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Triratna Buddhist Community (Leeds)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1132691LeedsReligion
Income£35k2025-07-30
Spending£25ksame year
Spent / received58%5-year average
Size in its cause42nd pctReligion
Registered2009Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Triratna Buddhist Community (Leeds) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in November 2009, 17 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 06977449). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Triratna Buddhist Community (Leeds) reported income of £35k and spending of £25k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £23k to £35k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Triratna Buddhist Community (Leeds) sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include "The Nativity of the Mother of God" Romanian Orthodox Trust (£35k), Central Park Hub (£35k) and Crusader Hall (£35k).

Income and spending

£0£22k£45k£67k£90k2021 Income: £22,9972021 Spending: £13,16420212022 Income: £43,9202022 Spending: £12,99720222023 Income: £89,8062023 Spending: £58,75420232024 Income: £49,1032024 Spending: £30,62520242025 Income: £35,1582025 Spending: £25,3042025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

WE RUN LEEDS BUDDHIST CENTRE TO EXPLORE AND SHARE THE DHARMA WITH OTHERS. WE PRACTISE LIVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WIDER LIVES. THE CHARITY IS RUN BY A COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES (DIRECTORS): ORDER MEMBERS AND MITRAS WITH A FORMAL CONNECTION WITH THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST ORDER AND COMMUNITY. THE CENTRE IS RUN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY.

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