Golden Buddha Centre

Registered charity 1072818 Registered since 1998

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

19.5y median 23.5y

average tenure

28y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

19.6y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Religious Activities 4

Commercial experience

Other services 3

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Contact

Website	www.goldenbuddha.org
Email	rsr@goldenbuddha.org
Phone	01803864009
Address	Golden Buddha Centre, The Grove, Totnes, TQ9 5EP

Finances

£25,546 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£18,729	£10,087
2022	£13,770	£13,783
2023	£17,786	£14,726
2024	£23,403	£6,907
2025	£25,546	£28,067

What it does

What

Religious Activities

Who

Elderly/old PeopleOther Defined Groups

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM AND LIVING A BUDDHIST WAY OF LIFE.TO ESTABLISH, EQUIP AND MANAGE A NONSECTARIAN AND ECOLOGICAL BUDDHIST CENTRE OR CENTRES TO ADVANCE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM AND LIVING A BUDDHIST WAY OF LIFE WITHIN THE FIVE BUDDHIST PRECEPTS. A PLACE OR PLACES WHICH, IN ADDITION, PROVIDE FOR THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL NEEDS OF ELDERLY, INFIRM, OR SICK BUDDHISTS AND THEIR HELPERS..

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 12TH MAY 1998

Trustees (4)

4trustees

83median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 4 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Richard Charles ST Ruthage 83 Chair since 1998
Diana Lesley ST Ruthage 83 since 1998
Rosemary Jane Elizabeth Hayman-Joyceage 80 since 2023
SIR John Aske BT since 2007

Linked company (Companies House)

Golden Buddha Centre Limited · 03562017 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 12/05/1998

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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