The Midlands International Buddhist Association in the UK

Analysis

The Midlands International Buddhist Association in the UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Midlands International Buddhist Association in the UK reported income of £483k and spending of £279k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £481k to £483k (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Midlands International Buddhist Association in the UK sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Anchor Society CIO (£483k), Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard (£483k) and The Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (£483k).