ENGLISH SANGHA TRUST LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-18 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-60.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£26M
+1.9% vs 2024
Employees
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,899,630 | £2,107,835 | |
| Operating profit | £1,746,944 | £516,299 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £1,750,744 | £494,956 | |
| Cash | £6,419,440 | £2,549,604 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,458,195 | £25,953,151 | |
| Net assets | £25,458,195 | £25,953,151 | |
| Equity | £25,458,195 | £25,953,151 | |
| Average employees | 3 | 4 | |
| Wages | £111,117 | £151,450 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 60.2% | 24.5% | |
| Net margin | 60.4% | 23.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.9% | 1.8% | |
| Current ratio | 9.01x | 6.37x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The charity contiues to ensure the financial sustainability of the charity through careful budgetting, forecasting and cash flow management. The trustees confirm that they have no material uncertainties about the entity's ability to contiue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ENGLISH SANGHA TRUST LIMITED(THE) · parent
- Amaravati Developments Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Carry-out Hammer Pond and dam Phase 2 works to create consistent embankment level across the dam. Completed July 2025.”
- “Complete construction of Abbot's kuti. Completed.”
- “System installed at Aloka Cottage, listed building consent for Rocana Vihara applied for.”
- “Purchase tractor for forest work. Completed.”
- “Complete the Sala project and open for the public. Completed. The Sala building was completed in December 2024.”
- “Submit planning application for The Vihara (monks' and laymen's accommodation) and if successful progress to detailed design stage (stage 4). Completed. Its next project, The Vihara (monks' and laymen's accommodation), was submitted for planning in April 2025.”
- “Re-establish the Retreat Centre ready for retreats from April 2025. Completed at the end of May 2025.”
- “Install electric charging point and purchase vehicle. Completed.”
- “Establish an annual review of investments held by Rathbone Greenbank for the Samana Care Fund. Completed.”
- “On 18 November 2024 the company's auditor changed its name from haysmacintyre LLP to HaysMac LLP.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WICKRAMASINGHA, Chathumini Dimindra | Secretary | 2024-04-25 | — | — |
| BURNETT, Brigitte | Director | 2019-11-02 | Jul 1956 | British |
| CARROLL, Nicholas | Director | 2016-11-26 | Apr 1948 | British |
| KAWAMURA, Kazuko | Director | 2012-04-15 | Nov 1962 | Japanese |
| LAZENBATT, Kathleen | Director | 2023-07-08 | Mar 1954 | British |
| LEINSTER, Caroline Melita | Director | 2011-04-16 | Sep 1954 | British |
| STEVENS, John Peters | Director | 2002-10-12 | Oct 1955 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTAPEMO, Bhikkhu, Ven | Secretary | — | 1999-06-19 |
| HAINES, Lawrence John | Secretary | — | 1992-02-07 |
| HAMMOND, Keith Robert | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | 2012-11-26 |
| JANOSZKA, Christina Anna | Secretary | 2001-12-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| JONES, Diana | Secretary | 1999-06-19 | 2001-11-30 |
| JOTAKA, Sister | Secretary | 1992-02-07 | 1993-06-27 |
| LEINSTER, Caroline Melita | Secretary | 2012-11-26 | 2024-04-25 |
| ABEYAKOON, Morawakkoralege Sudanta | Director | 2006-12-17 | 2022-11-19 |
| ANANDO, Bhikkhu | Director | — | 1992-08-29 |
| ASH, John Colin Keith | Director | 1992-03-27 | 2017-11-16 |
| BHIKKHU, Amaro | Director | — | 1994-10-21 |
| BHIKKHU, Viradhammo, Venerable | Director | 1994-10-21 | 1999-06-19 |
| BRENCHLEY, William Rodney | Director | — | 1992-03-27 |
| HATHTHOTUWA, Hasanthi Randula, Dr. | Director | 2024-04-13 | 2025-03-29 |
| MEDHINA, Linda Maria | Director | 1992-08-29 | 2009-11-22 |
| SERRANO, Juan Manuel | Director | 2021-11-20 | 2024-12-07 |
| SHARP, George Ernest | Director | — | 1995-04-12 |
| SUCITTO, Bhikkhu, Venerable | Director | 1992-08-27 | 2003-10-06 |
| SUMEDHO, Venerable Bhikkhu | Director | — | 2003-10-04 |
| WAKEFIELD-PEARCE, Penelope Barbara | Director | 2011-10-12 | 2018-11-24 |
| WILKINSON, Julia Charlotte, Dr | Director | 2004-10-16 | 2009-11-22 |
| WINT, Freda Newth | Director | — | 1992-08-29 |
| WRIGHT, Nancy Louise | Director | 1999-08-14 | 2011-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-27.3%
£2,899,630 £2,107,835
-
Cash
-60.3%
£6,419,440 £2,549,604
-
Net assets
+1.9%
£25,458,195 £25,953,151
-
Employees
+33.3%
3 4
-
Operating profit
-70.4%
£1,746,944 £516,299
-
Wages
+36.3%
£111,117 £151,450
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers