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The Buddhist Society

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Darcy Biddulph 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Darcy Biddulph 2025-2025 Director View profile
  3. John Martin Rowley 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Jeffrey Davis Montgomery 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. James Wilfrid Watt 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Luke Hsi Lin Ding 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Dr Michael Francis O'Neill 2016-2019 Director View profile
  8. Udayan Chakrabarti 2010-2016 Director View profile
  9. Fredrick Rignold Hyde-Chambers OBE 2010-2017 Director View profile
  10. Anil Dahaman Goonewardene 2010-2015 Director View profile
  11. Dr Alan Sidi 2009-2020 Director View profile
  12. Eifion Thomas 2009-2012 Director View profile
  13. Liam O'Brien 2009-2015 Director View profile
  14. Nalin Amratlal Patel 2009-2020 Director View profile
  15. Bruce Cedric Ginsberg 2009-2012 Director View profile
  16. Graham Robert Finn 2006-2008 Director View profile
  17. Dorothy Ada Lucy Strutt 2006-2009 Director View profile
  18. Frederick Rignold Hyde Chambers 2006-2010 Director View profile
  19. Bryan Crosby Appleyard 2006-2008 Director View profile
  20. Linda Hogan 2006-2010 Director View profile
  21. Paula Chitty 2006-2009 Director View profile
  22. Isabel Smith 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  23. Louise Margaret Ruth Crouch 2006-2006 Secretary View profile
  24. Louise Joan Marchant 2006-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/03/2006
Also a registered charity
The Buddhist Society

Financials

Net assets
£41,891
Total assets
£41,891
Cash
£31,282
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

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

5 directors on the board

10.7y median 10.2y
average tenure
15.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Property 2Business services 1Construction 1Education 1Finance 1Other services 1Retail and trade 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05730715
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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