THE EAST MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 519860 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE EAST MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION (LEICESTER VIHARA)

PLACE OF WORSHIP. (BUDDHIST TEMPLE)

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Latest income

£100k

Latest spending

£26k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased significantly to £437,231, driven largely by a professional revaluation of freehold property adding £214,757 to the balance sheet. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £118,442 and restricted reserves of £104,032, with cash at bank totaling £93,988. The trustees confirm that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and no material matters were identified during the independent examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Anura Mohan Lasantha Rodrigo
Dr CHARITH SURASENA NANAYAKKARA
Dr Samarappullige Sunil Lakshman Perera

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£100k	£26k
31/12/2024	£39k	£18k
31/12/2023	£15k	£8k
31/12/2022	£17k	£12k
31/12/2021	£12k	£10k

Common questions

Is THE EAST MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased significantly to £437,231, driven largely by a professional revaluation of freehold property adding £214,757 to the balance sheet. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £118,442 and restricted reserves of £104,032, with cash at bank totaling £93,988. The trustees confirm that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and no material matters were identified during the independent examination. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST RELIEF ORGANISATION (I B R O)	1	£336k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION.

MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION income £1.1m
THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK income £441k
THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY income £309k
BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE income £427k
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD income £124k
SAYAGYI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST income £791k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE EAST MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK FY2024	£441k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY FY2024	£309k	—	within	—	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2025	£427k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
BUDDHA LAND KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE LTD FY2024	£124k	—	above	—	no doubt

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