THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY

Registered charity 1113705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious Activities

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

Latest income

£309k

Latest spending

£274k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased by £34,559 to £41,891, with unrestricted reserves held at £41,891. The trustees consider the current level of funding and reserves adequate to support the charity's activities for the medium term, citing continued support from The Buddhist Society Trust and substantial legacies received during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 19.2% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Raising funds 59,351” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: meet its commitments as they fall due and so that it can continue its charitable work (held: £42k)

“The charity holds reserves so that it can meet its commitments as they fall due and so that it can continue its charitable work.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Buddhist Society Trust provides financial assistance to The Buddhist Society when required.

“Included in donations for the year £173,866 (2024 £110,411) was received from The Buddhist Society Trust.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Buddhist Society (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

DR D R BIDDULPHchair · trustee of 3 other charities
DAVID EIFION THOMAS · trustee of 1 other charity
Darcy Biddulph
Dr Christopher Digby John · trustee of 1 other charity
REVEREND PROFESSOR TAIRA KEMMYO SATO · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert Campbell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£309k	£274k
30/04/2024	£215k	£226k
30/04/2023	£300k	£310k
30/04/2022	£193k	£207k
30/04/2021	£169k	£150k

Common questions

Is THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased by £34,559 to £41,891, with unrestricted reserves held at £41,891. The trustees consider the current level of funding and reserves adequate to support the charity's activities for the medium term, citing continued support from The Buddhist Society Trust and substantial legacies received during the year. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE MATT. 6.3 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY TRUST income £257k
MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION income £1.1m
RIGPA FELLOWSHIP income £149k
THE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (HUMBERSIDE) LIMITED income £469k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY	£309k	—	above	19.2%	no doubt
THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY TRUST FY2023	£257k	—	above	—	no doubt
MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
RIGPA FELLOWSHIP FY2024	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (HUMBERSIDE) LIMITED FY2024	£469k	—	above	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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