OSCR Scottish charity profile

Findhorn Foundation

ActiveCharity number SC007233
Registered3 May 1972
Main locationMoray
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC007233
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
IV36 3TZ
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OSCR note: This charity intends to wind up and transfer its assets and liabilities to the SCIO Findhorn Foundation SCIO SC051938. Findhorn Foundation SCIO SC051938 was established to replace Findhorn Foundation SC007233

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Findhorn Foundation is currently winding down and disposing of assets. It will wind up once all assets have been disposed of. The following describes its activities while it was operating: The Findhorn Foundation is dedicated to embodying the core truths at the heart of all faiths. Our transformative experiences inspire individuals to rediscover their inner spiritual wisdom and uncover their true life’s purpose. As a spiritual organisation that recognises the Sacred within nature around us, we promote environmental protection, ecological conservation and sustainability. It is our mission to provide transformative experiences that serve the world, by actively living and sharing the following spiritual practices every day: Inner Listening - we practice mindfulness and meditation to open up to our own spiritual wisdom. Co-creation with Nature - we work consciously to co-create with nature’s intelligence. Love in Action - we bring love into everything we do to create a better world.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Trust is constituted for charitable purposes only and subject thereto the purposes and objects of the Trust are:- 3.1 the advancement of religion and religious studies and practices by education, embodiment and demonstration of the validity of the essential truths of all religious, spiritual and interfaith teaching and by such means to encourage and help those who sincerely seek, by increasing their knowledge and the development of their being to achieve a greater understanding of the purpose and spiritual nature of life. 3.2 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement by recognition of the presence of spirit within nature and the interdependence of all forms of life, to further the conservation, sustainability and preservation of the natural environment by such means as the Trustees shall in their discretion think fit, including education and demonstration of the harmonious and cooperative relationship between humanity and all other forms of life. 3.3 the advancement of holistic education and service for the benefit of all people, in the areas of spiritual and personal development, environmental awareness and community development, through demonstration and by informing, inspiring and enabling individuals and groups to experience and practise sustainable ways of living. and 3.4 any other charitable purpose as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion determine.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£1,116,345£2,024,061012 December 2025
31 March 2024£2,447,210£3,208,918024 June 2025
31 March 2023£2,318,951£3,524,839014 November 2024
31 March 2022£3,150,636£3,281,311029 November 2023
31 January 2021£3,120,925£2,548,999029 October 2021

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
Findhorn Foundation, The Park, Findhorn, Forres, Moray
Website supplied to OSCR
www.findhorn.org/findhorn-foundation-trust
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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