Vivekarama Dhamma Fellowship
Analysis
Vivekarama Dhamma Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Vivekarama Dhamma Fellowship reported income of £31k and spending of £36k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £31k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Vivekarama Dhamma Fellowship sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rochdale Evangelical Church (£31k), Grace Independent Baptist Church (£31k) and Elim Baptist Church (£31k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To practise, propagate and perpetuate Buddhism and in particular Theravada Buddhism.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rochdale Evangelical Church | Rochdale | £31k |
| Grace Independent Baptist Church | Folkestone | £31k |
| Elim Baptist Church | Pontllanfraith | £31k |
| London Colney Islami Centre St Albans | Hertfordshire | £31k |