THE SCHOOL OF HERBAL MEDICINE

Registered charity 1202586 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Train students in Herbal Medicine and run a training clinic attended by the public in Bridgwater Somerset.

Objects

(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF HERBAL MEDICINE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF A SCHOOL FOR THE TRAINING AND TUITION OF STUDENTS LEADING TO AN ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN HERBAL MEDICINE; AND(B) OPERATING A TRAINING HERBAL CLINIC WHICH IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHERE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL CAN GAIN RELEVANT PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.

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 deficit for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds carried forward of £9,892. The trustees note that the school is reviewing costs and managing cash flow weekly to cover bills without recourse to loans or overdrafts.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Margaret Anne Popechair
• Christopher Leslie Pope
• Elizabeth Anne Saunders-Singer
• Sally Anne Gurner Andrews
• Susan Mary Price

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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