The Zen Trust

Analysis

The Zen Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Zen Trust reported income of £88k and spending of £80k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £129k to £88k (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 203%. 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, The Zen Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Anselm,belmont (£88k), Assembly of God Church (£88k) and Luton Da'wah Academy (£88k).