The Kangyur Rinpoche Foundation

Analysis

The Kangyur Rinpoche Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in June 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Kangyur Rinpoche Foundation reported income of £643k and spending of £451k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £779k to £643k (-18%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Kangyur Rinpoche Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Kehal Chasidei Wiznitz Limited (£642k), The Beauchamp Lodge Settlement (£644k) and Unfold (£642k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 43 months of spending at that rate.