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Pundarika UK

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1104530LondonPoverty relief
Income£150k2025-03-31
Spending£214ksame year
Spent / received89%5-year average
Size in its cause72nd pctPoverty relief
Registered2004Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Pundarika UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides other finance, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pundarika UK reported income of £150k and spending of £214k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £104k to £150k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 433%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pundarika UK sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rickfords Hill Publishing Ltd (£150k), Smethwick Church Action Network (£150k) and St Mary's with St George's German Lutheran Church (£150k).

Income and spending

£0£100k£201k£301k£402k2021 Income: £103,7452021 Spending: £58,04520212022 Income: £70,6542022 Spending: £70,61020222023 Income: £75,3292023 Spending: £85,25820232024 Income: £401,5142024 Spending: £288,55620242025 Income: £150,0732025 Spending: £213,6802025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We organise buddhist retreats with Tsoknyi Rinpoche in the U.K. We also support his monastic community in Nepal and Tibet. For more information please go to www.pundarika.uk.net

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Rickfords Hill Publishing LtdBuckingham£150k
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St Mary's with St George's German Lutheran ChurchLondon£150k
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