The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
Registered charity 1114960 Registered since 2006
Operates: Oxfordshire
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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.
9 trustees on the board
- Charles Michael Mowat Shaw Chair since 2020
- Dr Jonathan Bernard Katz since 2020
- Dr Justin Otzen Meiland since 2021
- Dr Roger Farmer since 2020
- Dr Tony Morris since 2015
- Prof David Nicholas Gellner since 2017
- Professor R F Gombrich
- Ramesh Kapadia since 2021
- Venerable Khammai Dhammasami
Trustees past 6 years
- Charles Michael Mowat Shaw Chair since 2020
- Dr Tony Morris since 2015
- Prof David Nicholas Gellner since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Charles Michael Mowat Shaw Chair since 2020
- Dr Justin Otzen Meiland since 2021
- Dr Roger Farmer since 2020
- Dr Tony Morris since 2015
- Prof David Nicholas Gellner since 2017
- Professor R F Gombrich
- Venerable Khammai Dhammasami
Portfolio (2)
- Dr Jonathan Bernard Katz since 2020
- Ramesh Kapadia since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Vidya Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Benevolent Fund of HER Majesty's Inspectors of Schools in England and Wales 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Combe Bank Educational Trust Similar size; both Education
- William Tyndale School Association Similar size; both Education
- Friends of Highfield, Shortlands Similar size; both Education
- Stepping Stones PRE-School Similar size; both Education
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.ocbs.org |
| steven.egan@ocbs.org | |
| Phone | 01865274098 |
| Address | John Eccles House, Robert Robinson Avenue, Oxford Science Park, OXFORD, OX4 4GP |
Finances
£59,523 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £89,827 | £70,589 |
| 2022 | £44,493 | £73,831 |
| 2023 | £32,782 | £77,658 |
| 2024 | £205,907 | £57,359 |
| 2025 | £59,523 | £101,061 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY HOLDING AND ADMINISTERING FUNDS FOR PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY TEACHING POSTS, AND TEMPORARY RESEARCH POSTS, IN BUDDHIST STUDIES AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY; BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN BUDDHIST STUDIES UNDERTAKEN BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY; AND BY AGREEING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COLLABORATION IN RESPECT OF BUDDHIST STUDIES TEACHING AND RESEARCH WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (AND COLLEGES, FACULTIES AND DEPARTMENTS WITHIN IT), AND WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN GENERATING AND DIFFUSING ACADEMICALLY SOUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUDDHIST TRADITION.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 JUNE 2006
Trustees (9)
- Charles Michael Mowat Shawage band 70-74 Chair since 2020
- Dr Jonathan Bernard Katzage band 75-79 since 2020
- Dr Justin Otzen Meilandage band 50-54 since 2021
- Dr Roger Farmerage band 70-74 since 2020
- Dr Tony Morris since 2015
- Prof David Nicholas Gellnerage band 65-69 since 2017
- Professor R F Gombrich
- Ramesh Kapadiaage band 75-79 since 2021
- Venerable Khammai Dhammasami
Linked company (Companies House)
The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies · 05834539 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 01/06/2006
1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (3)
- The Benevolent Fund of HER Majesty's Inspectors of Schools in England and Wales 1 shared trustee
- Sanskrit Text Society 1 shared trustee
- Vidya Trust 1 shared trustee
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