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The London Buddhist Centre

A Registered Charity based in England

Active Registered Charity (England and Wales)

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GB-CHC-255420
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Description

The London Buddhist Centre teaches meditation and Buddhism in a way that is relevant to contemporary western life. It is a non-proselytising public centre, open to all, with no expectation of Buddhist interest / involvement. The Breathing Space programme run by the Centre teaches Mindfulness Based Approaches to help prevent relapse into depression and addiction and to manage stress and anxiety.

Also known as

  • Friends of the Western Buddhist Order
  • Friends of the Western Buddhist Order
  • The London Buddhist Centre
  • London Buddhist Centre

CCEW Charity number

255420

Registered

Postcode

E2 0HU

Website

lbc.org.uk

Domain

lbc.org.uk

Latest income

£2,229,837 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The London Buddhist Centre

GB-CHC-255420

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

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Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Community and economic development activities F20

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Addiction and dependency HE201
  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Mental health HE210
  • Health HE » Health services HE300 » Health and wellbeing HE305
  • Religion RL » Buddhism RL102

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Religious Activities 108

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Services 306

Scale of operation

  • Regional

The London Buddhist Centre

GB-CHC-255420

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1968-06-20 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 496,860 407,598
2005-03-31 511,529 469,639
2006-03-31 490,057 448,836
2007-03-31 1,217,298 1,064,689
2008-03-31 1,677,301 1,078,054
2009-03-31 1,206,390 1,545,323
2010-03-31 2,615,484 1,108,276
2011-03-31 873,827 773,981
2012-03-31 1,054,711 784,046
2013-03-31 1,104,682 756,031
2014-03-31 1,170,062 854,472
2015-03-31 1,113,368 895,997
2016-03-31 1,190,180 1,021,479
2017-03-31 1,398,701 1,099,634
2018-03-31 1,365,195 1,253,911
2019-03-31 1,472,727 1,291,280
2020-03-31 1,579,289 5,687,437
2021-03-31 1,207,492 974,000
2022-03-31 1,520,833 1,360,335
2023-03-31 2,229,837 1,658,523
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The London Buddhist Centre

GB-CHC-255420

Charity people

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2023
£		 2022
£
Employees 32 30
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 200 200
Trustees 10
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The London Buddhist Centre

GB-CHC-255420

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s 		2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 207.1 266.1
Legacies 590.0 -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 797.1 266.1
Income from charitable activities 1,160.0 992.8
Income from other trading activities 257.2 246.4
Income from investments 15.6 15.6
Other income - -
Total 2,229.8 1,520.8
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 188.3 179.9
Spending on raising funds 188.3 179.9
Grants to institutions 66.2 -
Other charitable activities 1,404.1 1,180.5
Charitable activities 1,470.3 1,180.5
Other spending - -
Total 1,658.5 1,360.3
Net income / (expenditure) 571.3 160.5

The London Buddhist Centre

GB-CHC-255420

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s 		2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 3,783.4 3,824.2
Investment assets 567.0 567.0
4,350.4 4,391.2
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 802.6 920.6
Other current assets 669.8 58.5
1,472.4 979.1
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (215.3) (239.3)
Net current assets 1,257.1 739.8
Total assets less current liabilities 5,607.4 5,131.1
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (1,087.3) (1,182.2)
Net assets 4,520.2 3,948.9
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 33.6 13.1
Unrestricted funds 4,486.6 3,935.8
4,520.2 3,948.9

The London Buddhist Centre

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Income from government

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2023
£		 2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts - 44,650
Government contracts as % of total income - 2.9%
Number of government contracts - 2
Government grants
None recorded

The London Buddhist Centre

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Grants received

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View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.

Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England 		£10,000
7.868852459016393 months 		Caring for the Carers
Jun 2022 to Feb 2023
The National Lottery Community Fund
Reaching Communities 		£60,723
3 years 		Breathing Space Day Retreats and Group for carers
May 2019 to May 2022
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All 		£5,000
1 year 		'Living with Loss' - bereavement course for women
Mar 2006 to Mar 2007
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All 		£4,000
1 year 		Lifework Studio
Dec 2004 to Dec 2005

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

The London Buddhist Centre

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Data sources

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

Registered charities in England and Wales

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Last fetched from source: 2024-04-28

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