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Open Pathway Retreat Centre

Registered charity 800412 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DENTON REALIZATION HEALING CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST, SELF REALIZATION MEDITATION HEALING CENTRE T/A OPEN PATHWAY RETREAT CENTRE & TRAINING COLLEGE, SELF-REALIZATION MEDITATION HEALING CENTRE, Self Realization Meditation Healing Centre T/A Open Pathway Retreat Centre & Training College, THE SELF REALIZATION HEALING CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST

To serve the public good by promoting the study and practice of the art and science of Meditation and Natural Healing.

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Latest income
£577k
Latest spending
£746k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £169,352 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. While the trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and note that funding was adequate for current commitments, they explicitly state that this level of funding was not sustainable long term.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £159k)
“It is the policy of this charity to hold 3 months running costs in reserve to cover unforeseen emergencies. The level of reserves currently required is £45,000” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The level of funding during the year was adequate to support both the continuation of the charity's work and its financial commitments at the time, but was not sustainable long term.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£577k
Total spending
£746k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~18.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£577k£746k
31/01/2024£112k£371k
31/01/2023£110k£204k
31/01/2022£110k£219k
31/01/2021£110k£165k

Common questions

Is Open Pathway Retreat Centre financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £169,352 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. While the trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and note that funding was adequate for current commitments, they explicitly state that this level of funding was not sustainable long term. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of Open Pathway Retreat Centre earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PENHURST RETREAT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Open Pathway Retreat Centre£577kUnder £60,0000unclear—noted
PENHURST RETREAT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£221k—0below—no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF RETREAT CONDUCTORS FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
LAM RIM BUDDHIST CENTRE FY2025£127k—0below—no doubt
QUIET WATERS CHRISTIAN RETREAT HOUSE FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre LTD FY2024£591k—0unclear—no doubt

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