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Registered charity (CIO) · Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes Vihara: Community Centre for Mindfulness Meditation

Milton Keynes Vihara: Community Centre for Mindfulness Meditation is a registered charity (number 1183908) based in Milton Keynes, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Arosha Karunadheera Bandara since 2019. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Milton Keynes Vihara (Charity Commission)

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

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About

What it does
Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Where
Milton Keynes
Website
www.mkvihara.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024£24k£21k
  • 2023£30k£28k
Earlier years
  • 2022£24k£28k
  • 2021£25k£20k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 12%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE BUDDHISM IN MILTON KEYNES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) FACILITATING THE TEACHING OF THERAVADA BUDDHISM AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS(B) CONDUCTING REGULAR LESSONS IN BUDDHISM FOR DEVOTEES.(C) ESTABLISHING CENTRES FOR THE PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM AND MEDITATION(D) PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR BUDDHIST MONKS TO TEACH AND PRACTICE BUDDHISM.

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.

7y median 7y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
10.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

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.

Religious Activities 4Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 3Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 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.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£24k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
75 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1183908
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Jun 2019
Contact on the register
07983466105 · miltonkeynesvihara@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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