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Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham)

A Registered Charity based in England

Active Registered Charity (England and Wales)

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GB-CHC-273850
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Description

Padmaloka is a UK Buddhist retreat centre for men and hosts retreats exploring Buddhism, Buddhist Meditation and study. The retreat centre is part of the Triratna Buddhist Order (Formerly Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO)), a worldwide movement founded by Sangharakshita that aims to make Buddhist teachings and practices available in a form appropriate and accessible to the modern world.

Also known as

  • Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham)
  • Fwbo (Surlingham)
  • Padmaloka Retreat Centre

CCEW Charity number

273850

Registered

Postcode

NR14 7AL

Website

padmaloka.org.uk

Domain

padmaloka.org.uk

Latest income

£363,615 (on )

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

Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham)

GB-CHC-273850

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham)

GB-CHC-273850

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.

  • Religious congregations I10

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Associations AS » League of Friends AS104
  • Beneficiary group BE » Men BE106
  • Health HE » Health services HE300 » Health and wellbeing HE305
  • Religion RL » Buddhism RL102

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Religious Activities 108

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306

Scale of operation

  • Local

Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham)

GB-CHC-273850

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1977-07-07 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 261,557 249,828
2005-12-31 184,675 194,547
2006-12-31 177,219 142,289
2007-12-31 223,574 171,364
2008-12-31 196,659 170,910
2009-12-31 205,665 166,271
2010-12-31 201,944 193,113
2011-12-31 235,166 213,028
2012-12-31 247,005 219,568
2013-12-31 244,268 214,942
2014-12-31 216,480 200,656
2015-12-31 279,628 212,411
2016-12-31 259,745 209,480
2017-12-31 261,011 213,733
2018-12-31 279,749 240,124
2019-12-31 330,702 261,870
2020-12-31 220,216 182,672
2021-12-31 236,181 206,011
2022-12-31 363,615 273,447
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

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Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham)

GB-CHC-273850

Charity people

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2022
£		 2021
£
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 14 15
Trustees 6
Employees
Volunteers

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Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham)

GB-CHC-273850

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.

Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham)

GB-CHC-273850

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: 2024-05-04

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