LAM RIM BUDDHIST CENTRE

Registered charity 326675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAM RIM WALES

Saturday workshops for the local community to participate in meditation, yoga etc.Visits from local schools and colleges for training sessions in Buddhist studies ranging from junior schools to postgraduate students.Participation in multi faith conferences.Weekend retreats and facilities for solitary retreats.Encouragement of volunteers to participate in various multi skill activities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST FAITH AND BUDDHIST CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUTH THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£127k
Latest spending
£77k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £50,101.84 for the year, driven largely by a legacy donation and special donations. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash assets stood at £78,462 at the end of the period, providing approximately five months of running costs. The filing notes no discrepancies in the accounts and confirms compliance with legal requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Additional income was received in the form of: £87,465 special donations”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £78k)
“The financial reserve of £12,000 provides approximately 5 months’ running costs.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, Wales (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£127k£77k
31/07/2024£15k£38k
31/07/2023£46k£23k
31/07/2022£8k£39k
31/07/2021£31k£32k

Common questions

Is LAM RIM BUDDHIST CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £50,101.84 for the year, driven largely by a legacy donation and special donations. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash assets stood at £78,462 at the end of the period, providing approximately five months of running costs. The filing notes no discrepancies in the accounts and confirms compliance with legal requirements. 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.

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 BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LAM RIM BUDDHIST CENTRE£127k—0below—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2025£427kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
JAMYANG BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2025£630k—0unclear—no doubt
BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTRE KENT LTD FY2024£165k—0above—no doubt
VAJRAVARAHI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2025£163k—0above—no doubt
LONDON MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CENTRE FY2025£166k—0unclear—no doubt

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