Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation Centre Ltd

Analysis

Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation Centre Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in March 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01482154). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation Centre Ltd reported income of £550k and spending of £452k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £396k to £550k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation Centre Ltd 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Charitable Foundation (£550k), Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited (£550k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham (£549k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60%, trading 30% and donations and legacies 9.7%. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 12%. It employed 6 people.