Dharma Drum London

Analysis

Dharma Drum London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12529304). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dharma Drum London reported income of £39k and spending of £17k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income fell from £46k to £39k (-16%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dharma Drum London sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bellevue Playgroup Limited (£39k), Bembridge Fort Trust (£39k) and Southend on Sea Unit 312 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£39k).