SAMYE FOUNDATION WALES

Registered charity 1122144 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our main purpose is to provide Mindfulness Training to people to help alleviate stress and anxiety and improve mental health and well-being. This training is available to individuals as well as to community groups and organisations. Mindfulness is secular and is open to everyone.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH BY PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING THE USE OF MEDITATION.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR, IN THE TIBETAN CULTURE AND ITS CONTRIBUTION IN PROMOTING TOLERANCE, COMPASSION, RESPECT AND PEACE.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £62,665, up from £58,094 in the prior year, following a net surplus of £4,571. The charity holds a significant property asset valued at £198,798 but carries a substantial long-term loan liability of £134,292. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's ability to continue operating.

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.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ABBOT LAMA YESHE LOSAL RINPOCHE
• ANN ROSEMARY DAVIES
• ANTHONY SAMUEL ALEXANDER HARRIS
• Ioan Evans
• LIEV SHIVA DOMINIC WINT
• MINU JAGMOHAN MANDORA
• RASHPAL SINGH · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).