Compassion Mahayana Buddhist Centre

Analysis

Compassion Mahayana Buddhist Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03330132). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Compassion Mahayana Buddhist Centre reported income of £148k and spending of £119k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £133k to £148k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Compassion Mahayana Buddhist Centre 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 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fleet Phoenix (£148k), The Plymouth and Cornwall Cancer Fund (£148k) and The Mel Evans MND Foundation (£148k).