The Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Corwen)

Analysis

The Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Corwen) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Corwen. It was registered in October 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Corwen) reported income of £197k and spending of £158k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £92k to £197k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Corwen) sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Kettering (£197k), Central Park Educations & Welfare (£197k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Hertford (£197k).