Kadampa Meditation Centre Birmingham
Analysis
Kadampa Meditation Centre Birmingham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in August 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02828912). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Kadampa Meditation Centre Birmingham reported income of £130k and spending of £112k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £105k to £130k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Kadampa Meditation Centre Birmingham sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Christopher's Hinchley Wood (£130k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Lymm (£130k) and Brookside Methodist Church (£130k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH UNDER THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE ELECTED GENERAL SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF THE NEW KADAMPA TRADITIONS - INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA BUDDHIST UNION PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING, STUDY AND PRACTICE. TO TEACH MEDITATION CLASSES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. TO WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HELP OTHERS TO DEVELOP INNER PEACE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Christopher's Hinchley Wood | Esher | £130k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Lymm | Lymm | £130k |
| Brookside Methodist Church | Peterborough | £130k |
| Parochial Church Council of All Saints Church Newmarket | Suffolk | £130k |