Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Trust

Analysis

Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Trust reported income of £77k and spending of £58k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £509k to £77k (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 24% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Leonard, Middleton (£77k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James, Heckmondwike with All Souls, Norristhorpe (£77k) and St Mark's Foundation (£77k).