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adhisthana trust

The charity supports other defined groups and the general public. Adhisthana Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Ledbury and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The charity advances the Buddhist religion by overseeing the training and ordination of new members of the Triratna Buddhist Order and by making the teaching of Buddhist as presented by Urgyen Sangharakshita available on an international basis to the general public. The charity operates a retreat and study centre located in Herefordshire open to anyone interested in exploring Buddhism.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£903,828
Latest Expenditure
£793,478

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 87.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £104,741
Charitable Activities £736,776
Other Trading £53,039
Investments £9,272
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £793,478
Raising Funds £0
Governance £5,394
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£903,828£793,478£793,478£3,511,252£150,00017 / 50
2023£794,936£787,613£787,613£3,400,902£381,25116 / 100
2022£595,520£689,168£689,168£3,393,579£150,00015 / 50
2021£526,984£498,403£498,403£3,487,227£727,93314 / 50
2020£397,122£448,3930 / 20

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers