Subud Britain

Analysis

Subud Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in September 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00678027). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Subud Britain reported income of £1.0m and spending of £723k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £523k to £1.0m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Subud Britain sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Sivan Kovil Trust (£1.0m), Revivall (£1.0m) and The Community of All Hallows (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, donations and legacies 21% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,708. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £28k. Reserves of £371k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.