MINISTRY OF NIRVANA UK

Registered charity 1212195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advance Buddhism through education and outreach, including producing and distributing literature and talks; promote mental health by operating meditation centres offering mindfulness and resilience programmes; and provide activities for children and young people to build skills and capabilities to participate in society as independent, mature individuals.

Objects

The objects of the CIO are: (1) To advance Buddhism in accordance with the statement of faith in such ways as the charity trustees determine, including but not limited to producing and/or distributing literature on the Buddhism and enlightening others about the religion. (2) To preserve and protect the mental health and wellbeing of individuals, in particular but not exclusively by providing and maintaining meditation centres that promote mental wellbeing, mindfulness and emotional resilience. (3) To act as a resource for children and young people by organising educational programmes and other activities as a means of developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals. (4) To support other charitable organisations, projects and initiatives that are organised and operated for the same purposes as the CIO. (5) Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with [Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005] and [Section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008].

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Test Valley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£59k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
2025
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £10,897 and held unrestricted reserves of £14,430 as of 31 March 2026. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The organization relies on voluntary donations and has no restricted funds or employee costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: An Unrestricted funds reserve is maintained to cover governance costs and to respond to various applications of grants and donations. (reserves figure: £14k)
“An Unrestricted funds reserve is maintained to cover governance costs and to respond to various applications of grants and donations.” — page 6
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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
31/03/2026£59k£48k

Common questions

Is MINISTRY OF NIRVANA UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net income of £10,897 and held unrestricted reserves of £14,430 as of 31 March 2026. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The organization relies on voluntary donations and has no restricted funds or employee costs. Its FY2026 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 TISARANA VIHARA ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MINISTRY OF NIRVANA UK£59k—0unclear—no doubt
TISARANA VIHARA ASSOCIATION FY2025£86k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CENTRE FY2025£166k—0unclear—no doubt
SHANTHI VIHARA AND MEDITATION CENTRE FY2025£58k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK FY2026£483k—0unclear—no doubt
HARNHAM BUDDHIST MONASTERY TRUST FY2025£380k—0within—no doubt

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