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Registered charity · Oxford

Oxford Buddha Vihara

Oxford Buddha Vihara is a registered charity (number 1099361) based in Oxford, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Dr Dhamma Sami. Latest income £185k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Oxford Buddhavihara (Charity Commission)

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £185k (2025)
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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire
Website
www.oxfordbuddhavihara.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2003

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£185k£208k
  • 2024£300k£112k
  • 2023£131k£127k
Earlier years
  • 2022£65k£90k
  • 2021£80k£122k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable 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

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

7.4y median 9y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 9Religious Activities 9Education/training 8Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£185k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1099361
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17 MAY 2003 AS AMENDED 25 AUGUST 2003
Contact on the register
01865791591 · Info@oxfordbuddhavihara.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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