The Dhammapadipa Temple S.Ql.O thafity No. SC036183 The Dhammapadipa Temple s.c.i.o Scottish Charity No. SC036183 The Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements for th The Year Ended 30 November 2024.
The Dhammapadipa Temple S.Cl.O Charrty No. SC036183 Contents Trustees Annual Report Page 3-7 Indepondent Examinerfs Report Page 8 ststement of Receipts and Payments Page 9 Statement of Balances Page 10 Notes to the Financial Statements Page 11-13
The Dhammapadlpa Ternple S.C.l.O Charity No. SC036183 The Dhammapadipa Temple s.c.i.o Scottish Charity No. SC036183 The Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements for th The Year Ended 30 November 2024.
The Dhammapadipa Temple S.C.l.O Charity No. SC036183 Contents Trustees Annual Report Page 3-7 Independent Examiner's Report Page 8 Statement of Receipts and Payments Page 9 ststement of Balances Page 10 Notes to the Financial Statements Page 11-13
The Dhamrnapadlpa Ternple &C.I.O Chaflty Ng. SC036183 Trustees Annual Report The Trustee5 have pleasure in presenting Iheir report together Tr*Vlth the financial 5tstements and the Independent Examiner's report for Ihe year ended 30" N4)vember 2024. Reference and Administration Details Charity Name: Charity No: The Dhamtnapadipa Temple SC036183 Prlnclpal Addres5: 199 Slateford Road Edinburgh EH14 1LA Charity Tr¥te 3erving on tht date of approval of th• Trustees Annual Report . Structure, Govornanco and Management Constitution The charity is constituted as a Scottish Charilable Ir£orpotaled ganIsatIOn whh Ihe chanty number SC036183 and is governed by ¢ts constitution Trusteo Appointment Tho Tru8tee¥ are eleded by the membership al Ihe AGM. In adoilion, the Board may at any time appOt any member lo be a Trustee. In SectIng new board rnembers. the Trustees seek lo identify Peop who regularly attend events arKI fvnclions organised by IIE charity and are willing lo volunteer to heb our tsoader communty work. Potentia Trustees ale invited lo attend maetings as observers and are given rmre detsils of the ¢harity's aims and actlwtles and, rf all agree, they are then prcyosed as new Trustees al the subsequent meeting. ThB prc¢e55 alk)Yrfs due consideration of the person's digibilty, cOMpeter specialist knowledge and skilL8.
The Dhammapadipa Temple S.C.l.O Charity No. SC036183 Objectives and Activities The purposes of the ¢harty are". Provision of reCreatnal faCil.eS in the interest of weKare. supwt, assistance and education for anyone living in Scouand. and in partular but not exclustvely, Thai people, their families and Buddhists to access and use our organisational faciif(ies as required. To advance rel10n through the provision of facilrties for religious worship, observance and education for the nefiCia[hes". and To advance education and Thai cultural knovledge Ihrough structured and approved syllabuses; and To promote racial hanrthy, foster ¢uttural and reluS tolerance and understanding beeen the beneficiarie5 and others and to work towards the elimination of prejudice and discrimination against Ihe benefioaries, thereby enabling them to participate fully in the xaal. economic and avic life of the o)mmunty'. and To aid the people of Thailand during times of great need or nalural disasler when called upon to do so by the Govemment or other charitable organisations with the same aims Summary of the main acttvities in relation to these objects The Dhammapadipa Temple has enjoyed continued success after much groundwork was put in the previous years lo renovate Ihe building. improve its online profile. ernbra our local communrty and ensure we give the besl Thai Buddhist support, wellbeing and spiritual guidance possible to all who engage wrth us. Our visrtor fooffall and community engagement numbers have been signfficanlty stronger over this last period and we are so proud of this and we believe our communty is stronger as a result. We have had a busy year wtlh communty groups, schwls and scouts coming along lo learn about Buddhism and gUKled meditation. We continue to have regular visits from our Thai and Buddhist community for Pfayers, giving merrt and blessings. Our monks have also been visiting businesses and hoffEs of our Thai community to offer blessings and community support lo them when needed.
The Dhamrnapadlpa Temple SC.I.O Charity No. SC036183 Well being project OurVlÈllbeng Project 1$ tr4{f0kI. 11 We offer'not for profrt, low ¢ost yc)ga dasses to our local and Thai communty tsught by our yoga expert lo lead the yoga iistruction. And 21 In addition to this. our monks ad a guided meditation class. assisled by hyo mediiation masters, to proVe meanir#Jful and enrhIng Medrtat)n classes. sin wellbts'ng project beginnings 3,535 WFAe have attended our ycga classes and meditation classes a1 we have had regular repeal attendarw by many. This 13 beyond our hopes and expectation$ and we thank 311 involved for making this work so well. Hall used by outside groups We are delighted that our temple has attracted the attention from so many local groups, some of which appioached us to Secure an agreement in pmople thal we allow them to use our main hall and garden room Spa for their OrganitI)n5. After due th.ligen was carried out, we now have two organisati5 who provide supwrt services lo Ihe Irxal community. The Wellbeing Projed and Outgde lknups Hall Use has gNen us notabÈ addrtional donalK)r15 Inct)me Ihat have been es#entiel to offset the risè in energy bills vle endured. Sponsor licence and Immigration fees for our Temple The UK Home orrice has conllnued to ncrease its fees for appty'Èng for wlyking visa3 for migrarit workers and for managing a sponsor license. Unf¢Jlunalety. small charity organisations like us are includgl in those fee increases tfErefcYe our m(Mks work visa applicalion costs have irkcfeased too. We will eontinue to ensure our finances are managed professionally so we are compknant in law to hold Ihe sponsor tscense and to ensure we have sufficient funds lo maintain a consstent approach to resourcng good quality and hard working 'dates of monks who would like to stay at our temple and support our CC*mmunty.
The Dhammapadipa Temple S.C.l.O Charity No. SC036183 Thi$ year. we said fareNell to Phramaha Pratran who stayed with us for 2 years. He was hugety popular wilh our communty in his relaxed. humble and hard WOTking attrtude to his efforts in 5UPPQrting our temple services. We give thanks to his ts'me and contributions to our ommunrty and we wish him all the best for the future. This year, we welcomed Phra Warakom and wethrned back Phramaha Akkapom. Both have settled back into Edinburgh and supporting our Thai and I21 communty. We give thanks to them for agreeing to move lo Edinburgh and for working so hard for our temple and our communrty. Phramaha Prasert, our head monk. contsnues his stay under Tier 2 visa. His enthusiasm to driving our temple and the supwrt for the ccrfnrnunity forward is exceptional. We are so lucky to have such an inspirational leader and we gNe thanks to his conlinued servv. 2025 Plans We will ensure our standards and professionalism (y)ntinues as we have grown so well and come so far since our humble beginnings. We have plans afoot to build a temporary struclure canopy to the rear of the building whid) will offer shelier for storage, but also for comfort lo our visitors who walk to the rear of the building. We will also renovate the storage l ulilily area on the ground flooi lo ensure il is frt for purwtrse for our busy temple. We will also provide three substantÉal religious and cultural festNals for our o)mmunty lo enjoy, as well as several smaller events based in our lemple. It will be the temples 20, anniversary in August 2025 and we sjan to celebrate with this with a special event that month. Flnancial Revlew We had an income of £64,493 which was In-keen9 wrth a good year for donations. Our expenditure was £59,311 which was ants"cipaled. Horr Office fees and monks travel cost5 were highei than usual due lo sponsoring trNo new monks and one retuming lo Thailand within the last year. The last two years visa costs will therefore level out over the comin9 year. Our main source of income was from communty donations alongside related Grft Aid ¢laims. We also reiVed a generous sum from the Royal Thai Embassy in London as well as donations vra Easy Fundraising and Just Giving online apps for whh we are most grateful.
The Dbammapadipa Temple S.C.l.O Charity NO. S(036183 Reserves Pollcy The trustee's policy is lo keep a minimum of re$e5 equal to 4 months overhead expenses to cover any perlod when there 1$ a fal in imyne. We a¢hVad that this year. Signed on the behalf of The DhaMMap1P8 Temple
The Dhamrnapadipt Temple S.C.i.o tharity No. SC036183 The Dhammapadipa Temple Irnlependent Examlner's ReFQrt ¢m the Financlal Statements Reportto the trustèèslmembers of R•9i5tered charity number On tho accounts of the chari for the ear ended Respective The charty's Injstees are respongble for Ihe PTepEration of the responsibilities of accounts in accordance with the lerms of the Charities and trustee s and examiner Trustee Investment (Swtlandl Ad 2005 {'Ihe 2005 Acl'l and the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006las amend> {'the 21J06 Accourrts regulatN)ns' l Tne charity truslee5 consider that the audil requiremenl of Regulation 10(11 Idl of Ihe AntS Regvlalions does appw. 11 is my responsitj'lity to examine the a¢coLtnls as required under section 44111 ICI ol the 2005 Act and to state Whe1h Fert"cular matters have come lo my attention. My examination is carr0 out in cor{lanCe with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulalions. An examination includes a review of the a(uunting records kept by the charrty and a compafi5on of the accouF)Is presenlei1 wilh those records. It al includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks expknalions from the trustees conrning any such tters. The prOdre$ undertaken do nol provide all the evidence that would be requir In an audtt and, consequently, I do mt express an audrt OnIOn the accoun15. The Dhammapadipa Temple S C.l.O SC036183 30th November 2024 whh are set on pages 11-13 Basis of Independent examiner's statsment Independènt examinèf s statement In the covrse of my examination. no matter has a)tne lo my anention 1. which gives me reasonable cause to belEve that in any malerial respeffl the requirements. to k*p accounling cOrdS accordance with secii>n 44(11 (ai of Ihe 2005 and Regulation 4 of the 2¢XI6 Accounts Regulaiions, and to prepare accounts with accoro wlth the accounting records and comply wrfh Reguktwjn 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulatsons have not been met, ( 2. to which. in mv ODinion. attention should be drawn in order to S to be reached. yril 2025
The Dhammapadipa Temple S.C.l.O Charity No. SC036183 Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 301h November 2024 Notes Unrestrictod Restrict Funds fund Total funds 2024 Total funds 2023 ReGeipts Grants Donations Gift Aid Fundraising Bank interest 5,879 56,924 21,484 5g3 54,587 9,494 362 50 54,587 9,494 362 50 Total Receipts 64,493 Payments Cost of Charitable Activities Governance Donations Bank Fees 58,024 300 700 287 58,024 300 700 287 92,307 300 910 406 Totsl Payment Surplus I (Deficit) 59,311 5.182 59.311 5,182 93,923 {9.039) The notes on page 11-13 form an integral part of these financial statements
TheDhanvThapodipa TtrmplÈ S.C.l.O Charty No. SC036183 ststement of Balances for the year ended 30th NoVeMr 2024 Restricted Total funds fund 2024 Unrestricted funds Total fund$ 2023 Funds Reconciliatlon Bank and cash in hand Opening Balances 36.011 1,166 37,177 46,216 Surplusl(Deficil) for year 5.182 5,182 {9,0391 Closing Balance 41,193 1,166 42,359 37,177 Restricted Funds Fund Balance 1M 212023 Received Pald Balance 3011112024 Temple Sch¢Xsl 1,166 1.166 Other Assets - Unrestricted Fund Value 2024 Value 2023 Temple building, 199 Slateford Road EH14 1 LA Ford van minbus 500,000 500,000 3,920 7,000 3,000 6,000 2,744 7,000 3,000 6.000 Main Prayer room Buddha Meditation room Buddha Garden BLKldha The notes cfft page 11-13 fom inlegral part these financial statements . The above Teporl was approved by Trustees and signed on the V April 2025 on their beha io
The Dhammapadipa Temple S.C.l.O Cha¥ity No. SC036183 Notes to the Flnanclal Staternents for year ended 30th November 2024 1. Ba$1$ of A¢¢ounting These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charities and Trustee Investment (ScotL4nd) Act 2005 and the chart15 Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 las amended) 2. Nature and purpose of funds: iJnrestncted fvnds are those that may be use(1 at the discretton of Ihe trustees In furtheran of the objects of the charity. Restricled funds may onty be used for Specif purpo¢es. Re.strTrciions arise when specrfied by the donor or when funds are raised for Spectr purposes. This year the chartty dKI not appty for or reIved any grants . Grants received Funder Purpo$9 Restricted Totsl Total 23-24 22-23 National Lottery Fund Thai King Coronation event 5.379 Local Giving Ltd Volunleer suptKsrt 500 Total 3. Donation Unrestrl¢ted Restrfcted Total Totsl 2023-24 2022-23 Donation Box Coliections 10,419 10,419 32,957 Individual Donation5 29,492 29,492 6,522 Monk t)0n8tnS 9.117 9.117 9,164 Yoga Nediation Well being project Royal Thai Embassy Edinburgh UnNersity Weatherby Thai Communty National Museum of Scotland 4,359 4,359 6.519 1.000 1,000 938 200 200 200 399 225 Total 54,587 54,587 56,924 li
The Dhammapadipa Temple S.Cl.O Charity NO. SC036183 4. Cost of Charftsblg Activities Unrestricted Restricted Total Total 2023-24 2022-23 Property repairlmaintenance 2,700 2,700 3.309 Temple runnin9 Costs 7.923 7,923 9,699 Energy Costs 4.182 4,182 4,933 Disabled toilel lfires safety upgrade 28,868 Monk's salary payment and tax 9,117 9,117 9.397 Monk's expenses & travelling costs 11.416 11,416 7,405 Events 5,384 5,384 7.887 SFnsorlLlCen¢e Ivisa 5.226 5,226 3,500 Equipment 2,900 2,642 Temple VehIe costs 2,734 2,734 4,316 Yoga Projecl 2.350 2,350 3,500 Training costs 361 Office costs 2,709 2,709 4,590 Volunteer Costs 1,383 1.900 Totsl 58,024 58,024 92,307 5. Governance Unr¢$tri¢ted Restricted Total 2023-24 Total 2022-23 Independent Examiner 300 300 300 12
The Ohammapadipa Temple S.C.l.O Charity No. SC036183 6. Donations Made Recipient Total 2023-24 Total 2022-23 UK Council Buddhisl Monks 500 100 Wat 8uddharam Temple Aberdeen 200 Buddhapadipa Temple for venerable Monk funeral 500 Turkey earthquake DEC appeal 310 Total 700 910 7. Trustees Remuneration No Trustees or related parties received remuneration or expenses during this accounting period or the Previous one. 13