East London Buddhist Cultural Centre

Analysis

East London Buddhist Cultural Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, East London Buddhist Cultural Centre reported income of £29k and spending of £18k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £25k to £29k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, East London Buddhist Cultural Centre sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marshgate Primary School PTA (£29k), Mahabba Network (£30k) and Alpha India Foundation (£29k).