THE PRIMORDIAL FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1151187
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our current project ("The Primordial Wisdom Project") has been funded by a benefactor in the USA and is being led by one of the world's leading authorities on the pre-Socratic Greek philosophers. It aims to make the teachings of the pre-Socratics more widely accessible through worldwide research and collaboration with scholars, students, spiritual leaders and seekers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £0

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 March 2013: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr MARK JAMES OSBORNE Chair 05 February 2013
None on record
Julian Crawford Watson Trustee 15 August 2022
None on record
Thomas Gray Trustee 26 October 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £112.21k £1 £0 £0 £0
Total expenditure £112.34k £13 £591 £2.08k £0
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 21 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 21 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 13 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 13 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 13 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 01 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 02 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 11 Mar 2013

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITIONS UNDERLYING WESTERN CIVILIZATION AS EMBODIED ESPECIALLY IN THE TEACHINGS OF THE KEY PRE-SOCRATIC GREEK PHILOSOPHERS AND SPIRITUAL TEACHERS PYTHAGORAS, PARMENIDES AND EMPEDOCLES.

Contact information

Address:
25 South Road
Twickenham
TW2 5NU
Phone:
0208 977 3791
Email:
No information available
Website:

No information available