MAHARISHI FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Overdue
Charity type: Other
Registered: 16 October 1975
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,839,811
Latest expenditure: £2,225,818
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Maharishi Peace Palace, Gardenia Close, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2GX

Website recorded by the regulator: uk.tm.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Advancement of the education of the public by: 1) Offering courses of instruction to the public that will promote the mental and creative development of the individual, including Transcendental Meditation and related advanced techniques. 2) Establishing, conducting and maintaining an institution of further education and additional educational facilities. 3) Making grants to other charities.

03 Official extract

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

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: 31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,839,811
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,225,818

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: 16 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,337,073
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,510,823

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: 24 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,273,964
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,518,463

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: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,193,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,473,732

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,839,811
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,225,818
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 16 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,337,073
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,510,823
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,273,964
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,518,463
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,193,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,473,732
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £70,985
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 5 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,398,456
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,526,507
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £65,983
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 31 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 373523
Income Other Trading Activities: 640439
Income Charitable Activities: 802557
Income Investments: 23292
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1839811
Income Legacies: 12500
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £514,184
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,711,634
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2225818
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 279257
Expenditure Governance: 35000
Expenditure Support Costs: 747753
Expenditure Depreciation: 150151
Gain Loss Investment: 16235
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,990,050
Assets Total Fixed: 6124143
Assets Own Use: 6113852
Assets Long Term Investment: 10291
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £368,032
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,082,120
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,410,055
Creditors One Year Total Current: 518304
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1563816
Assets Cash: £247,332
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2990050
Funds Restricted: 1420005
Funds Total: 4410055
Count Employees: 26
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 16 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 598214
Income Other Trading Activities: 586990
Income Charitable Activities: 1124812
Income Investments: 7057
Income Other: 20000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2337073
Income Legacies: 119083
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £596,988
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,913,835
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2510823
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 93933
Expenditure Governance: 35000
Expenditure Support Costs: 787425
Expenditure Depreciation: 29212
Gain Loss Investment: 7057
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 1373370
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,109,292
Assets Total Fixed: 6279077
Assets Own Use: 35799
Assets Long Term Investment: 6243278
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £643,799
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,126,814
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,796,062
Creditors One Year Total Current: 540640
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1586174
Assets Cash: £508,415
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3109292
Funds Restricted: 1686770
Funds Total: 4796062
Count Employees: 23
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 656302
Income Other Trading Activities: 554433
Income Charitable Activities: 1060950
Income Investments: 2279
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2273964
Income Legacies: 208241
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £677,230
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,841,233
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2518463
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 179965
Expenditure Governance: 45776
Expenditure Support Costs: 700231
Expenditure Depreciation: 159054
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 5025881
Assets Own Use: 5015590
Assets Long Term Investment: 10291
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £730,891
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,160,330
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,596,442
Creditors One Year Total Current: 521093
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1639237
Assets Cash: £627,865
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -989686
Funds Restricted: 4586128
Funds Total: 3596442
Count Employees: 32
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 499517
Income Other Trading Activities: 714865
Income Charitable Activities: 971821
Income Investments: 7008
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2193211
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,719,728
Expenditure Other: 754004
Expenditure Total: 2473732
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 164261
Expenditure Governance: 35461
Expenditure Support Costs: 719492
Expenditure Depreciation: 163853
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 5161682
Assets Own Use: 5151391
Assets Long Term Investment: 10291
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £878,918
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,199,659
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,840,941
Creditors One Year Total Current: 909482
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1290177
Assets Cash: £719,943
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -518797
Funds Restricted: 4359738
Funds Total: 3840941
Count Employees: 37
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 5 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 561608
Income Other Trading Activities: 944723
Income Charitable Activities: 885328
Income Investments: 6797
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2398456
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,670,789
Expenditure Other: 855718
Expenditure Total: 2526507
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 131480
Expenditure Governance: 82789
Expenditure Support Costs: 775922
Expenditure Depreciation: 183690
Gain Loss Investment: -110
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 5342379
Assets Own Use: 5332088
Assets Long Term Investment: 10291
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £880,833
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,101,750
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,121,462
Creditors One Year Total Current: 719669
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1382081
Assets Cash: £668,629
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -245765
Funds Restricted: 4367227
Funds Total: 4121462
Count Employees: 43
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
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: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MAHARISHI FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1975-10-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 29/08/1975AS AMENDED ON 31/07/1979AS AMENDED ON 16/05/1993AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 07 JUL 2016
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, MEETINGS, CLASSES AND OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES; AND (2) TO DEVELOP THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, CREATIVE AND/OR SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, IN PARTICULAR IN ALL ASPECTS OF MAHARISHI VEDIC SCIENCE, INCLUDING TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION AND ITS ADVANCED PROGRAMMES, AS TAUGHT BY MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 333219
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: WORLD GOVERNMENT OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT GREAT BRITAIN

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures