Soka Gakkai International - UK

Analysis

Soka Gakkai International - UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidenhead. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05114516). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Soka Gakkai International - UK reported income of £3.0m and spending of £4.4m, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £3.0m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Soka Gakkai International - UK sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Community of Birmingham (£3.0m), Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls Limited (£3.1m) and The Catholic Sacred Arts Trust (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65%, charitable activities 20% and investments 15%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £127k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £895k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.