Know Thyself as Soul — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 29 March 1994
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £13,806
Latest expenditure: £8,589
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 7 WESTDOWN DRIVE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8HU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.holosophic.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promoting the overall wellbeing of people at the level of:Body-Serving people in our communities, caring for our environment and adopting a healthy lifestyle.Mind-Raising a deepened understanding of what being a human is. Being aware of ourselves, how we think and how we act.Soul-Realising one's core element of existence, the soul, through meditation and promoting the teachings of Sant Mat.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,806
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,589

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £23,991
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,983

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £8,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,603

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,910
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,456

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £10,099
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,308

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,806
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,589
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £23,991
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,983
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £10,099
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,308
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Leicestershire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Know Thyself as Soul
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1994-03-29T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 03/03/1994AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 29/11/1997AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 02/09/2001AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 09 MAR 2024 as amended on 03 Mar 2026
Charitable Objects: THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”)TO ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALL PEOPLE AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THOSE OBJECTS THE CHARITY SHALL:(I) ENCOURAGE DEVOTION TO GOD IN ALL FORMS;(II) PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE TEACHINGS OF SANT BALJIT SINGH, SPIRITUAL MASTER, FOR THE SPIRITUAL AND MORAL UPLIFTMENT OF MANKIND, AND TO PROMOTE THE TEACHINGS OF THE SAINTS AND SPIRITUAL MASTERS OF ALL TIMES, BY AMONG OTHER THINGS, TEACHING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING AN ETHICAL AND SPIRITUAL LIFE AND OF BEING PART OF A SPIRITUAL CONGREGATION;(III) ENCOURAGE, ORGANISE AND IMPLEMENT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES WITH LOVE AND KINDNESS TO ALL LIVING BEINGS, AND IN PARTICULAR TO THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE, AIMED AT IMPROVING THEIR SITUATION IN LIFE;(IV) ASSIST ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE ABSOLUTE AND OF THE WORD OF GOD WITHIN THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORSHIP, PRAYER, MEDITATION AND INSTRUCTION AND THUS BY REVERING GOD HELP ALL PEOPLE TO REACH A BETTER SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND TO CREATE HARMONY IN THE WORLD AND WITH GOD AND RECONNECT THE SOUL OF MAN TO GOD;(V) PUBLISH THE WORKS OF THE PRESENT SPIRITUAL MASTER BALJIT SINGH AND FORMER SPIRITUAL MASTERS INCLUDING SANT THAKAR SINGH AND SANT KIRPAL SINGH;(VI) ORGANISE NON-DENOMINATIONAL SPIRITUAL MEETINGS (SATSANGS) AND RETREATS OPEN TO ALL THE PUBLIC IN ENGLAND AND WALES;(VII) AID AND ASSIST THE VARIOUS SATSANG LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN THEIR ROLES AS CONGREGATIONAL LEADERS AND IN THE CONDUCT OF THEIR DEVOTIONAL SERVICES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 315179
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE HOLOSOPHIC SOCIETY UK

Charity Name Id: 315200
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE KIRPAL LIGHT SATSANG SOCIETY (UK)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures