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Kadampa Meditation Centre Reading

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1050321ReadingReligion
Income£110k2025-12-31
Spending£54ksame year
Spent / received65%5-year average
Size in its cause64th pctReligion
Registered1995Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Kadampa Meditation Centre Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02807365). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kadampa Meditation Centre Reading reported income of £110k and spending of £54k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £90k to £110k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Kadampa Meditation Centre Reading 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Danbury St John Baptist (£110k), Banstead Community Association (£110k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kingskerswell, Exeter (£110k).

Income and spending

£0£28k£55k£82k£110k2021 Income: £89,9692021 Spending: £61,15020212022 Income: £102,5752022 Spending: £65,16720222023 Income: £103,1502023 Spending: £63,43520232024 Income: £98,1622024 Spending: £85,76420242025 Income: £110,0002025 Spending: £54,0002025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Shantideva Centre provides a range of meditation classes and Buddhist events throughout the Thames Valley. It is a member of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT-IKBU).

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