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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 1 2024 To 31 12 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The Primordial Foundation Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) CIO: 1151187 Charity's principal address 25 South Road Twickenham Postcode TW2 5NU

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Mark Osborne
Thomas Gray
Julian Watson

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
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Address		 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Address		 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

The Primordial Foundation is a Charitable Incorporation Organisation Type of governing document (CIO), registered on 11th March 2013. The CIO was established under a (eg. trust deed, constitution) Foundation Constitution dated 2nd March 2013. Charitable Incorporation Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a Trustee selection methods term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting (eg. appointed by, elected by) of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The CIO’s objects as set out in its constitution are: “To advance the education of the public in the spiritual and philosophical traditions underlying western civilisation as embodied especially in the teaching of the key pre-Socratic Greek philosophers and spiritual teachers Pythagoras, Parmenides and Empedocles”.

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Throughout 2024 our aim has been to further our primary objective of promoting the teachings of the pre-Socratics to a far broader and more diverse audience than has hitherto been possible.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Following the publication of Peter Kingsley’s ground-breaking twovolume work ‘Catafalque’ in 2018, the preservation of Dr Kingsley’s legacy has been one of our highest priorities. In addition to the production of various audio and video recordings centring on the legacy of the preSocratics, Dr Kingsley published a new work in 2021; A Book of Life, which was well received. He also published a paperback edition of Catafalque and he continues to work on a further book. Additionally, a team continues to work on transcribing past lectures and workshops with a view to creating an extra series of books and booklets for distribution both to college students and to members of the wider public.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Throughout 2024 our aim has been to further our primary objective of promoting the teachings of the pre-Socratics to a far broader and more diverse audience than has hitherto been possible. Following the publication of Peter Kingsley’s ground-breaking twovolume work ‘Catafalque’ in 2018, the preservation of Dr Kingsley’s legacy has been one of our highest priorities. In addition to the production of various audio and video recordings centring on the legacy of the preSocratics, Dr Kingsley published a new work in 2021; A Book of Life, which was well received. He also published a paperback edition of Catafalque and he continues to work on a further book. Additionally, a team continues to work on transcribing past lectures and workshops with a view to creating an extra series of books and booklets for distribution both to college students and to members of the wider public.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

We have a small amount of unrestricted funds available at the end of the reporting period, currently this is £4542. This should be more than sufficient to support The Primordial Foundations planned objectives in 2025. We continue to seek for additional sources of funding.

Details of any funds materially No funds are materially in deficit in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Dr Mark J Osborne Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 9/9/25

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THE PRIMORDIAL FOUNDATION THE PRIMORDIAL FOUNDATION THE PRIMORDIAL FOUNDATION 1151187 1151187 1151187 CC16a
For the period
from		 Period start date
01/01/2024		 To Period end date
31/12/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
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4,542
4,542		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
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-		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
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-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
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to the nearest £
Donations - -
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Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 - -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
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Computer and accessories -
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**Sub total ** - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
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4,542 - - 4,542 -
4,542 - - 4,542 -

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

10/09/2025

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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Cash funds at end of the period		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
4,542
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4,542
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Unrestricted
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to nearest £
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asset belongs
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asset belongs		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £
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Restricted
funds
to nearest £
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Cost (optional)
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Endowment
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
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Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities -
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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name Date of
approval
Mark Osborne 09/09/2025
accounts (SS) 2 10/09/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

10/09/2025