Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Centre
What it does
To promote the Buddhist faith in accordance with the New Kadampa Tradition
Its charitable purposes
The objects of the Charity (“the Objects”) are to promote the Buddhist Faith under the spiritual guidance of the elected General Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union principally through the activities of teaching, study, practice and the observance of moral discipline all within the Mahayana Buddhist tradition of Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa as taught by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union, through the continuous implementation of the three New Kadampa Tradition Study Programmes: the General Programme, the Foundation Programme, and the Teacher Training Programme, all as defined in Schedule A of this Memorandum.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Practice North Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £53,287 and spent £44,783.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £53,287 | £44,783 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 December 2024 | £55,165 | £47,726 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 December 2023 | £63,055 | £61,478 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 December 2022 | £47,171 | £43,257 | Not reported | 30 |
| 30 November 2021 | £48,449 | £37,772 | Not reported | 20 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 10%, from £48,449 in the year to 30 November 2021 to £53,287 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 84% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Lyn Williams
- Sue Roberts
- Tracy Oliver-Walsh
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 3 August 2026, 89 days early | Received 8 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 19 August 2025, 73 days early | Received 19 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 4 October 2024, 27 days early | Received 4 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 9 August 2023, 83 days early | Received 9 August 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | 30 September 2022 | Received 28 September 2022, 2 days early | Received 28 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1048944
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 1 September 1995
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 MAY 1995 as amended on 07 Mar 2021 as amended on 19 Mar 2021
- Company number
- 03062382This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.meditatenorthwales.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Conwy
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.