# NETWORK OF BUDDHIST ORGANISATIONS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1145950
- **Other names:** BUDDHISM UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 16, 2012
- **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=1145950


## Contact

- **Address:** 34 Worcester Road, Malvern
- **Postcode:** WR14 4AA
- **Phone:** 01952615574
- **Email:** info@nbo.org.uk
- **Website:** www.nbo.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE BUDDHISM IN THE UK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF MEETINGS, LECTURES, PRODUCING AND/OR DISSEMINATING LITERATURE AND NEWS ON BUDDHISM, TO INFORM AND ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT BUDDHISM, AND TO UNDERTAKE ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** In pursuance of its charitable objectives, the principle charitable activity of the NBO is to advance Buddhism in the UK for the benefit of the public and to provide a framework enabling individual Buddhists and Buddhist organisations to network and co-operate.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1310 | £824 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £1370 | £735 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £2015 | £1379 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £1365 | £1261 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £1723 | £1517 | — | — |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **JO BACKUS** | Chair | Feb. 16, 2012 |
| JAMIE CRESSWELL |  | Feb. 16, 2012 |
| Stephen Johnson |  | Nov. 20, 2025 |