The Manchester Centre for Buddhist Meditation Trust

Analysis

The Manchester Centre for Buddhist Meditation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Manchester Centre for Buddhist Meditation Trust reported income of £83k and spending of £20k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £156k to £83k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 236%. 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, The Manchester Centre for Buddhist Meditation Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alfa & Omega London (£83k), Hazelnut Community Farm (£83k) and Penzance Baptist Church (£83k).