Samye Foundation Wales

Analysis

Samye Foundation Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05901855). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Samye Foundation Wales reported income of £63k and spending of £59k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £56k to £63k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Samye Foundation Wales sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Basics Devon (£63k), Alfred Charles Cuthbert Parker Will Trust (£63k) and Friends of Harrogate Hospital (£63k).