The Dharma Trust

Analysis

The Dharma Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Saffron Walden. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04332473). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Dharma Trust reported income of £794k and spending of £99k, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £59k to £794k (+1249%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 851%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Dharma Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's, Shadwell (£791k), Christ Church with St Andrew the Less Cambridge (£794k) and Beam Park Islamic Centre (£790k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, charitable activities 5.0% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £23k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £46k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.