CCEW Charity Commission profile

BUDDHA VIHARA AND MEDITATION CENTRE, UK

Registered charity 1213086 · organisation 5243870

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
New
Charity type
CIO
Registered
25 April 2025
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
Not supplied – Not supplied
Latest income
Not supplied
Latest expenditure
Not supplied
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Lex House, 1-7 Hainault Street, ILFORD, Essex, IG1 4EL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

1. Organise mindfulness meditation classes based on Buddhist philosophy for the general public, 2. Arrange for scholarly Buddhist monks and philosophers from all over the world to visit the UK to provide talks and lectures ,3. Organise and observe Buddhist religious events and ceremonies which are open to the general public,4. Establishment of a monastery including place of worship.

03 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

04 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

05 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BUDDHA VIHARA AND MEDITATION CENTRE, UK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2025-04-25T00:00:00

06 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 25 Apr 2025
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ENGLAND AND WALES, IN PARTICULAR BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:1) ESTABLISHMENT OF A MONASTERY INCLUDING PROVISION OF A PLACE OF WORSHIP.2) PROVISION OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CLASSES, LECTURES AND TALKS.3) PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS EVENTS AND CEREMONIES.

07 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
696952
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BVMC