The Buddhapadipa Temple Trust

Analysis

The Buddhapadipa Temple Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Buddhapadipa Temple Trust reported income of £603k and spending of £1.1m, spending 185% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £287k to £603k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 149% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Buddhapadipa Temple Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trafford Methodist Circuit (£602k), The Congregational Federation Limited (£603k) and Light London (£602k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, donations and legacies 23% and investments 3.5%. Charitable activities took 10% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate.