# THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTRE LETCHWORTH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1088878
- **Other names:** LETCHWORTH BUDDHIST VIHARA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 12, 2001
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1088878


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 Wilbury Farm, Hitchin Road, ARLESEY
- **Postcode:** SG15 6SF
- **Phone:** 01462 835645
- **Email:** info@letchworthtemple.com
- **Website:** www.letchworthtemple.com



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LETCHWORTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BUDDHIST INHABITANTS1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION2) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE IN NEED3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, IN PARTICULAR A BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTRE, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES4) TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST FAITH

**Activities:** 1. To Serve the community with Buddhist teaching and practices2. To conduct meditation classes to help and lead a peaceful life. 3. To provide/assist in the provision of facilities to carry out Buddhist and Sri Lankan cultural functions .4. To advance the Buddhist way of life.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** LETCHWORTH AND SURROUNDING AREA
- Sri Lanka
- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £35241 | £31882 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1088878/files/2025-06-30-accounts.pdf) (1.0 MB) |
| June 30, 2024 | £36743 | £35600 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1088878/files/2024-06-30-accounts.pdf) (12.3 MB) |
| June 30, 2023 | £27642 | £27636 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1088878/files/2023-06-30-accounts.pdf) (1.2 MB) |
| June 30, 2022 | £26366 | £28783 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1088878/files/2022-06-30-accounts.pdf) (1.2 MB) |
| June 30, 2021 | £33441 | £27472 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1088878/files/2021-06-30-accounts.pdf) (439.2 KB) |
| June 30, 2020 | £23750 | £14056 |  -  |  -  |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| CHANDANI SANDAYA DIAS |  |  |
| DELAPALAGE HARISCHANDRA KODAGODA |  |  |
| DILIP GUNAWARDANA |  |  |
| Dr YASA SIRI RAJAPAKSE |  |  |
| GALPAYAGE UPUL MAHINDA JAYAWARDANE |  | May 3, 2011 |
| JAYANTHA KARUNADASA |  | May 3, 2011 |