Lam Rim Buddhist Centre

Analysis

Lam Rim Buddhist Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Usk. It was registered in October 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Lam Rim Buddhist Centre reported income of £127k and spending of £77k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £31k to £127k (+311%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 769%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lam Rim Buddhist Centre sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers (Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire Berkshire and Northamptonshire) (£127k), British Sikh Council UK (£127k) and John Southby and Others (£127k).