01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Overdue
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 14 June 2019
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 November 2023 – 31 October 2024
- Latest income
- £24,294
- Latest expenditure
- £21,123
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 3 ALDRICH DRIVE, WILLEN, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 9HP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.mkvihara.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
(a) facilitating the teaching of Theravada Buddhism and to provide opportunities for the study and practice of Buddhist philosophy, meditation and mindfulness(b) conducting regular lessons in Buddhism for devotees.(c) establishing centres for the practice of Buddhism(d) providing residential facilities for Buddhist monks to teach and practice Buddhism
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2026
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £24,294
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,123
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £29,801
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £27,823
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £23,641
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £27,513
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £25,141
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,938
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 14 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £24,294
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,123
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 14 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £29,801
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £27,823
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,600
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 3 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £23,641
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £27,513
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 16 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £25,141
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,938
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 14 June 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 27 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £28,253
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,906
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 25
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Milton Keynes
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MILTON KEYNES VIHARA: COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2019-06-14T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Jun 2019
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE BUDDHISM IN MILTON KEYNES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) FACILITATING THE TEACHING OF THERAVADA BUDDHISM AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS(B) CONDUCTING REGULAR LESSONS IN BUDDHISM FOR DEVOTEES.(C) ESTABLISHING CENTRES FOR THE PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM AND MEDITATION(D) PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR BUDDHIST MONKS TO TEACH AND PRACTICE BUDDHISM.
- Area Of Benefit
- MILTON KEYNES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 609657
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MILTON KEYNES VIHARA
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling