2025-12-31-accounts - The Primordial Foundation

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Trustees' Annual Report					for theperiod
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	Day 1	Month 1	Year 2025		Day 31	Month 12	Year 2025

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 Personal address redacted Postcode Redacted

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	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

March 2012

TAR

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
t rustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

March 2012

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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)	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”.
	Throughout 2025 our aim has been to further our primary objective of promoting the teachings of the pre-Socratics by introducing them to a far broader and more diverse audience than has hitherto been possible. In all our activities, the trustees have had constant regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. Following the publication of Peter Kingsley’s ground-breaking two-volume work ‘Catafalque’, and the highly acclaimed ‘A Book of Life’, the preservation of Dr Kingsley’s legacy has been one of our highest priorities. To this end, a team continues intensive 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. Additionally, the charity is working on the accurate archiving and editing of an extensive library of audio and video material focusing on the legacy of the pre-Socratic philosophers.

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

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”.

Throughout 2025 our aim has been to
further our primary objective of promoting
the teachings of the pre-Socratics by
introducing them to a far broader and more
diverse audience than has hitherto been
possible. In all our activities, the trustees
have had constant regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on
public benefit.
Following the publication of Peter
Kingsley’s ground-breaking two-volume
work ‘Catafalque’, and the highly
acclaimed ‘A Book of Life’, the
preservation of Dr Kingsley’s legacy has
been one of our highest priorities. To this
end, a team continues intensive 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. Additionally, the charity is
working on the accurate archiving and
editing of an extensive library of audio and
video material focusing on the legacy of
the pre-Socratic philosophers.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

March 2012

TAR

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

March 2012

TAR

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Talks, meetings and online activities have helped us make substantial progress in bringing the legacy of the ancient pre-Socratic philosophers to a wider audience than ever. Transcribing and editing work has also moved forward and is allowing us to anticipate the publication of new books, and recordings, in future.

March 2012

TAR

Section E Financial review We have a small arrw)unt of unrestricted fijnds available at the end of the reporting pericmj. (#jentlY this is £1246. We continue to seek for additional sources of funding. but may be forced to close the charity in 2026 tlmugh lad( of fijnds. Brief Statement of the charity's policy on reserves Dots11s of any funds matorlally in deficit No funds are materially in deficit Furthor flnanclal revlew dotalls (Optlonal InfomMtlon) You may choose to include additional infomiation. where relevant aksut.. the charity's prinopal sources of funds {induding any fvndraising); how expendtture has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investrnent policy adopted. Section F other optional infomiation Section G Declaration Tho trustsos do¢laro Ihat tY havo approvod tho trustoes, report abovo. Sign8d on haff of th8 charivs truste8S Signaturels JJLWN CRAWFORD WATSC THOMAS GRAY Full namelsl Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) THOMAS GFi4Y Date 1415r26 TAR March 2012

THE PRIMORDIAL FOUNDATION

1151187

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2025 31/12/2025

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £
Donations	10	-	-	10
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	10	-	-	10

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-			-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
				10

Computer and accessories	3,306	-	-	3,306
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**Sub total **	3,306	-	-	3,306

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end* CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
				3,306

	- 3,296	-	-	- 3,296
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	4,542	-	-	4,542
	1,246	- 1	-	1,246

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

Cash funds at end of the period Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £
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Slgne(I by one or trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signalure Print Name JLILNN CRAWFCIID WATS(*4 JULWN CRAVIFORD WATSON CCXX R4 8ccounts ISS)

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Last year

to the nearest £

- 5

CCXX R5 accounts (SS)

CCXX R6 accounts ISS)

Endowment funds to nearest £

Current value (optional)

When due (optional) 7

CCXX R7 accounts (SS)

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Date of
approval
14/05/2025
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CCXX R8 accounts (SS)