Kadampa Meditation Centre Leeds
Analysis
Kadampa Meditation Centre Leeds is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Assembly Street. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06815448). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Kadampa Meditation Centre Leeds reported income of £167k and spending of £168k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £167k (+480%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 187%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Kadampa Meditation Centre Leeds sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishop's Stortford Methodist Church (£167k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmanuel, Hastings (£167k) and The Square Methodist Church, Dunstable (£167k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our Centre runs classes, day courses, workshops, chaplaincy, visits, GP and FP. Through GP we introduce basic Buddhist view, meditation and action, and other teachings and practices, of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition of Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa. FP enables extensive study of Sutra teachings. GP and FP help deepen our experience of Buddha's teachings & the commentaries by Ven Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Stortford Methodist Church | Herts | £167k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmanuel, Hastings | East Sussex | £167k |
| The Square Methodist Church, Dunstable | Dunstable | £167k |
| Tilehouse Street Baptist Church | Herts | £168k |