Oxford Buddha Vihara

Analysis

Oxford Buddha Vihara is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oxford Buddha Vihara reported income of £185k and spending of £208k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £80k to £185k (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Oxford Buddha Vihara sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carmel Mar Thoma Church,liverpool (£185k), Cyngor Ardal Weinidogaeth Llandudno, Llandudno Ministry Area Council (£185k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mellitus with St Mark, Hanwell (£185k).