THE LUCIS TRUST

Registered charity 216041 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARCANE SCHOOL, THE LUCIS TRUST LIMITED, TRIANGLES, WORLD GOODWILL

To advance education and learning in general, in particular, in the fields of comparative religion and philosophy.To promote the advancement of religion on a non-sectarian basis.To relieve human suffering and promote mental and moral improvement in the human race.World-wide support of the Arcane School, Triangles and World Goodwill also the books of Alice Bailey through its trading company.

Objects

(I) SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS SHALL ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LEARNING IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE FIELDS OF COMPARATIVE RELIGION, PHILOSPHY, SCIENCE AND ART. (II) SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS SHALL RELIEVE HUMAN SUFFERING AND PROMOTE MENTAL AND MORAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE HUMAN RACE. (III) SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS SHALL ON A NON-SECTARIAN BASIS PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased by £92,882 to £1,763,545, reflecting the planned use of reserves to support operational activities. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of £1,000,000, which is comfortably exceeded by its available investment and bank balances of £1,500,621. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability 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
• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00305704

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.

• NEWEY, Laurence Gordon — director, appointed 29/01/2014on trustee list
• ARCACHE, Diana — director, appointed 22/07/2013not on trustee list
• VALOCORE, Barbara Lynn O. — director, appointed 01/09/2012on trustee list
• VAN DER VELDE, Mintze, Mr. — director, appointed 01/09/2012not on trustee list
• FRASER, Derek — director, appointed 01/05/2006on trustee list
• MORGAN, Christine Peta — director, appointed 12/08/1998on trustee list
• PEULER, Peter Heinz — directoron trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~10.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 69.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTINE PETA MORGANchair
• BARBARA LYNN VALOCORE
• DEREK FRASER
• Laurence Gordon Newey
• MINTZE VAN DER VELDE
• MRS D N ARCACHE
• PETER HEINZ PEULER
• STEPHEN INNES WYNYARD NATION

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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