BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST VIHARA TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 14 December 1982
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £77,145
Latest expenditure: £57,695
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 29-31 OSLER STREET, LADYWOOD, BIRMINGHAM

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bbvt.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The trust maintains a monastry with five resident monks (mostly of Burmese origin) who perform religious ceremonies as required. Major Buddhist festivals are celebrated at the Peace Pagoda. Meditation is taught to anyone interested and regular sessions are held for practitioners of varying experience. The Pagoda is open to visitors and groups are welcome.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £77,145
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,695

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £59,612
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,141

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £43,078
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,903

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £102,889
Total Gross Expenditure: £30,025

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £508,984
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,677

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £77,145
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,695
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: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £59,612
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,141
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £43,078
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,903
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £102,889
Total Gross Expenditure: £30,025
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: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £508,984
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,677
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: 9

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 507856
Income Other Trading Activities: 900
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 9
Income Other: 219
Income Total Income And Endowments: 508984
Income Legacies: 450500
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,116
Expenditure Other: 30561
Expenditure Total: 34677
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 29571
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £609,010
Assets Total Fixed: 878537
Assets Own Use: 878537
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £609,010
Assets Total Liabilities: £780
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,486,767
Creditors One Year Total Current: 780
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £609,010
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1460117
Funds Restricted: 26650
Funds Total: 1486767
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST VIHARA TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-02-19T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 3105082
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1062089
Assoc Charity Name: THE FRIENDS OF RAINFORESTS IN MYANMAR

Charity Name: BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST VIHARA TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1982-12-14T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 14 NOVEMBER 1982 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 21 JUNE 2007.
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM ACCORDING TO THE TRADITIONS OF ALL SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM PARTICULARLY THE THERAVADA SCHOOL.
Area Of Benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE BUT PARTICULARLY BIRMINGHAM

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 154100
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BBVT

Charity Name Id: 154091
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: B B V T

Charity Name Id: 154125
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DHAMMA TALAKA PAGODA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures