# MEDICINE BUDDHA FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1092564
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 21, 2002
- **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=1092564


## Contact

- **Address:** ST ALBANS HALL, ST ALBANS ROAD, DARTFORD
- **Postcode:** DA1 1TY
- **Phone:** 01322223216
- **Email:** dspdaq@virginmedia.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") SHALL BE:TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR VIETNAMESE MAYAHANA BUDDHISM IN LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION BY ESTABLISHING A CENTRE OR CENTRES FOR THE PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM.

**Activities:** Medicine Buddha Foundation has been providing spiritual and non-spiritual services to the Buddhist community since 2002.  We are the only Vietnamese Buddhist temple in the greater London area.  Medicine Buddha Foundation aims to advance the Buddhist religion and religious education in particular Vietnamese Mayahana Buddhism in London and the surrounding area in particular.

**Area of benefit:** GREATER LONDON - TOWER HAMLETS, NEWHAM, CAMDEN - WESTMINSTER.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent
- Medway
- Thurrock
- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £20612 | £15269 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £20048 | £25144 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £71899 | £61912 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £70535 | £32865 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £38159 | £30900 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Quang That Ngo** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 7, 2022
- HONG VAN TRINH — appointed Aug. 23, 2015
- QUOC HUNG NGUYEN — appointed Aug. 23, 2015
- TRI BA NGUYEN
- Thanh Binh Kieu — appointed Feb. 7, 2022