Ganden Ling Kadampa Meditation Centre

Analysis

Ganden Ling Kadampa Meditation Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04090930). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ganden Ling Kadampa Meditation Centre reported income of £23k and spending of £32k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £56 to £23k (+40968%), an average of +350% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 2569%. Over the whole period it spent 178% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ganden Ling Kadampa Meditation Centre sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disciples Baptist Church (£23k), Praise Christian Centre International (£23k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God the Hope of Glory (£23k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.