Jethavana Buddhist Vihara Trust

Analysis

Jethavana Buddhist Vihara Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Jethavana Buddhist Vihara Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £16k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £22k to £19k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jethavana Buddhist Vihara Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Shipston-On -Stour Charity Trust Fund (£19k), Ansarul-Lah Mission (£19k) and Monmouth and District Foodbank (£19k).