MAHARISHI SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 517958 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAHARISHI SCHOOL, NEW BEACON SCHOOL LIMITED
Primary and Secondary Education.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the trust reported a net movement in funds of £122,000, with total reserves increasing to £1,085,000. The trustees confirmed that current and future funding sources are adequate to meet the trust's needs for at least 12 months from the approval of the accounts. The audit opinion was unmodified, indicating the financial statements give a true and fair view.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Cooper Parry. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- DR IAN BRIAN BIRNBAUM OBEchair
- Audrey O'Neill
- Claire Latham
- Claire Winteringham
- Daniel Stephen McArthur-Greenall
- GWYNDAF EVANS · trustee of 1 other charity
- Julian Lees
- LISA VICKI WALTERS
- Laura Elizabeth Gaskell
- Lisa Edwards
- Louise McCloskey
- MAREANNA INGRAM
- Nathaniel William Toby Mercer
- RICHARD WILLIAM BUSWELL
- Rosemary Marriott
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MAHARISHI SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust reported a net movement in funds of £122,000, with total reserves increasing to £1,085,000. The trustees confirmed that current and future funding sources are adequate to meet the trust's needs for at least 12 months from the approval of the accounts. The audit opinion was unmodified, indicating the financial statements give a true and fair view. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry.
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