Maitrikara

Analysis

Maitrikara is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Maitrikara reported income of £14k and spending of £15k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £25k to £14k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Maitrikara sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Christ Well Community Project (£14k), Shree Rampar Community (UK) (£14k) and Beaconsfield Free Methodist Church (£14k).