London Buddhist Vihara Trust

Analysis

London Buddhist Vihara Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, London Buddhist Vihara Trust reported income of £78k and spending of £109k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £109k to £78k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, London Buddhist Vihara Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Meeting (Endowment Fund) Charity (£78k), The Hope Trust Oxford (£78k) and Scott Drive Church (£78k).