# OXFORD BUDDHA VIHARA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1099361
- **Other names:** OXFORD BUDDHAVIHARA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 10, 2003
- **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=1099361


## Contact

- **Address:** OXFORD BUDDHA VIHARA, NOS 356-358 ABINGDON ROAD, OXFORD
- **Postcode:** OX1 4TQ
- **Phone:** 01865791591
- **Email:** Info@oxfordbuddhavihara.org.uk
- **Website:** www.oxfordbuddhavihara.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1 TO ADVANCE THERAVADA BUDDHISM, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF AN ESTABLISHMENT AS A RESIDENTIAL CENTRE FOR BHIKKHUS (MONKS) AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS;2 TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE TEACHING OF BUDDHIST THOUGHT; AND3 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE VIHARA SHALL DETERMINE

**Activities:** The Charity's activities are that of:1. Providing accommodation for ordained Theravada and Mahayana monks and Buddhist scholars.2. Holding monthly and occasional meditation retreats, and Sunday classes for children; 3. Holding religious activities to mark important days in the life of Buddha;4. Providing funds to Buddhist Association in Serbia for monastery building project.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gloucestershire
- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £184644 | £207959 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £299941 | £112396 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £130879 | £126795 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £64673 | £90449 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £79641 | £121836 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr DHAMMA SAMI DPhil** (Chair)
- Dr Nang Hnin Nu Nu Kyi Cardiology — appointed Nov. 16, 2013
- Dr NiNiThet Than Hlaing — appointed Nov. 26, 2017
- Dr PANNYA WAMSA PhD
- KHIN WARBER ACCA, CTA — appointed Nov. 8, 2015
- Sujitra Merrells — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Theint Theint Aung — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- VENERABLE PHRAMAHA SENA — appointed Oct. 20, 2014
- Zin Nwe Lin — appointed Oct. 20, 2019