STONEWATER ZEN CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 289863 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KANZEON SANGHA AND ZEN PRACTICE CENTRE TRUST (ZPCT), ZEN PRACTICE CENTRE

PROVIDES MEDITATION AND TRAINING FOR ZEN BUDDHISM IN THE UK

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF ZEN BUDHISM

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 · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net cash surplus of £17,572 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £73,846. These reserves are being accumulated specifically to fund a deposit for the purchase of premises. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with the Charities Act and that no material issues affecting the financial position have come to their attention.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr DAVID LEONARD SCOTTchair
• Daniel Gallagher
• Joanne McMahon
• Lorena Rivero de Beer
• Paul Taylor
• Sarah Thwaites

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.