Nipponzan Myohoji

Analysis

Nipponzan Myohoji is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in March 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04024025). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Nipponzan Myohoji reported income of £13k and spending of £23k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2024, income fell from £16k to £13k (-17%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Nipponzan Myohoji sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hillel House (Manchester) (£13k), The Arnold Bequest (£13k) and The Indigent Moslems Burial Fund (£13k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.