THE MEDITATION TRUST

Registered charity 1193276 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Offering courses of instruction to the public as will promote the mental and creative development of the individual through meditation. Instruction will be through courses and retreats offered in non-residential and residential settings; in-person meetings; online learning via meetings and lectures and sundries including books and incense.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY OFFERING SUCH COURSES OF INSTRUCTION TO THE PUBLIC AS WILL PROMOTE THE MENTAL AND CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL THROUGH MEDITATION AND ANY PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW.

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 a net expenditure of £4,473 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £8,816 to £4,343. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate and the independent examiner raised no concerns regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Paying staff

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Craig Garsed
• John Cole
• Paul Hayward

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCHOOL OF SUFI TEACHING.

• SCHOOL OF SUFI TEACHING income £201k
• VIPASSANA TRUST income £1.4m
• THE SCHOOL OF MEDITATION income £146k
• SAMADHI RETREAT CENTRE income £238k
• RISHI'S VISION income £103k
• SATIPANYA BUDDHIST TRUST income £123k

Side by side with its peers

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