Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham)

Analysis

Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lesingham House The Covey. It was registered in July 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham) reported income of £611k and spending of £371k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £236k to £611k (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Surlingham) sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jubilee Community Church (Maidenhead) (£610k), Westbourne Park Baptist Church (£611k) and Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit (£610k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50%, charitable activities 45% and trading 4.4%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 2.2%.