Kadampa Meditation Centre Kent

Analysis

Kadampa Meditation Centre Kent is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03577032). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kadampa Meditation Centre Kent reported income of £51k and spending of £314k, spending 617% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £46k to £51k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 171% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Kadampa Meditation Centre Kent sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunninghill Parochial Charities (£51k), The Trowbridge Almshouses Trust (£51k) and The Frances Geering Almshouse Charity (£51k).