THE THAI-BRITISH BUDDHIST (WAT MAHATHAT TEMPLE) TRUST

Registered charity 1082096 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BUDDHA VIHARA TEMPLE ASTON, THE THAI-BRITISH BUDDHIST (BUDDHAVIHARA TEMPLE) TRUST

To establish the advancement of the Buddhist religion and Thai culture in the Staffordhire and surrounding areas. To support and maintain Buddhist monks and nuns in Wat Mahathat Temple and elsewhere. To provide means of promoting greater mutual understanding of Thai and British cultures. To provide facilities for all religious functions at the Wat Mahathat Temple and elsewhere.

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Latest income

£152k

Latest spending

£111k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,380,514, an increase from the previous year's £1,339,788. The accounts state that the charity is entirely dependent on public donations for funding. The trustees confirm that adequate measures, including emergency funding provisions, are in place to manage risks.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MONGKOL PUNTARchair
BHATSAKORN KOTA
Phramaha Laow Panyasiri
ROBERT ELLIS
SOPHITA TUCK

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£152k	£111k
31/03/2024	£102k	£100k
31/03/2023	£116k	£102k
31/03/2022	£218k	£92k
31/03/2021	£168k	£98k

Common questions

Is THE THAI-BRITISH BUDDHIST (WAT MAHATHAT TEMPLE) TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,380,514, an increase from the previous year's £1,339,788. The accounts state that the charity is entirely dependent on public donations for funding. The trustees confirm that adequate measures, including emergency funding provisions, are in place to manage risks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THERAVADA MONASTIC TRUST.

THERAVADA MONASTIC TRUST income £1.1m
BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE income £427k
OXFORD BUDDHA VIHARA income £185k
SAYAGYI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST income £791k
THE ENGLISH SANGHA TRUST LIMITED income £2.2m
THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY TRUST income £257k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE THAI-BRITISH BUDDHIST (WAT MAHATHAT TEMPLE) TRUST	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THERAVADA MONASTIC TRUST FY2024	£1.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2025	£427k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORD BUDDHA VIHARA FY2025	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SAYAGYI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST FY2024	£791k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ENGLISH SANGHA TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£2.2m	—	above	0.0%	no doubt

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