Buddhist Community Centre UK

Analysis

Buddhist Community Centre UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Buddhist Community Centre UK reported income of £536k and spending of £231k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £202k to £536k (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Buddhist Community Centre UK sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifelites (£536k), Maelor Voluntary Service (£536k) and Resurrection Power And Living Bread Ministries (London) (£536k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and charitable activities 6.4%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.