The London Buddhist Centre

Analysis

The London Buddhist Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The London Buddhist Centre reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.0m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The London Buddhist Centre 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (£2.0m), The Hamlet Centre Trust (£2.0m) and The Rainbow Foundation, Wrexham (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62%, trading 24%, donations and legacies 11% and investments 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,804. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 28%. Grants to other organisations totalled £47k. Reserves of £589k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 people.