DHARMACHAKRA

Registered charity 294143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DHARMACHAKRA ARCHIVE, DIGITAL LEGACY, FREE BUDDHIST AUDIO, FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (DHARMACHAKRA TAPES), FRIENDS OF THE WESTERN BUDDHIST ORDER (DHARMACHAKRA), FWBO DHARMACHAKRA

The charity archives, and makes available for free download, text, audio and video files of Buddhist teachings. It also makes available free online resources for all on Buddhist approaches to mindfulness, meditation and life.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Latest income

£220k

Latest spending

£209k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that Dharmachakra reported a net operating revenue surplus of £11,096 for the year ended December 31, 2024, with total income increasing by 15% to £219,870. The trustees note that reserves stood at £49,895, representing 2.9 months of expenditure, and acknowledge ongoing challenges regarding diminishing community grants and sterling weakness. The charity has no outstanding loans and does not operate an investment account.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Income includes £93,882 in the form of grants over 12 months.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £50k; policy: at least three months’ worth of expenditure)

“At the end of 2024, reserves stood at £49,895. This represents 2.9 months of expenditure, an increase of £6,748 on the previous year.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

In the news

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Trustees · trustee networks

Aurea Zepeda Munoz
Bettye Pruitt
Hatthaka Sanghadhara · trustee of 2 other charities
James Julius Neidhart
MADELEINE CADWALLENDER
Sean Boland · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£220k	£209k
31/12/2023	£190k	£212k
31/12/2022	£186k	£197k
31/12/2021	£203k	£181k
31/12/2020	£167k	£138k

Common questions

Is DHARMACHAKRA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that Dharmachakra reported a net operating revenue surplus of £11,096 for the year ended December 31, 2024, with total income increasing by 15% to £219,870. The trustees note that reserves stood at £49,895, representing 2.9 months of expenditure, and acknowledge ongoing challenges regarding diminishing community grants and sterling weakness. The charity has no outstanding loans and does not operate an investment account.

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
THE WINDHORSE TRUST	1	£34k
THE LONDON BUDDHIST CENTRE	1	£13k
WESTCOMBE FOUNDATION	1	£8k
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK).

SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK) income £1.2m
FUTURE DHARMA FUND income £451k
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £124k
LONDON MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CENTRE income £166k
VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £163k
Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD income £591k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DHARMACHAKRA	£220k	—	below	—	no doubt
SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK) FY2025	£1.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
FUTURE DHARMA FUND FY2025	£451k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2024	£124k	—	above	—	no doubt
LONDON MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CENTRE FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2025	£163k	—	above	—	no doubt

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