Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre

Analysis

Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06619807). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre reported income of £47k and spending of £46k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £48k to £47k (-2.5%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Chinese Lutheran Church (£47k), United Reformed Church Broxbourne (£47k) and Grove Church of the Nazarene (£47k).