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Telford Buddhist Priory

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1088942TelfordReligion
Income£64k2025-03-31
Spending£33ksame year
Spent / received76%5-year average
Size in its cause52nd pctReligion
Registered2001Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Telford Buddhist Priory is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Telford. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Telford Buddhist Priory reported income of £64k and spending of £33k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £64k (+288%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Telford Buddhist Priory sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Christian Arabic Evangelical Church (£64k), Life Church South Mansfield (£64k) and Wholeness Through Christ (£64k).

Income and spending

£0£16k£32k£48k£64k2021 Income: £16,4292021 Spending: £13,19720212022 Income: £18,0082022 Spending: £25,15520222023 Income: £23,5862023 Spending: £13,98220232024 Income: £38,8792024 Spending: £37,82820242025 Income: £63,7802025 Spending: £32,7582025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Telford Buddhist Priory promotes the practice of Serene Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen Buddhism). It functions within the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives.

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The Christian Arabic Evangelical ChurchEast Sussex£64k
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Wholeness Through ChristFalkirk£64k
Monton Unitarian ChurchManchester£64k