Dhammakaya International Society of the United Kingdom

Analysis

Dhammakaya International Society of the United Kingdom is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04417612). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Dhammakaya International Society of the United Kingdom reported income of £346k and spending of £420k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £303k to £346k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Dhammakaya International Society of the United Kingdom sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Derby Diocesan Board of Education (£345k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas, Oakwood (£346k) and Jamia Khizra Mosque and Islamic Centre, Bury (£345k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.