LONDON BUDDHIST VIHARA TRUST

Charity Number: 1192854
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing a Place of Worship for Buddhists. Conducting seminars and classes on meditation, mindfulness and other relevant topics for the Buddhist community and other interested wider communities in the U.K and a Sunday School for children. Ensuring the welfare of the resident monks, provision of facilities, food etc. Supporting inter-faith groups and working with all for peace and fellowship.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2023

Total income: £197,884
Total expenditure: £75,234

People

4 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 December 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • LBV (Working name)
  • LBV TRUST (Working name)
  • LONDON BUDDHIST VIHARA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gamini Amarasekera Chair 11 December 2020
None on record
Mahal Katherine Ratnasiri Trustee 11 December 2024
None on record
Harsha Siriwardane Trustee 28 November 2023
None on record
Dr Lakdasa Hemachandra Panagoda Trustee 11 December 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023
Total gross income £108.56k £98.57k £197.88k
Total expenditure £164.80k £89.87k £75.23k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 November 2023 27 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 27 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2022 05 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 05 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2021 24 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 24 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 02 OCT 2020 AS AMENDED ON 11 DEC 2020 as amended on 28 Nov 2023

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL CARRY OUT PROPER AND EFFECTUAL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE LONDON BUDDHIST VIHARA AT THE AVENUE, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 1UD.

Contact information

Address:
THE LONDON BUDDHIST VIHARA
THE AVENUE
LONDON
W4 1UD
Phone:
02089959493
Email:
lbvihara@gmail.com
Website:

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