Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -10
Support Score: 0
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 1 Trustee: -5
  • Static board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

MIDLANDS BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION 

INTER-FAITH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR BUDDHISM.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There is only 1 trustee
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£330£200£131n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/22*£813£215£597£0£4,932£4,934274.804
31/03/21*£858£84£774£0£4,334£4,334618.400
31/03/20£771£76£696£0£3,560£3,560565.106
31/03/19£618£64£554£0£2,864£2,864536.700
31/03/18£390£76£314£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£310£92£218£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£384£130£254£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£323£161£162£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£288£75£213£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£250£178£72£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

02085484604

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/11/1994, number: 1041845
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR23: 2 days late, AR22: 43 days late, AR21: 60 days late, AR17: 112 days late, AR16: 477 days late, AR15: 843 days late, AR14: 1208 days late, AR13: 1573 days late,
Main office

The Midlands Buddhist Association
34 Holyhead Road
BIRMINGHAM
B21 0LT

Objectives

(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND THE DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE BELIEFS AND TRADITION OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION (B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION FACILITIES, IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF PERSON WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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