Samudra Buddhist Centre

Analysis

Samudra Buddhist Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buxton. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03928968). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Samudra Buddhist Centre reported income of £41k and spending of £34k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £36k to £41k (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Samudra Buddhist Centre sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Yedream Church (£41k), Knighton Park Gospel Hall Trust (£41k) and 100% Holy Spirit (£41k).