Rissho Kosei-Kai of the UK

Analysis

Rissho Kosei-Kai of the UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rissho Kosei-Kai of the UK reported income of £211k and spending of £156k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £110k to £211k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Rissho Kosei-Kai of the UK sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Partnership Trust (£206k), The Noel Buxton Trust (£216k) and WSH Foundation (£202k).