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Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Trust

SC040361Registered charity from 17 March 2009
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address The Woodland Hermitage
Hardmuir of Boath
Auldearn
Nairnshire
Postcode IV12 5QG
Website www.gomdescotland.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
Trust purposes 1. The Trustees shall hold and apply the sum of £1 paid by us to them, and such other funds and assets as may from time to time be comprised in the Trust Property, in trust for the following purposes:- (a) The advancement of religion and philosophy • To provide a place of peace, refuge and regeneration suitable for meditation and retreat for persons of any faith. • To support the preservation and advancement of Buddhism, specifically the non-sectarian tradition of Vajrayana (Tibetan) Buddhism. • To make authentic teachings on meditation available on line and in the local area. (b) The advancement of environmental protection and improvement • To set a positive public example by implementing sound, sustainable, organic, long-term policies in the management of Trust properties. • To utilise micro project, renewable energy and encourage low environmental impact strategies in the Trusts activities and daily operations. • To Protect and further develop local eco-systems and habitats able to support and encourage increased native biodiversity and protect indigenous wildlife. (b) The advancement of human health • To support the overall well-being of body and mind through promoting meditation and healing practices as traditionally practiced in the Himalayan Region and provide education on the benefits of meditation and support the practice of meditation in retreat and for living and dying peacefully. • To increase awareness of the value of traditional, herbal and medical traditions and the plants on which they are often based on and to further conservation efforts wherever they are endangered. (c) The prevention or relief of poverty • To research, develop and support projects that help the poor in Himalayan countries. • To provide social assistance, encourage sustainable conservation and promote cultural activities for the long-term benefit of people regardless of their race, religion or nationality.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity owns a meditation centre and 50 acres of woodland at Wester Hardmuir. We manage the woodland according to environmentally friendly principals. We host Buddhist seminars, study groups and daily meditation sessions, as well as group and individual retreats. We organise volunteer days, workshops and community events. We encourage and support well-being through volunteering. We facilitate online meditation programmes and fundraise for small projects in Nepal.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 17 Mar 2009
Main Operating Location: Highland
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of religion", "the advancement of health", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
05 Apr 2022 £258,192 £177,970 09 Jan 2023 Yes
05 Apr 2023 £180,609 £133,717 11 Dec 2023 Yes
05 Apr 2024 £248,573 £253,488 12 Dec 2024 Yes
05 Apr 2025 £293,943 £156,987 08 Dec 2025 Yes Download
05 Apr 2026 No Annual Information due by 05 Jan 2027
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Helen Cawley
Prof. Richard W Whitecross
Michael W. Schmitz
Dr. James QGT Hogg
Roger J. Hodgson
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