International Buddhist Progress Society (Manchester)

Analysis

International Buddhist Progress Society (Manchester) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04272555). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, International Buddhist Progress Society (Manchester) reported income of £433k and spending of £333k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £199k to £433k (+118%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, International Buddhist Progress Society (Manchester) sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peace Brigades International UK Section (£425k), Ebenezer Aid Fund (£437k) and Living Light Christian Church Taunton (£420k).