WORLD BUDDHIST FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1008762 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides resources for developing a spiritual base to the Sri Lankan community. It also supports harmonious relationships with local communities. With a variety of cultural and educational programmes, it broadens understanding of the Sri Lankan culture by reaching out to all communities in the United Kingdom.

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Latest income

£119k

Latest spending

£57k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £62,423 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,259,705. The trustees report that the charity remains indebted to those performing selfless service, but the financial statements show a strong net asset position of £2,385,772 with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £350k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Gnanissara Thero Rev Wilbagedarachair
Dr SENEVI ATURUPANA
LOKU BANDA CHANDRASEKAR MONERAWELA
Rev Piyananda Godamunne
Ven Akuratiye Nanda

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Brent · Harrow · Sri Lanka

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£119k	£57k
31/12/2023	£121k	£51k
31/12/2022	£117k	£51k
31/12/2021	£107k	£36k
31/12/2020	£88k	£26k

Common questions

Is WORLD BUDDHIST FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £62,423 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,259,705. The trustees report that the charity remains indebted to those performing selfless service, but the financial statements show a strong net asset position of £2,385,772 with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DAWAT-E-HADIYAH TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM)	1	£21.1m
THE INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST RELIEF ORGANISATION (I B R O)	1	£336k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE.

BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE income £427k
INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST PROGRESS SOCIETY (UK) income £660k
LAM RIM BUDDHIST CENTRE income £127k
THE FOUNDATION OF ST. BENEDICT OF NURSIA income £238k
THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK income £441k
THE THAI-BRITISH BUDDHIST (WAT MAHATHAT TEMPLE) TRUST income £152k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WORLD BUDDHIST FOUNDATION	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2025	£427k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST PROGRESS SOCIETY (UK) FY2024	£660k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LAM RIM BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2025	£127k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE FOUNDATION OF ST. BENEDICT OF NURSIA FY2023	£238k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK FY2024	£441k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.