# The Oxford Centre For Buddhist Studies

## Details

- **Company number:** [05834539](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05834539)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- **Incorporated:** 1 Jun 2006
- **Registered office:** JOHN ECCLES HOUSE, ROBERT ROBINSON AVENUE, OXFORD, OX4 4GP
- **Nature of business:** [85410](/sic/85410) Post-secondary non-tertiary education, [85421](/sic/85421) First-degree level higher education, [85422](/sic/85422) Post-graduate level higher education



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGAN, Steven | secretary | 15 Jan 2024 |  |
| MEILAND, Justin Otzen, Dr | director | 21 Oct 2021 |  |
| KATZ, Jonathan Bernard, Dr | director | 27 Oct 2020 |  |
| FARMER, Roger, Dr | director | 27 Oct 2020 |  |
| SHAW, Charles Michael Mowat | director | 17 Mar 2020 |  |
| GELLNER, David Nicholas, Professor | director | 25 Apr 2017 |  |
| MORRIS, Anthony John Lloyd | director | 22 Oct 2015 |  |
| GOMBRICH, Richard Francis, Professor | director | 1 Jun 2006 | 9 Jul 2026 |
| DHAMMASAMI, Khammai, Venerable | director | 1 Jun 2006 | 9 Jul 2026 |
| KAPADIA, Ramesh Babubhai, Professor | director | 26 May 2021 | 15 Jun 2026 |
| GIANNI, Susan Jane | secretary | 11 Nov 2015 | 15 Jan 2024 |
| BLOCK, Janice Ruth | director | 22 Oct 2015 | 15 Jan 2024 |
| BAMFORD, Geoffrey Michael | director | 20 Dec 2006 | 13 Feb 2023 |
| CROSBY, Henrietta Kate, Numata Professor Of Buddhist Studies | director | 25 Oct 2022 | 8 Feb 2023 |
| WESTERHOFF, Jan Christoph, Dr | director | 14 Oct 2014 | 6 Jul 2022 |
| JIN, Victoria Ying | director | 25 Jan 2017 | 30 Jun 2022 |
| PANNYAWAMSA, U, Dr | director | 25 Apr 2017 | 30 Jun 2021 |
| KAPADIA, Ramesh Babubhai, Professor | director | 25 Apr 2017 | 18 Feb 2021 |
| STRATHERN, Alan Leiper, Dr | director | 14 Oct 2014 | 27 Oct 2020 |
| ZACCHETTI, Stefano, Professor | director | 3 Oct 2012 | 29 Apr 2020 |
| SHAW, Graham Ernest | director | 11 Nov 2015 | 3 Nov 2016 |
| ESKENAZI, John James | director | 4 Feb 2014 | 17 Oct 2016 |
| JIN, Victoria Ying | director | 28 Apr 2016 | 15 Oct 2016 |
| SHAW, Graham Ernest | secretary | 18 May 2011 | 11 Nov 2015 |
| PEACOCK, John, Dr | director | 1 Jun 2006 | 22 Oct 2015 |
| ROESLER, Ulrike, Prof. | director | 4 Feb 2014 | 14 Oct 2014 |
| MINKOWSKI, Christopher Zand, Professor | director | 29 Nov 2011 | 14 Oct 2014 |
| GELLNER, David Nicholas, Professor | director | 29 Nov 2011 | 13 Jan 2014 |
| HERZIG, Edmund Martin, Professor | director | 29 Nov 2011 | 3 Oct 2012 |
| BAMFORD, Geoffrey Michael | secretary | 1 Jun 2006 | 18 May 2011 |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Michael Mowat Shaw | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 1 Aug 2020 |  |
| Professor Richard Francis Gombrich | significant-influence-or-control | 1 Jun 2016 | 1 Aug 2020 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2023 | £25,321 | £26,206 | 3 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £66,123 | £62,108 | 3 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £93,177 | £90,907 | 2 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | £78,575 | £36,358 | 3 |
| 31 Mar 2019 | £125,154 | £69,490 | - |
| 31 Mar 2018 | £141,261 | £79,849 | - |
| 31 Mar 2016 | £38,228 | £38,485 | - |
| 31 Mar 2015 | £29,973 | £32,398 | - |
| 31 Mar 2011 | £233,691 | £233,748 | - |
| 31 Mar 2010 | £215,730 | £220,038 | - |





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