SYNCHRONICITY EARTH
Registered charity 1132786 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income grew by 22% to £12m, driven by increased donations and endowment contributions. The charity holds £18.8m in total funds, with unrestricted free reserves of £1.7m exceeding its stated target of £1m. The Trustees consider the freely expendable funds to be appropriate and adequate for the organisation's strategic plans.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 4.75 months’ non-discretionary operating costs (held: £1.7m)
“The approach to ensure financial stability and continuity of the organisation comprises the holding of unrestricted free reserves equivalent to 4.75 months’ non-discretionary operating costs as minimum target reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations totalling £419,405 were received from trustees.
“During the year, donations totalling £419,405 (2024: £131,215) were received from trustees. These donations were made on an unconditional basis and without any benefit to the trustees.” — page 75
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
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Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Adam Sweidan — Co-Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Mabuwaya Foundation — “With thanks to our partners: Mabuwaya Foundation (Philippines); Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (Vietnam); Mbou Mon Tour and Dynamique des Groupes d…” (source page)
- Save Vietnam’s Wildlife — “With thanks to our partners: Mabuwaya Foundation (Philippines); Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (Vietnam); Mbou Mon Tour and Dynamique des Groupes d…” (source page)
- Mbou Mon Tour — “With thanks to our partners: Mabuwaya Foundation (Philippines); Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (Vietnam); Mbou Mon Tour and Dynamique des Groupes d…” (source page)
- Dynamique des Groupes des Peuples Autochtones — “With thanks to our partners: Mabuwaya Foundation (Philippines); Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (Vietnam); Mbou Mon Tour and Dynamique des Groupes d…” (source page)
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.
- BARCLAY, Michael George William — director, appointed 01/05/2026on trustee list
- CHANDRA, Salisha — director, appointed 01/05/2026on trustee list
- WALKER, Kristen Marie — director, appointed 01/05/2026on trustee list
- STUART, Simon Nicolas, Dr — director, appointed 24/10/2025on trustee list
- ECCLES, William David — director, appointed 21/09/2018on trustee list
- BRYAN, Catherine Susan — director, appointed 27/05/2016on trustee list
- FERNANDEZ, Thomas Edward — director, appointed 03/07/2009on trustee list
- SWEIDAN, Adam David — director, appointed 03/07/2009on trustee list
- SWEIDAN, Jessica — director, appointed 03/07/2009on trustee list
- EDWARDS, Barrie — secretary, appointed 21/09/2018
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£369k
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Argentina · Bhutan · Bolivia · Brunei · Burma · Cambodia · Cameroon · Chile · China · Colombia · Congo (Democratic Republic) · East Timor
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SYNCHRONICITY EARTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income grew by 22% to £12m, driven by increased donations and endowment contributions. The charity holds £18.8m in total funds, with unrestricted free reserves of £1.7m exceeding its stated target of £1m. The Trustees consider the freely expendable funds to be appropriate and adequate for the organisation's strategic plans. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
Who funds SYNCHRONICITY EARTH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SYNCHRONICITY EARTH as a grant recipient include AURUM KALEIDOSCOPE FOUNDATION, JACOBS FUTURA FOUNDATION, THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, HUMAN CAPABILITY FOUNDATION, THE RODDICK FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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