised £16,851, which helped the centre weather a very severe loss of income due to lockdowns and restricted opening. A second appeal started in December with a successful online skills auction. We accepted a mortgage payment holiday from Triodos which, combined with lower costs and the two appeals, resulting in us not needing to use our limited reserves to keep the centre going.
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The trustees looked into safeguarding the welfare of our community during the pandemic, and Order members and mitras reached out to offer help and support, especially to those most at risk, such as those having to self-isolate. Kusala and Bodhamayi were particularly monitoring the welfare of the Sangha in the first lockdown.
In June, a kula was set up to do risk assessment and prepare for the centre reopening in July, ensuring Covid safety and putting in place careful protocols, which were also used in subsequent reopenings.
## The centre team
During the first lockdown, two team members were furloughed: Bodhamayi and Satyapurna. Later, Bodhamayi decided to leave the team after many years: her warm and sympathetic presence is much missed from the team, but she continues to lead classes, and was an important contributor to setting up Covid precautions effectively, to allow for our limited re-openings.
Shraddhasara covered finances and bookkeeping during the first part of the pandemic and later decided to leave the team: she was a very conscientious worker for the team, engaging with other people and making significant progress in her work managing the bodywork studio.
Abhilasa started working one day a week on financial reporting and financial management work. Satyapurna handed on a managerial role to Alana in August, and took over bookkeeping, financial management and other duties, working three days a week. Centre roles were redistributed when Alana became manager. Aryadhara joined the team temporarily in November and was able to make significant progress on some major maintenance issues.
## Setting up the racial diversity and inclusion Kula.
Following issuing a general statement on our values of equality, diversity and inclusion prompted by the murder in the US of George Floyd and others, a group of about 12 concerned Order members and mitras formed the new NLBC RDI Kula and started meeting regularly. On behalf of the charity, they applied for financial support from Future Dharma Fund, a Triratna Buddhist Community body, and received a grant early in 2021. Their work to date has included a survey of our community and series of workshops to explore ways of improving racial diversity and inclusion.
## New website
We had already been considering upgrading or replacing the website, but the necessity of systems for people to book for online events and fundraising online highlighted the need for a more up-todate website. A kula of 6 was set up to investigate options. A system using the Squarespace platform was chosen, and Ya-sheng, an NLBC Mitra and IT designer/expert, did most of the design and implementation work, working closely with Suvarnajyoti on content.
## Activities: Buddhism and meditation 2020
Suvarnajyoti took on planning our programme of activities and set out a useful framework of six levels of involvement. This pathways initiative is intended to ensure that we cater well in the future for all levels, from newcomers to ordained Buddhists, and to make it easier and clearer for people attending the centre to move between levels.
Class leader meetings were held in February, April and June, and a Mandala afternoon as a general forum for the Sangha in March.
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A new monthly Dharma class for parents was started by Karunagita, joint with the LBC.
Mitra and pre-mitra study groups continued. Ratnaprabha resumed his class for University College London students in the autumn and spring terms, online. The sub-35 group had been going quite well in early 2020, but did not continue online. Similarly, the group for those recovering from addictions was unable to continue online.
Monthly public Dharma talks continued on Saturday mornings, and the Saturday morning open meditation and Buddhism class continued to thrive, both online, and where possible live at the centre.
Courses in meditation and Buddhism were generally well attended, though most were online. Sangha night had a very lively and well-organised programme of topics, and to some extent benefited from going online, since former members of our Sangha who have moved away from the area were able to participate. The Tuesday meditation evening targeted at those going deeper with their meditation, and was smaller, though much appreciated by those participating. We celebrated all the Buddhist festivals during the year, as well as regular pujas marking the full moons and some of the major natural landmark dates.
Residential weekend retreats had been planned for this year, but all unfortunately had to be cancelled because of the pandemic. However, many in our community were able to take advantage of online Buddhist retreats and workshops from various parts of the Triratna Buddhist Community.
Bodywork classes could not continue at the centre after March, but a reduced programme of classes was offered online, with thanks for the flexibility and cooperation of the teachers. There were also several high quality mindfulness courses run by Pippa O-Connor, mainly online.
A fuller record of classes offered can be found on our website.
## The Council and mitra convenors
Santva stepped down as the council secretary, and as a trustee, in March, after 12 years of fantastic service to the Centre. Karunagita was appointed as the new secretary; she caught Covid in May, which became ‘long Covid’ and reduced her ability to engage with the Council and centre activities. In July, Santva passed on her mitra convenor duties to Darsavini, who receives part-time financial support from the centre as mitra convenor. There was a special appreciation session for Santva, and she continues to be active with organising Sangha night and other centre activities. Darsavini has launched several initiatives, including a three month winter reflection group online for women, collaboration with Vajradarshini and involving many NLBC women OMs and connecting many OMs and Mitras one to one.
After many years as men’s Mitra convenor, Kusala passed on the responsibility to Anandavajra in November. There was a special council session to appreciate Kusala’s many contributions. Anandavajra kindly took on the work as a volunteer, and immediately started getting to know the existing mitras, and initiating activities for men, helping establish a new kula of Order members for that purpose.
In 2019, the council had carried out an investigation into ways to improve communication and enable and encourage more people from our community to take responsibility for different aspects of running and looking after the centre. At the end of 2019, the working group of Maitrisambhava, Karunagita and Singhashri had recommended using the ‘Mandate System‘ based on working groups (Kulas), already introduced by Buddhafield, Glasgow and other Triratna centres. The Council was in
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favour of this, but the next steps of formal adoption, planning and consultation with the centre team was not progressed prior to the pandemic. In 2020, some existing kulas were reviewed and formalised and a few new kulas were set up, but the main work to take this forward, in consultation with the centre team, is happening in 2021.
## Chair’s Summary
The team, the centre teachers, the council, and many volunteers and participants worked together to adapt, respond and help overcome the many difficulties imposed by the lockdowns in 2020. I feel we can be very pleased with what was achieved. Nevertheless, 2020 was still an extremely challenging year, with not being able to meet much in person, a stretched and challenged centre team compelled to learn new skills with limited personal support, barriers to deepening connections with each other and limited one-to-one contact between experienced and less experienced people. A lot of effort will be needed as we emerge from the pandemic to repair and rebuild a wellconnected, living community based around the North London Buddhist Centre.
One significant plus is that we now have established classes, skills, resources and learning and platforms for an online offer, which is particularly valuable to those who are unable to attend the centre, or who want to benefit from recorded sessions. In my experience, however, for most people, online classes are second-best to the magic of practising together in the centre’s shrine rooms, and building friendships and mentorships with each other in person. I suspect that it will take a while to recover as a Sangha and to once again thrive as a centre, but I do feel optimistic for the future. We have the capacity to more than recover. I think we can go from strength to strength.
## Information following the Charity Commission’s Guidelines
Reference, governance and administrative information set out on page 2 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the charity’s trust deed/constitution and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.
## Objectives
The principal objective of the Nalanda Trust (also known as the North London Buddhist Centre) is the advancement of Buddhism. As stated in our constitution we achieve this by:
1. Encouraging members and others to live in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha.
2. Supporting duly ordained members of the Triratna Buddhist Order and other duly ordained Buddhists.
3. Maintaining close communication with and working under the guidance of the Triratna Buddhist Order and in co-operation with other groups with the same objects.
4. Using applications of the Buddha’s teaching to promote the health and well-being of all.
## Activities
When planning our activities for the year, the Trustees and Membership considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance for charities for the advancement of religion.
The trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. The trustees’ report looks at what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in 2018. This helps the trustees ensure the charity's aims, objectives and activities remained focused on its stated purposes.
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The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees considered how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set.
Although explicitly a Buddhist Centre, the Centre is open and welcoming to all members of the public, whatever their beliefs and affiliations. It serves as a haven for local people who come to meditate, relax, learn mindfulness, take classes in bodywork, consult professional therapists who use our two treatment rooms, and to browse the bookshop. Co-operating with sister centres in West London (Paddington) and East London (Bethnal Green), we serve the whole North London region as well as the local community.
In addition to our services to the general public, both committed and tentative Buddhists regard us as their spiritual home. They can meditate and meet together, and we offer classes and courses for learning about the Buddhist Dharma, as well as ongoing study groups for the more committed. Ordained Buddhists hold chapter meetings and day events at the Centre.
_Achievements and activities of the charity in 2021 are set out in the Achievements and Developments section above._
## **(Signed)**
## **Dh Ratnaprabha (chair) on behalf of the trustees)**
## **Date 29 May 2021**
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## Trustees’ Report -- Financial Report by the Treasurer
The start of 2020 was one of our most successful ever January to March periods at the North London Buddhist Centre. Then the pandemic hit and the centre had to close for live classes. As so much of our activity is running live classes, this has had a big effect, reducing income for Apr-Dec by 47%. We revised our budget for 2020 in the light of the pandemic and decided that one of the most important things to do was contact our mortgage providers and ask for a capital repayment deferment of 12 months, which they agreed to. This gave us time to develop our online activities and see whether online income would cover the reduced staff and running costs. We are grateful to Triodos Bank for all their support over the last year.
We launched a fundraising campaign asking the Sangha community and new people to donate to the centre. This campaign has been successful and greatly helped the finances.
Overall we ended the year with a surplus of £27,536, however if you deduct the Insurance claim £5,792, furlough grant £6,854 and Fundraising campaign £16,851 this would have been a deficit of (£1,961). We plan each year to make a surplus of at least £55,000 in order to repay the capital on the mortgage. Of the surplus of £27,536 we used £13,389 to repay the mortgage Jan-Mar 2020. The balance is to reserves to cover staff and running costs in 2021.
## Income
The income for the year was £181,074 which is 33% lower than the 2019 figure of £271,970. To show a better comparison, if we excluded the Government Furlough grant, Insurance claim for lift damages and Fundraising campaign, our income was down by 44%.
We decided to run our online Buddhism and meditation classes on a donation basis, to ensure that all Sangha/ community regulars and newcomers would still be able to attend. This proved successful, as those who could afford it made a higher donation, and those who were financially affected by Covid (e.g. unemployment) could attend for free or choose to make small, affordable donations.
We lost virtually all income from some activities for April to December, most notably room hire, drumming classes and the therapy rooms. Online activities were not able to generate the same level of income as live activities.
On the whole the centre team, trustees, teachers and volunteers have done really well to ensure we quickly started online activities, and have kept serving the Sangha community over this challenging period.
The Sangha (Spiritual community) have been very generous this year and donated £16,851 for a new website, computers, video equipment and running expenses.
## Expenditure
The expenditure was £153,538 which is 30% lower than the previous years of £221,463.
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## Reserves Policy and other information
## General reserve
In order to ensure the charity has sufficient funds to take into account unforeseen events the trustees deem that 3 months expenditure is required as a general reserve, this being £55,000. The current charity reserve policy was agreed 31 January 2017 and we are expecting to build up this reserve within 2-3 years. The current general reserve is £68,198.
## Building fund reserve
The trustees have agreed a designated reserve to accumulate funds for major capital expenditure, this is to cover major roof repairs or re-tiling, lift replacement, and major exterior and interior redecoration to the building. The trustees deem a fund of £30,000 - £40,000 to be appropriate. At present this reserve is nil as most of it was drawn on in 2018 for major lift refurbishment and repairs.
## Reserves and funds - £844,949
The trust’s reserves have increased by £27,536 for the year and the accumulated reserves are £844,949. The main reserve is the Buddhist Centre building of £754,195. (Building £866,250 less mortgage outstanding £112,055). Other fixed Assets £22,556. The remainder is a general reserve of £68,198.
## Conflict of interest
We have in place a conflicts of interest policy. This requires a Council member to absent himself or herself from any discussions of the Council in which it is possible that a conflict will arise between his or her duty to act solely in the interests of the Association and any personal interest (including but not limited to any personal financial interest) and take no part in the voting upon the matter.
## Related party matters
The chair Ratnaprabha (J R Cooper) received a stipend of £10,306 for 2020. The chair received financial support to enable him to fulfil spiritual, teaching and support functions at the Buddhist centre, not for his trustee work. This is in accordance with the charity Governing Constitution. The treasurer Abhilasa (D. Francis) received a fee for monthly accountancy work for one day a week to support the financial accounts and fundraising. The amount he received during the year was £4,362.
## Donations from Trustees
The following trustees made unrestricted donations during the year: D. Francis £620, G. Redmond £940, S. Reed £1,835, S. Burns £730, R. Cooper £2,195 and M. Ward £210.
## Impact of Covid-19 on the Buddhist Centre and 2021
The pandemic is seriously affecting us in 2021, since we decided to close the centre again at the end of 2020 to help restrict the spread of the virus. For staff attending the centre building, and for others attending now that we are gradually reopening, a set of strict and monitored Covid precautions protocols are in place. The Buddhist centre is following its centre re-opening plan and we hope to be fully open for all activity by October. Our income for this year will be down once again.
We are fortunate that we have a good level of reserves and will look to further fundraising from our Sangha community.
A final thank you to all staff, teachers and volunteers who have supported the centre in this challenging time.
## **Signed**
**Abhilasa (David Francis) Treasurer 29/5/2021**
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[Independent examiners’ report, statement of financial activities, and notes to accounts follow.]
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## Statement of Financial Activities For year ending 31st December 2020
|**Income from:**
note
Donations & Legacies
**3**
Charitable Activities
**4**
Other trading activities
**5**
Investment Income
**6**
Other Income
**6.1**
**Total Income**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable Activities
**7**
Raising Funds
**8**
**Total Expenditure**
**Net incoming resources**
Net incoming resources after
transfer
Total funds brought forwards
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**2020**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
27,877
0
81,586
0
58,419
0
65
0
481
12,646|**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
**27,877**
**81,586**
**58,419**
**65**
**13,127**|**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
26,018
181,781
63,522
130
519|
|---|---|---|---|
||**168,428**
**12,646**|**181,074**|**271,970**|
||135,121
12,646
5,771
0|**147,767**
**5,771**|208,080
13,382|
||**140,892**
**12,646**|**153,538**|**221,463**|
||27,536
0|**27,536**|**50,507 **|
||27,536
0
813,967
3,446|27,536
**817,413**|50,507
766,906|
||**841,503**
**3,446**|**844,949**|**817,413**|
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## Balance Sheet
|as at 31st December 2020
**Fixed Assets**
note
Tangible Property
13
less Depreciation Building
Other P&M, F, F, E
13
less Depreciation
**Intangible Assets**
Website
14
less Depreciation
**Total Assets**
**Current Assets**
Stocks
15
Debtors
16
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year
17
**Net Current Assets (Liabilities)**
**Total Assets less current**
**Liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling
due after one year
18
**Net Assets**
**Funds of the charity**
Restricted funds
19
Unrestricted funds
20
Revaluation reserve
20
**Total funds**|**31st**
**March**
**2020**
900,000
-33,750
33,758
-12,063
**887,945**
1,000
-139
**861 **
**888,806**
8,000
10,989
58,044
**77,033**
**8,835**
8,835
**68,198**
**957,004 **
112,055
**844,949**
3,446
741,503
100,000
**844,949**|**31st**
**March**
**2019**
900,000
-27,000
33,049
-8,442|
|---|---|---|
|||**897,607 **|
|||0
0|
|||**0**|
|||**897,607 **|
|||8,000
4,881
50,151|
|||**63,032 **|
|||**72,146**|
|||72,146|
|||**-9,114**|
|||**888,493**|
|||71,080|
|||**817,413**|
|||3,446
713,967
100,000|
|||**817,413**|
These Financial Statements were approved by the Trustees on 29[th] May 2021 and signed on their behalf by:
John Cooper Chair of Trustees
David Francis Treasurer
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## Notes to the financial statements
Year ending 31 December 2020
## 1. Accounting policies
**Basis of preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), second edition - October 2019 (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The charity has applied the exemption available to small charities in the Charities SORP (FRS 102) and does not include a Statement of Cash Flows in these Financial Statements.
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a 'true and fair view' and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair view'. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), second edition - October 2019, rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
The Nalanda Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.
The trustees do not consider that there are any key judgments that they have made, or sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.
**The going concern basis of accounting** continues to be adopted as the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
## **Income**
All income is accounted for when the charity has entitlement, there is certainty of receipt and the amount is measurable.
For Legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity was made aware probate had been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executors to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of Legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured
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reliably and the charity has been notified the executors intention to make a distribution.
Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.
## **Donated goods or Services**
These are valued at the cost that the charity would have incurred if it had paid for them. It does not include volunteer time.
## **Interest receivable**
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposed of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose.
Restricted funds are donation which the donors has specified are to be used for the a sole purpose or for the specific charitable activities.
## **Expenses**
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis prepaid basis. Expenditure is therefore recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, for goods or services.
Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:-
- **Cost of raising funds** comprise the costs associated with the attracting voluntary income.
- **Expenditure on charitable activities** includes the cost incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities for the beneficiaries. It included both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of indirect nature necessary to support them.
Irrecoverable Vat is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
## **Allocation of support costs**
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include; wages, mortgage interest, premises, depreciations, office, training and publicity.
These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. The basis of allocation has been between 10%-25% to cost of raising funds and 75%-90% to charitable expenditure.
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## **Tangible fixed assets**
The charity’s premises were acquired at a cost of £800,000 and have been revalued on a regular basis, the last time being on 28[th] May 2012 when its value was recorded in the financial statements at £900,000. There has been no significant change in the value of the premises since that revaluation. The trustees have elected to treat the revalued amount as deemed cost, as permitted on first-time adoption of FRS 102.
The charge for depreciation is calculated to write off fixed assets by equal instalments over their expected useful lives.
**These are estimated to be:** Property/Building - 100 years Lift & Engine Refurbishment - 10 years Office equipment, fittings, furniture - 3 to 10 years Computer Hardware/Software - 3 to 5 years
## **Intangible Assets**
These are depreciated over their useful life. At present this is the Website that is being depreciated over 3 years.
## **Stocks**
Are recorded at the lower of cost or net realisable value.
## **Debtors**
All debtors are recognised in the period the amount is due. Prepayments are valued as per invoices and allocated to the period they pertain to.
## **Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and in hand included cash and short term highly liquid deposits with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of deposit.
## **Creditors and Provisions**
These are recognised where the charity has a present obligation for goods or services from a third party in the financial year they pertain. These are either directly related to invoices or contracted amounts, or are estimated where required.
## **Financial Instruments**
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## **Pensions**
A works place pension scheme has been in place since 1[st] October 2016, it is a defined contribution scheme.
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## **2. Legal Status**
The charity is an unincorporated association registered as a charity in England and Wales.
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
|**3**
**4**
**5**|**Income & Donations, Legacies**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Regular Donations
14,549
**14,549**
12,424
General Donations
7,720
**7,720**
9,064
Legacy
0
**0**
0
Gift Aid Tax
5,608
**5,608**
4,530
**27,877**
**0**
**27,877**
**26,018**
**_note:- There was no restricted income for 2019._**
**Charitable Activities**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Meditation & Buddhism Classes
16,861
**16,861**
31,542
Courses, MBCT, BW
27,501
**27,501**
49,380
Bodywork & Chg events
30,210
**30,210**
73,697
Shop
5,304
**5,304**
17,347
Retreats
1,710
**1,710**
9,815
**81,586**
**0**
**81,586**
**181,781**
**_note:- To ensure consistency and comparable figures the donations that were given_**
**_for classes has been shown under Charitable activity._**
**_Analysis of Charitable Activity by charge and donation._**
**_Charged_**
**_Donation_**
**_Total_**
_Meditation & Buddhism Classes_
8,187
8,674
**16,861**
_Courses, MBCT, BW_
25,093
2,408
**27,501**
**_note:- There was no restricted income for 2019._**
**Other Trading Activities**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Fundraising
18,234
0
**18,234**
2,702
Rent & Service Chgs
27,940
0
**27,940**
28,687
Room hire
12,245
0
**12,245**
32,133
**58,419**
**0**
**58,419**
63,522|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
14,549
7,720
0
5,608|**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**14,549**
**7,720**
**0**
**5,608**|
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
12,424
9,064
0
4,530|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**27,877**|**0**
**27,877**|**26,018**|
||||**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**16,861**
**27,501**
**30,210**
**5,304**
**1,710**|
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
31,542
49,380
73,697
17,347
9,815|
|||**81,586**|**0**
**81,586**|**181,781**|
||**_Analysis of Charitable Activity by charge and donation._**||||
||**_Charged_**
_Meditation & Buddhism Classes_
8,187
_Courses, MBCT, BW_
25,093||**_Donation_**
**_Total_**||
||||8,674
**16,861**
2,408
**27,501**||
||**_note:- There was no restricted income for 2019._**
**Other Trading Activities**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
Fundraising
18,234
Rent & Service Chgs
27,940
Room hire
12,245
**58,419**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
0
**18,234**
0
**27,940**
0
**12,245**||
|||**58,419**|**0**
**58,419**|63,522|
_**note:- There was restricted income in 2019 of £385.**_
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|**6**
**Investment Income**
Interest|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|
|---|---|
||65
0
**65**
130|
Investment Income is earned on funds held in our Ethical Bank interest bearing account.
|**6.1**
**Other Income**
miscellaneous
Furlough Grant
Insurance Claim|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
481|**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**481**
6,854
**6,854**
5,792
**5,792**|
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
519
0
0|
|---|---|---|---|
||**481 **|**12,646**
**13,127**|519|
Note:- The trust was able to claim the furlough grants totalling £6,854 for various periods as we had to move activity online and did not need the full team to run the centre. We submitted an insurance claim for damages to the lift and were able to claim £5,792 towards the costs of fixing the issues.
## _**note:- There was no restricted income in 2019.**_
## **7 Analysis of Expenditure on Charitable Activities**
|Wages & Salaries
Bodyworks classes
Courses Costs
Mortgage interest
Depreciation Building
Bookshop
Premises
Grants & Donations
Other|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
67,067
6,854
**73,921**
14,984
**14,984**
9,588
**9,588**
4,343
**4,343**
9,987
**9,987**
2,439
**2,439**
8,334
5,792
**14,126**
200
**200**
18,179
**18,179**|
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
73,824
39,464
18,435
5,541
8,762
11,287
16,124
34,645|
|---|---|---|
||**135,121**
12,646
**147,767**|208,080|
_**In the prior year 2019 there was restricted expenditure of £385.**_
included in the above cost are the following Governance costs
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## The Nalanda Trust
|**Governance Costs**
Independent Examination
Annual Accounts
Regions meetings
Trustee Training
Trustees Expenses|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
0
0
**0**
0
0
**0**
0
0
**0**
0
0
**0**
0
0
**0**|**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
1,200
0
979
0
227|
|---|---|---|
||0
0
**0**|2,406|
_**note:- There was no restricted expenditure for 2019.**_
|**8**
**Cost of Raising Funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
Wages & Salaries
3,798
Mortgage interest
229
Depreciation Building
743
Premises
526
Retreat & Training
140
Publicity
35
Office
300
5,771
0
**_note:- There was no restricted expenditure for 2019._**
**9**
**Staff Costs**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
Wages & Salaries
67,025
6,702
Social Security
483
Pensions
1,607
152
Ex-Gratia Payments
1,750
**77,719**
**0**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
3,798
229
743
526
140
35
300|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**|**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
**3,798**
**229**
**743**
**526**
**140**
**35**
**300**|
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
8,125
616
1,792
974
655
98
1,123|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||5,771|0|**5,771**|13,382|
||||**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
**73,727**
**483**
**1,759**
**1,750**|
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
78,667
719
1,863
700|
||**77,719**|**0**|**77,719**|**81,949**|
note:- Two ex-gratia payment totalling £1,750 were made to two staff member who left, to recognise the significant contribution they made to the charity over a number of years.
_**note:- There was no restricted expenditure for 2019.**_
|**_Staff Costs have been_**
**_split as follows:-_**|**%**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Restricted**
**funds**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|Charitable Objectives
Raising Funds|95%
5%|67,067
3,798|6,854
0|**73,921**
**3,798**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**100%**|**70,865**|**6,854**|**77,719**|
There are no employees who received total employee benefits of more than £60,000.
The key management personnel of the charitable comprise the Centre Manager and Chair. The total employee salary, Ni ers and Pension ers paid to them is £25,341.
|**10**
**Employees of the charity**
The average number of employees was|**2020**
**2019**|
|---|---|
||**4**
**4**|
The charity had over 50 volunteers dedicating their time to teaching, leading buddhist activities, cleaning/maintenance and supporting the buddhist centre.
|**11**
**Trustees Remuneration,**
**Expenses and related**
**transactions**
Salary, Ni, Pension
Expenses
Financial Services|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
10,306
0
4,362|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**|**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
10,306
0
4,362|**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
12,718
0
1,800|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**14,668**|**0**|**14,668**|**14,518**|
_The chairperson Dh Ratnaprabha (John Cooper) received a stipend/salary for the year 2020 of £10,306 to cover all the work they do to ensure the running of the organisation (2019 £12,718). This is in accordance with the charity Governing Constitution. The Treasurer Dh Abhilasa (David Francis) received £4,362 for professional accountancy services (2019 £1,800)._
## **Donation from Trustees 2020**
The trustees made donations to the charity of £6.530 in 2020. The following trustees made unrestricted donations during the year : - D. Francis £620, G. Redmond £940, S. Reed £1,835 , S. Burns £730, R. Cooper £2,195 and M. Ward £210.
For the prior year 2019 the trustees made donations to the charity of £2,471. The following trustees made unrestricted donations during the year: - D. Francis £120, E. Hyam £96, G. Redmond £440, S. Reed £715 , S. Burns £480, R. Cooper £260 and M. Ward £360.
|**12**
**Corporation Tax Charge**
The charity is income is exempt from Taxation.|**2020**
**2019**|
|---|---|
||0
0|
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## The Nalanda Trust
|**13**
**Tangible fixed assets**
**Cost**
**1st January 2020**
Additions
Revaluation
Disposals
**_Bal c/f 31st Dec 2020_**
**Depreciation**
1st January 2020
Disposals
Charge for the year
**_Bal c/f 31st Dec 2020_**
**Net book value**
**As at 31 Dec 2020**
As at 31 Dec 2019
**14**
**Intangible Assets**
**Cost**
**1st January 2020**
Additions
Disposals
**_Bal c/f 31st Dec 2020_**
**Depreciation**
1st January 2020
Disposals
Charge for the year
**_Bal c/f 31st Dec 2020_**
**Net book value**
**As at 31 Dec 2020**
As at 31 Dec 2019|**Land and**
**buildings**
**Plant and**
**machinery**
**£**
**£**
900,000
29,053|**Fixtures,**
**fittings**
**and**
**equipment**
**£**
3,996
709|**Total**
**£**
933,049
709
-|
|---|---|---|---|
||**900,000**
**29,053**|
**4,705**|
**933,758**|
||27,000
5,810
6,750
2,905|
2,632
716|
35,442
-
10,371|
||**33,750**
**8,715**|
**3,348**|
**45,813**|
||**866,250**
**20,338**|
**1,357**|
**887,945**|
||873,000
23,243|
1,364|
897,607|
||Website
**£**
**£**
1,000|**£**|**£**
1,000
-
-|
||**1,000**
**-**|**-**|**1,000**|
||139||-
-
139|
||**139**
**-**|**-**|**139**|
||**861**
**-**|**-**|**861**|
||-
-|-|-|
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## The Nalanda Trust
## **15 Stocks**
|||
|---|---|
|**Stocks**
Stock held at lower of cost and net realisable value.|**2020**
**2019**|
||8,000
8,000|
|**16**
**Debtors**
Sundry Debtors
Tax reclaim-HMRC
**Total**|**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
8,749
2,240|
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
2,959
1,922|
|---|---|---|
||**10,989**|**4,881**|
Note:- Sundry Debtors includes the Insurance damages we received in February and March 2021.
|**Creditors falling due within one year**
Accrued Expenses
Income in Advance
Mortgage due in one year
**note a**
Pension Liabilities
HMRC Revenue & Customs
Accounts Payable|**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
5,686
2,000
0
352
797|
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
9,222
7,232
54,364
427
901|
|---|---|---|
||**8,835**|**72,146**|
## **17 Creditors falling due within one year**
## **note a**
The Mortgage capital repayments have been deferred to re-start from 1st April 2022 due the impact of the Pandemic reducing our income and ability to repay the capital.
|**18**
**Creditors falling due after one year**
**Mortgage on Premises**|**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**|
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**|
|---|---|---|
||**112,055**|**71,080**|
A mortgage is against the premises of the Nalanda Trust Religious centre building 72 Holloway Road, London, N7 8JG. This is with Triodos Bank. The Mortgage had 2 years remaining from April 2020 to March 2022 but was extended by 2 year due to the coronavirus impact. The new remaining mortgage period ends March 2024. Bank borrowing is secured with a legal charge over the Charities Land and Building.
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## The Nalanda Trust
|**_Loan Analysis_**
Wholly repayable within 5 years
included in current liabilities
**_Loan Maturity Analysis_**
Debt due in one year
in more than one year, but not more than two years
In more than two years, but not more than five years
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**Restricted Funds**
**Funds brought forward 1st January 2019**
Income restricted for year
Spend during year
Transfers to Unrestricted funds
**Bal at 31st Dec 2020**|**2020**
112,055|**2019**
125,444
-54,364|
|---|---|---|
||**112,055**|**71,080**|
||0
40,976
71,079|54,364
56,579
14,501|
||**112,055**|**125,444**|
||**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**£**
**3,446**
12,646
-12,646
0|
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
**3,446**
2,500
-2,500
0|
||**3,446**|**3,446**|
Restricted funds are held for the step access repair and improvements of £3,446. We are reviewing ways to move this forward with the local council.
|**20**
**Unrestricted Funds Analysis**
**Funds brought forward 1st January 2019**
Income for year
less Expenditure
Transfer from Restricted
**Bal at 31st December 2020**|**Total**
**funds**
**2020**
**Total**
**funds**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
813,967
763,460
168,428
271,585
-140,892
-221,078
0
0|
|---|---|
||**841,503**
**813,967**|
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|**21**
**Analysis of net assets between funds 2019**
Tangible & Intangible Fixed Assets
Net current assets/(Liabilities)
Transfer
Creditors falling due in more than one year
**Bal at 31st December 2020**
**_Prior year 2019 funds_**
Analysis of net assets between funds
Tangible Fixed Assets
Net current assets/(Liabilities)
Transfer
Creditors falling due in more than one year
Balance as at 31st December 2018|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
888,806
64,752
3,446
-112,055
0|**Total**
888,806
68,198
0
-112,055|
|---|---|---|
||**841,503**
**3,446**|**844,949**|
||Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
£
897,607
-12,560
3,446
-71,080
0|Total
897,607
-9,114
0
-71,080|
||813,967
3,446|817,413|
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