THE FINTRY TRUST

Registered charity 1167759 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educational activities; talks, workshops, retreatsShrine of Wisdom books and pamphlets on educational, philosophical and mystical subjectsMaintains retreat house with small library

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN IDEAL PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE, ART AND RELIGION AND TO FOUND ANDMAINTAIN ACADEMIES, SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN THIS CONNECTION.IDEAL PHILOSOPHY IS DEFINED AS PHILOSOPHY FROM A UNIVERSAL STANDPOINT COMPRISING THE IDEALS,PRINCIPLES AND WISDOM OF THE PHILOSOPHERS OF ALL TIMES, INCLUDING ITS APPLICATION IN THE MODERNWORLD, AND ITS EXPRESSION IN THE LIVES OF MEN AND WOMEN, INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £121,691 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net decrease in unrestricted funds of £99,958. Despite this loss, the trustees report that net current assets increased to £75,065, which they consider comfortable given their reserves policy target of at least £65,000. The trustees confirm that sufficient funding and reserves are in place 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 independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~68.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• PATRICIA BINKERD JEANRENAUDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Huseyin Cirpan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr SALLY JANE JEANRENAUD · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elizabeth Medler
• MURRAY CULROSS MORISON · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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