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THE ABHAYARATNA TRUST

Registered charity 1126494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Abhayaratna Trust exists to alleviate financial hardship among members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. Modest grants are made to enable individuals to attend retreats and Order gatherings, and to support those with urgent health and living costs.

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Latest income
£227k
Latest spending
£146k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust finished the year with a surplus of £81,267, driven by a significant increase in legacy income which rose by 351% to £137,600. Despite a 40% decrease in donation income, the Trust reports remaining in a healthy financial position with total net assets of £420,207. The trustees confirm the charity is adequately resourced to mitigate risks and continue its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies (61% of income)
“income from legacies totalling £137,600” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of budgeted expenditure (held: £365k)
“The Trust’s Reserves Policy is that six months of budgeted expenditure is ring-fenced at any time.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£227k£146k
31/12/2024£166k£160k
31/12/2023£85k£168k
31/12/2022£166k£192k
31/12/2021£269k£92k

Common questions

Is THE ABHAYARATNA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust finished the year with a surplus of £81,267, driven by a significant increase in legacy income which rose by 351% to £137,600. Despite a 40% decrease in donation income, the Trust reports remaining in a healthy financial position with total net assets of £420,207. The trustees confirm the charity is adequately resourced to mitigate risks and continue its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ABHAYARATNA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ABHAYARATNA TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LONDON BUDDHIST CENTRE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LONDON BUDDHIST CENTREFY2023£14k
THE LONDON BUDDHIST CENTREFY2022£14k

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 WINDHORSE TRUST3£309k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ABHAYARATNA TRUST£227k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TRIRATNA TRUST FY2024£212k——unclear—no doubt
TRIRATNA CHAIRS' ASSEMBLY FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt
TRIRATNA SARANA FY2024£1.6m—0above—no doubt
TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL FY2024£103k—0above—no doubt
THE RAHULA TRUST FY2025£146k—0above—no doubt

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