Triratna East Kent Buddhist Group

Analysis

Triratna East Kent Buddhist Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 2020, 6 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 October 2025, Triratna East Kent Buddhist Group reported income of £19k and spending of £20k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £92k to £19k (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Triratna East Kent Buddhist Group sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brunswick Education Centre and Social Welfare Trust (£19k), Friends of the Church of St Michael the Archangel Southampton (£19k) and The French Protestant Industrial Mission (British Committee) (£19k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.