THE THAI-BRITISH BUDDHIST (WAT MAHATHAT TEMPLE) TRUST

Registered charity 1082096 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BUDDHA VIHARA TEMPLE ASTON, THE THAI-BRITISH BUDDHIST (BUDDHAVIHARA TEMPLE) TRUST

To establish the advancement of the Buddhist religion and Thai culture in the Staffordhire and surrounding areas. To support and maintain Buddhist monks and nuns in Wat Mahathat Temple and elsewhere. To provide means of promoting greater mutual understanding of Thai and British cultures. To provide facilities for all religious functions at the Wat Mahathat Temple and elsewhere.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE BELIEFS AND TRADITIONS OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION AND THAI CULTURE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,380,514, an increase from the previous year's £1,339,788. The accounts state that the charity is entirely dependent on public donations for funding. The trustees confirm that adequate measures, including emergency funding provisions, are in place to manage risks.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (13/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MONGKOL PUNTARchair
• BHATSAKORN KOTA
• Phramaha Laow Panyasiri
• ROBERT ELLIS
• SOPHITA TUCK

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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