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Milton Keynes Vihara: Community Centre for Mindfulness Meditation

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1183908Milton KeynesReligion
Income£24k2024-10-31
Spending£21ksame year
Spent / received94%4-year average
Size in its cause36th pctReligion
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Milton Keynes Vihara: Community Centre for Mindfulness Meditation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2024, Milton Keynes Vihara: Community Centre for Mindfulness Meditation reported income of £24k and spending of £21k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2024, income fell from £25k to £24k (-3.4%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Milton Keynes Vihara: Community Centre for Mindfulness Meditation sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Tabernacle of Praise Ministry (£24k), Stone Publishing Trust (£24k) and Horam Chapel (£24k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.

Income and spending

£0£7,450£15k£22k£30k2021 Income: £25,1412021 Spending: £19,93820212022 Income: £23,6412022 Spending: £27,51320222023 Income: £29,8012023 Spending: £27,82320232024 Income: £24,2942024 Spending: £21,1232024
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

(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(d) providing residential facilities for Buddhist monks to teach and practice Buddhism

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International Tabernacle of Praise MinistryBuckinghamshire£24k
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