THE INTERNATIONAL HERMENEUTIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 263101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The IHS exists to make known and propagate hermeneutic techniques and disciplines so that mankind might better understand itself. Hermeneutics is the science of interpretation, discovery and communication of the teachings of world scriptures. We run Tan-y-Garth Hall Retreat in North Wales to provide practical opportunities for people to explore & apply such works for improving personal wellbeing.

Objects

TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND STUDY INTO SPIRITUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCOVERING PRINCIPLES FOR THE PRACTICAL IMPROVEMENT AND THE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF MANKIND AND TO TEACH AND OTHERWISE PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE DISSEMINATION TO THE PUBLIC OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND STUDY AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO PROVIDE LIBRARIES STUDY CENTRES AND OTHER SUITABLE PLACES WHERE SUCH RESEARCH STUDY TEACHING ANDDISSEMINATION AS AFORESAID MAY BE CONDUCTED OR CARRIED ON.

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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £3,367 for the year, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted net assets from £746,361 to £742,994. Despite this loss and significant drops in grant and course income, the Trustees consider the financial position healthy, citing sufficient free reserves and successful management of cash flow through cost-cutting and strategic shifts in accommodation trading.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• LEEON WONGchair
• Ken Lowe
• Sara Goode

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).