Registered charity · Southampton
Kadampa Meditation Centre (KMC) Southampton
- 2 trustees
- Income £159k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, Wiltshire and more
- Website
- meditateinsouthampton.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Kadampa Meditation Centre (KMC) Southampton LTD.
- Registered
- 1995
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£159k£160k
- 2023£167k£155k
- 2022£145k£140k
Earlier years
- 2021£80k£88k
- 2021£134k£107k
Income trend, 2021 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
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
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
2 trustees on the board
- Karen Hunt since 2024
- Mary Estelle Cansdale since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Karen Hunt since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Mary Estelle Cansdale since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1050611
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24 APR 1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 JUN 2007AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17 MAR 2016 as amended on 30 Nov 2020 as amended on 30 Nov 2020
- Companies House
- Company number 03048918 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02380 482696 · ad.kmcsouthampton@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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