Registered charity · Bristol
Triratna Buddhafield
- 7 trustees
- Income £224k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- buddhafield.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Triratna Buddhafield
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£224k£319k
- 2023£346k£277k
- 2022£304k£209k
Earlier years
- 2021£213k£173k
- 2020£124k£148k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION, IN PARTICULAR:(A) TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LIVING, PRACTISING, AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO LEAD A SIMPLE, NATURAL, AND ITINERANT LIFE, AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THAT OF THE BUDDHA AND HIS IMMEDIATE DISCIPLES;(B) TO SUPPORT ORDAINED MEMBERS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER AND OTHER DULY ORDAINED BUDDHISTS;(C) TO MAINTAIN CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH AND WORK UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER AND IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER GROUPS WITH THE SAME OBJECTS.
Grants received
2 grants · £19,925 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,925 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Edward Tombs since 2015
- Gabriela Pearse since 2013
- Jack Lyus since 2020
- Sara Elizabeth Burns since 2023
- Thomas Anthony Barnes since 2023
- Virginia Anne Ellis since 2023
- Wayne Bedford since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Edward Tombs since 2015
- Gabriela Pearse since 2013
- Jack Lyus since 2020
- Wayne Bedford since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Gabriela Pearse since 2013
- Jack Lyus since 2020
- Sara Elizabeth Burns since 2023
- Thomas Anthony Barnes since 2023
- Virginia Anne Ellis since 2023
- Wayne Bedford since 2018
Portfolio (1)
- Edward Tombs since 2015
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1108826
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/06/2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 03/04/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 05157868 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07768200797 · information@buddhafield.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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