Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol

Analysis

Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in September 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02745086). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol reported income of £110k and spending of £97k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,498 to £110k (+1591%), an average of +103% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1380%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Kadampa Meditation Centre Bristol sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maghull Baptist Church (£110k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God Pavilion of Redemption (£110k) and Resgate Church (£110k).