THE TAOIST TAI CHI SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN

Registered charity 1053425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC039513 (OSCR)

To advance education and training in Taoist religion, as taught by Mr Moy Lin Shin, in Great Britain and internationally.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves increased significantly to £957,946, reflecting proceeds from the sale of the Society's former property. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding approximately three months of outgoings in free reserve. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Larking Gowen LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02601222

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HARTLEY, Derek — director, appointed 07/11/2025on trustee list
• CALVERT, Sandra Madeleine — director, appointed 13/12/2024on trustee list
• MACLACHLAN, Kenneth James — director, appointed 10/12/2021on trustee list
• PRETSELL, Philomena Mary — director, appointed 31/03/2011on trustee list
• JONES, Peter James — director, appointed 31/07/2005on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~48.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (67% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Derek Hartley
• Kenneth James MacLachlan
• PETER JAMES JONES
• PHILOMENA PRETSELL
• Sandra Calvert

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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