THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK

Registered charity 1020543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST MAHA VIHARA · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£441k
Latest spending
£298k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £2,145,691 from £1,761,943 in the prior year, driven by net incoming resources of £382,518. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,145,691 and has no stated reserves policy target to compare against. The going concern assessment is marked as 'Not applicable', indicating no material uncertainties were identified by the trustees.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£648k
Total spending
£266k
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~96.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£441k£298k
31/03/2024£648k£266k
31/03/2023£750k£237k
31/03/2022£481k£141k
31/03/2021£523k£137k

Common questions

Is THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds increased to £2,145,691 from £1,761,943 in the prior year, driven by net incoming resources of £382,518. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,145,691 and has no stated reserves policy target to compare against. The going concern assessment is marked as 'Not applicable', indicating no material uncertainties were identified by the trustees. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK as a grant recipient include THE INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST RELIEF ORGANISATION (I B R O).

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/08/2004£5k"This Buddhist Association Plan To Run A Community Day Of Cultural Events For People Of Different Nationalities And Cultures Living In Derby."

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