# BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 516568
- **Other names:** FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER-MIDLANDS, BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 7, 1985
- **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=516568


## Contact

- **Address:** BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE, 11 PARK ROAD, MOSELEY, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B13 8AB
- **Phone:** 01214495279
- **Email:** info@birminghambuddhistcentre.org.uk
- **Website:** www.birminghambuddhistcentre.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 2. THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION ("THE OBJECT") IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHISTRELIGION, IN PARTICULAR BY:2.1 ENCOURAGING MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THEBUDDHA; AND2.2 SUPPORTING ORDAINED MEMBERS OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST ORDER AND OTHER DULYORDAINED BUDDHISTS, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATION; AND2.3 MAINTAINING CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH AND WORKING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THETRIRATNA BUDDHIST ORDER AND IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER GROUPS WITH THE SAMEOBJECT.

**Activities:** This charity aims to advance and spread the Buddhist religion. This includes encouraging people to live in accordance with Buddhist teachings, supporting ordained Buddhists and maintaining close links with the Triratna Buddhist Order. The charity operates as part of a network of independent Buddhist charities known collectively as the Triratna Buddhist Community.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City
- Coventry City
- Dudley
- Sandwell
- Shropshire
- Solihull
- Walsall
- Warwickshire
- Wolverhampton
- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £426528 | £365948 | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | £348318 | £321470 | — | — |
| May 31, 2023 | £319047 | £289040 | — | — |
| May 31, 2022 | £304755 | £279920 | — | — |
| May 31, 2021 | £278558 | £246222 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **PHILIPPA JANE BOBBETT** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 23, 2014
- ADRIAN JOHN ERNEST MACRO — appointed June 25, 2025
- CLIVE SIMPSON
- John Maurice Bristow — appointed June 25, 2025
- NEAL MARTIN GREENWOOD — appointed Aug. 26, 2011
- PASANNAMATI FRANCES NEAL — appointed July 31, 2016
- WILLIAM JOHN SULLIVAN — appointed July 31, 2016