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MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1041845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TU DAM TU

INTER-FAITH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR BUDDHISM.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£96k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,528,867, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported total income of £1,079,077 and net income for the year of £982,971, with no employees and no material uncertainties affecting its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £6.5m)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£96k
Cost of raising funds
£96k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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£1.1m£96k
31/03/2024£530k£49k
31/03/2023£330k£200k
31/03/2022£813k£215k
31/03/2021£858k£84k

Common questions

Is MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,528,867, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported total income of £1,079,077 and net income for the year of £982,971, with no employees and no material uncertainties affecting its going concern status. Its FY2025 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST RELIEF ORGANISATION (I B R O)1£450k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION£1.1m—0above—no doubt
THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK FY2025£441k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EAST MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
MILTON KEYNES MUSLIM ASSOCIATION FY2024£382k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY FY2025£309k—0above19.2%no doubt
FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST) FY2025£536kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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