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SAYAGYI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 280134 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAYAJI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST

Provides facilities for the study and practice of Theravada Buddhism and Buddhist meditation in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin and Mother Sayamagyi

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Latest income
£791k
Latest spending
£378k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total assets were £2,303,526, with unrestricted assets of £1,559,412, which is comfortably above the required income reserve level of £115,000. The charity holds £110,000 in a property reserve for repairs and maintenance, and cash balances in the general fund were £153,175. The trustees report that systems are in place to manage risks, including monitoring reduced student numbers due to travel costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: required income reserve level of £115,000 (held: £1.6m)
“This is comforlably above the required income reserve level of f I 15,000.” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£791k
Total spending
£378k
Reserves (reported)
£110k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£791k£378k
31/12/2023£500k£529k
31/12/2022£635k£460k
31/12/2021£400k£504k
31/12/2020£309k£240k

Common questions

Is SAYAGYI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total assets were £2,303,526, with unrestricted assets of £1,559,412, which is comfortably above the required income reserve level of £115,000. The charity holds £110,000 in a property reserve for repairs and maintenance, and cash balances in the general fund were £153,175. The trustees report that systems are in place to manage risks, including monitoring reduced student numbers due to travel costs.

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 TRUST1£147k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SAYAGYI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST£791k—0unclear—no doubt
THERAVADA MONASTIC TRUST FY2024£1.1m—0above—no doubt
SATIPANYA BUDDHIST TRUST FY2024£123k—0above—no doubt
THE THAI-BRITISH BUDDHIST (WAT MAHATHAT TEMPLE) TRUST FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2024£124k—0above—no doubt
THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY TRUST FY2023£257k—0above—no doubt

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