PUNDARIKA UK

Registered charity 1104530 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We organise buddhist retreats with Tsoknyi Rinpoche in the U.K. We also support his monastic community in Nepal and Tibet. For more information please go to www.pundarika.uk.net

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£150k

Latest spending

£214k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the period was £150,073.36 against total payments of £213,680.33, resulting in a net expenditure. However, the trustees confirm the charity remains financially stable with sufficient reserves to meet foreseeable commitments, holding total funds of £113,155.59 at the end of the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and restricted fundraising

“This was comprised of income from our charitable activities totalling £40,957.05, plus income from donations and restricted fundraising totalling £109,116.31.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Jason William Upton MAchair
Anton Neumann
Erica Whitfield
MICHELLE BERNARD BA
MRS C BISHOP
Matthew James Hart

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

Operates in: Nepal · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£150k	£214k
31/05/2024	£402k	£289k
31/05/2023	£75k	£85k
31/05/2022	£71k	£71k
31/05/2021	£104k	£58k

Common questions

Is PUNDARIKA UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the period was £150,073.36 against total payments of £213,680.33, resulting in a net expenditure. However, the trustees confirm the charity remains financially stable with sufficient reserves to meet foreseeable commitments, holding total funds of £113,155.59 at the end of the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY income £309k
Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD income £591k
PALYUL CENTRE UK income £101k
TARALOKA income £324k
GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA LONDON UK income £655k
RIGPA FELLOWSHIP income £149k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PUNDARIKA UK	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY FY2024	£309k	—	within	—	no doubt
Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD FY2024	£591k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PALYUL CENTRE UK FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TARALOKA FY2025	£324k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA LONDON UK FY2024	£655k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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