Leeds Buddhist Vihara Trust

Analysis

Leeds Buddhist Vihara Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in October 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 services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Leeds Buddhist Vihara Trust reported income of £37k and spending of £30k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £50k to £37k (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Leeds Buddhist Vihara Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carey Memorial Baptist Church Kettering (£37k), The Greek Orthodox Community of St John Chrysostom in Cheltenham and Environs (£37k) and Calvary Chapel Woolacombe Limited (£37k).