Transparency & Governance
Every pound, every pillar, in plain view.
ABGN-UK believes donor trust must be earned with daylight. This page sets out how money flows in, where it goes, who governs the society and which policies bind our work.
Figures update automatically from our payment system. Last audited: annual audit pending.
Income
How the Sangha is funded.
Last 12 months
Where your donation goes
Spending breakdown.
The trustee committee reviews this allocation annually and updates it on this page. Percentages are typical commitments; actual spend will vary month to month based on community need.
Community events
30%Buddha Purnima, Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din, monthly gatherings, venue hire.
Educational activities
25%Curriculum materials (KS1–KS4), printed booklets for children, teacher honoraria.
Technology / platform
15%Cloud hosting, video meeting infrastructure (JaaS), AI translation services.
Karuṇā Fund — community hardship grants
12%Confidential grants to community members facing bereavement, illness, sudden loss of income or immigration crisis. Allocated under constitutional object 3.4.
Outreach & translation
10%Multilingual newsletter production, social media, interfaith engagement.
Administration
8%Compliance, insurance, banking, statutory filings.
Governance
Who steers the Sangha.
ABGN-UK is led by a volunteer trustee board. All trustees serve without remuneration and bear joint and several responsibility for the proper administration of the charity. A separate operational team — none of whom are trustees — runs day-to-day activities under trustee oversight.
Charity registration in progress · CIO application in preparation
Trustee board (3)
Mr Prafulla Ramteke
Strategic leadership of the CIO. Chairs trustee meetings and the AGM. Primary contact for the Charity Commission. Joint and several responsibility for ensuring the charity acts within its objects. Volunteer; unpaid.
Miss Siddhi Dhiwar
Statutory record-keeping. Minutes of trustee meetings and general meetings. Statutory filings with the Charity Commission. Maintains the Register of Members and the Register of Interests. Volunteer; unpaid.
Mr Vishwas Dhiwar
Ambedkarite community engagement and Buddhist organisational liaison. Contributes lived community experience to trustee decisions. Joint and several responsibility for ensuring the charity acts within its objects. Volunteer; unpaid.
Operational volunteer roles
Appointed by, and accountable to, the trustee board. These roles are not trustees.
Designated Safeguarding Lead for children and adults at risk. Reports to the trustees.
Coordinates the youth wing (ages 13–25) and KS3/KS4 educational events.
Curates the Dhamma curriculum and KS1–KS4 learning materials.
Liaison with partner Buddhist groups, universities and faith forums across the UK.
Event hosts, translators, editors, mentors, and mutual-aid coordinators.
Trustees declare conflicts of interest at the start of each meeting per our Conflict of Interest policy.
Policies & documents
Read the policies that govern how we run this Sangha.
Annual accounts will be filed with Companies House (or the Charity Commission, where appropriate) and made downloadable from this page once the first financial year is complete. Donors will receive an annual impact letter summarising income, expenditure and outcomes.