Medicine Buddha Foundation

Analysis

Medicine Buddha Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dartford. It was registered in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Medicine Buddha Foundation reported income of £24k and spending of £25k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £71k to £24k (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Medicine Buddha Foundation 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 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alpha Trust Som-Uk Ltd (£24k), Fullah Progressive Union (£24k) and Mothers Charity (£24k).