The Thai-British Buddhist (Wat Mahathat Temple) Trust

Analysis

The Thai-British Buddhist (Wat Mahathat Temple) Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burton-on-Trent. It was registered in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Thai-British Buddhist (Wat Mahathat Temple) Trust reported income of £152k and spending of £111k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £168k to £152k (-9.5%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Thai-British Buddhist (Wat Mahathat Temple) Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% 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 Mickfield Evangelical Church (£152k), Preston Baptist Church, Paignton (£152k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Cuthbert, North Meols (£152k).