The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies

Analysis

The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05834539). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies reported income of £60k and spending of £101k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £90k to £60k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 528%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Design Research Society (£60k), Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team (£60k) and Family Matters York (£59k).