Hartridge Buddhist Monastery Trust
Analysis
Hartridge Buddhist Monastery Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Honiton. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07387479). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Hartridge Buddhist Monastery Trust reported income of £338k and spending of £27k, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £55k to £338k (+511%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Hartridge Buddhist Monastery Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Thame (£338k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke West Kilburn (£338k) and Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (£337k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the teachings of the Buddha (Buddha Sasana), and to support the aged and necessitous and the doing of all such other things as are conducive to the attainment of that object
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Thame | Thame | £338k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke West Kilburn | London | £338k |
| Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans | South Yorks | £337k |
| St Mark's Gabalfa and St Philip's Tremorfa Parochial Church Council | Cardiff | £338k |