The Mid Essex Buddhist Centre

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Mid Essex Buddhist Centre reported income of £57k and spending of £45k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £76k to £57k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Mid Essex Buddhist Centre sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir Edgar Stroud Plummer Charitable Trust (£57k), Horsell Village Hall CIO (£57k) and Arc Church (£57k).