Theravada Buddhist Trust

Analysis

Theravada Buddhist Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Theravada Buddhist Trust reported income of £42k and spending of £78k, spending 185% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £31k to £42k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Theravada Buddhist Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Japanese Christian Fellowship (UK) (£42k), Age Concern Perranporth and District (£42k) and Hope of Glory Church (£42k).