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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 1[st] January, 2024- period start date To: 31[st] December, 2024 - period end date Charity name: Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society CIO

Charity registration number: 1179324

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 The advancement of education for the public
benefit by promoting, sustaining and increasing
individual and collective knowledge of the works
and ideals of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi (1165-1240
CE), and those people who have perpetuated
them, by such means as the trustees think fit,
but including study, research, publication,
translation and communication of his written
works.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 The Digital Archive saw significant investment
in time and resources to establish a multi-user
database of Ibn Arabi’s manuscripts.
The Society published 2 volumes of its Journal.
The Society organised a series of 6 online
seminars and book launches.
The Education Programme organised 2 10-
week online courses and 2 weekends of
intensive online study. It also hosted an in-
person seminar in London, UK and a 5-day
Summer School in Spain.
The Society organised in-person symposia in
Cambridge, UK and in Murcia, Spain.
The MIAS Library Collection saw the addition of
important scholarly editions.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 The Society has considered the Commission’s
guidance on public benefit, specifically that
concerning the advancement of education.

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SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 The Society recognises that, after its internal
funding commitments have been met, funding
external projects is an important way to expand
its activities and support valuable work being
undertaken to enhance the understanding of
Ibn Arabi and his teaching.
Grants to projects are made in conformity with
the Society’s Charitable Objects and are

considered in the context of the Society’s Business Plan and Budget Priorities. The sustainability and long-term goals of the project are important considerations. Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 The Society’s library
The library which is held at the Woolf Institute,
Cambridge continued to be widely used by
scholars and students of Ibn Arabi. Newly
published volumes were added.
Education Programme
The Education Team’s online programme was
well attended by those new to Ibn Arabi and
those wishing to deepen their study. The
intensive weekend courses, designed to
introduce Ibn Arabi to newcomers, attracted
many students who then continued to develop
their study by joining the 10-week courses.
Cognisant of the need for in-person events to
foster learning, the Team organised 2 face-to-
face events: a 1-day seminar in London and a
5-day summer school in Spain. The latter
featured workshops, study groups and
opportunities for creative engagement in the
places where Ibn Arabi lived and travelled.
The_Creative Encounters with Ibn Arabi_blog
continued to publish a wide selection of creative
work made by students participating in the
Education Programme.
Online seminars
The Society’s online seminar programme
continued to welcome international scholars to
share their research into Ibn Arabi and
encourage audiences to engage during
question-and-answer sessions. Events such as
these support research which, in turn, informs
and enlarges the community of those interested
in Ibn Arabi’s teaching.
Symposia
The Society ran a 1-day symposium in
Cambridge, featuring speakers from Italy and
the UK. It was an opportunity for attendees to

meet with the speakers to discuss Ibn Arabi and his legacy in today’s world. A 2-day symposium was run in Murcia, Spain - Ibn Arabi’s birthplace. The event featured talks and workshops focussing on music, poetry and art. Attendees were encouraged to write and create artworks of their own. Digital Archive Work continued to create a multi-user database from the Society’s unique and unparalleled collection of attributed manuscripts. This will provide researchers, from around the world, with authenticated manuscripts from which to produce critical editions. Grants The Society continued to support the translation of Al-Futuhat al-Makkiyah, (The Openings Revealed in Makkah). This is the first time an English translation and commentary has been made of all 37 volumes of Ibn Arabi’s magnum opus . The importance of translating the whole work into English, for future scholarship and learning, cannot be over- estimated. Social Media The MIAS YouTube channel (7,331 subscribers) continued to publish videos of the online seminars, enabling a wider audience to access the talks and study at their leisure. MIAS Facebook Group (18,075 followers) remains a focal point for discussion and information about Ibn Arabi.

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Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period		 Para 1.21 The Society’s financial position was sound at
the end of 2024. It had nearly £49,000 of
Unrestricted funds, which may be applied to
any purpose of the Society, and over £286,000
of Restricted funds, which represent money
which has been donated to the Society for a
specific purpose, and may only be used for that
purpose. The Society had no financial debt, and
limited forward commitments.
A large proportion of the Society’s Restricted
funds was received in a single donation, and by
the end of 2024 it had been transferred to a
separate deposit account, paying higher
interest. The interest appears in the Receipts
column of these accounts. In 2025 the capital
has been put in the care of an investment
manager, making payments to the Society.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 Reserves are that part of the Society's
unrestricted funds that are set aside to spend
on unforeseen and exceptional circumstances,
providing they fall within the Society’s charitable
purposes. The Society’s Reserves Policy was
last reviewed in June 2025.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 The Society holds £25,000 in cash as a reserve
fund (out of the £155,682 cash in Restricted
Funds).
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22
Details of fund materially
in deficit		 Para 1.24 Neither in 2024 (nor to date in 2025) is any of
the Society’s funds materially in deficit.
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern		 Para 1.23 Neither was there in 2024 (nor to date in 2025)
any obvious threat to the Society continuing as
a going concern.

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds
(including any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funding for its
activities are annual Membership subscriptions
and general Donations. The Journal has
important income arising from annual
subscriptions purchased by universities,
receipts from resale of past issues, and
contributions to pre-print costs by the Society in
the USA. Courses run by MIAS Education have
income from course fees which cover the
majority of tuition costs. Since it became a
Charity, the Society has benefitted from
generous donations to its Restricted funds, and
did so again in 2024. Money from the
Restricted funds is most often used for special
projects, though in 2024 it helped the Society
meet rising pre-print costs of the Journal, the
increase being a result of fewer services being
provided by volunteers. The Society does not
engage in substantial fundraising.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 The Trustees are committed to an ethical
investment strategy. To this end, they
recognise the requirement to take into account
all relevant financially material considerations
for the charity assets and requires the
Investment Manager to implement and explain
how this is carried out.
The investment Manager (Castlefield) employs
its proprietary responsible investment process
in order to meet this obligation. This process
considers environmental, social and
governance (ESG) factors alongside traditional
business and financial metrics when making
investment decisions.
A description of the
principal risks facing the
charity		 Para 1.46 Lack of people with time, skills and experience
to take over financial positions within the CIO.
This has been addressed in 2025 with some
progress made.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)
Para 1.25		 Constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 CIO–Foundation formed on 25 July 2018
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25 Election of trustees is by a resolution passed at
a properly convened meeting of the charity
trustees, as detailed in the Society’s
Constitution, clauses: 9; 10; 12 and 13.

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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees		 Para 1.51 The following policies, which comply with
Gov.UK guidance for charities, have been
written and ratified by the Board: Finance,
Complaints, Conflict of Interest, Gifts and
Grants, Investments, Reserves, Risk
Management, Privacy (data protection),
Safeguarding, Social-Media and Volunteers.
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51
Relationship with any
related parties		 Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society CIO
Other name the charity uses MIAS
Registered charity number 1179324
Charity’s principal address MHA
4 Foundation Park
Roxborough Way
MAIDENHEAD
Berkshire
SL6 3UD
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12		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of
person
(or body)
entitled
to
appoint
trustee
(if any)
L D Barratt Appointed July2018
M E Cass Appointed July2018
David Hornsby Appointed January2022
Anne-Marie Morrisey Appointed January 2022
Katherine Randall Appointed January 2022
Aishah Safdar Appointed November
2022
C Twinch Retired July2024
R W Twinch Appointed July2018
F Youakim Appointed April 2021
Omar Zein Appointed November
2022

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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Richard Twinch Position (eg Trustee Secretary, Chair, etc) Treasurer Date 26/10/2025

Charity Name
Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society CIO		 Charity Name
Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society CIO		 Charity Name
Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society CIO		 Charity Name
Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society CIO		 Charity Name
Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society CIO		 No (if any)
1179324		 No (if any)
1179324		 No (if any)
1179324		 CC16a
For the period
from		 01/01/24
Period start date		 To Period end date
31/12/24
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
2 114
4 539
-
7 024
5 124
7 697
4 416
510
1 905
33 329
-
-
-
33 329		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
-
11 000
-
-
6 131
-
-
-
-
17 131
-
-
-
17 131		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
2 114
15 539
-
7 024
11 255
7 697
4 416
510
1 905
50 460
-
-
-
50 460
2 930
2 798
1 158
1 781
2 728
3 638
11 080
4 660
4 630
200
527
1 200
548
37 878
125 000
-
125 000
162 878
- 112 418		 Last year
to the nearest £
Books 2 114 2 692
Donations 4 539 123 516
Gift Aid - 3 137
Interest 7 024 2 586
Journal 5 124 4 669
MembershipSubscriptions 7 697 7 288
Online Courses 4 416 1 882
Online Events 510 877
Faceto Face events 1 905 -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 33 329 146 647
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
146 647

CIO,Accounting,Insurance		 2 930 - - 2 930 2 744
Membership,Office 2 798 - - 2 798 2 601
Bank charges,Paypal fees 1 158 - - 1 158 924
Internet,Website development 1 781 - - 1 781 1 029
Booksales,Postage 2 728 - - 2 728 1 992
Grants,Prizes 2 038 1 600 - 3 638 10 805
Journalproduction,Postage 4 949 6 131 - 11 080 7 073
MIAS Education courses 4 660 - - 4 660 2 893
Face to face events 4 630 4 630
Online events 200 - - 200 1 506
Training 527 527
Archive Project - 1 200 1 200
Library 548 548 2 040
**Sub total **
28 947 8 931 - 37 878 33 607
-
-
-

28 947
4 382
- 600
50 807
54 589		 125 000
-
125 000
133 931
- 116 800
600
271 882
155 682		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Investmentpurchase -
-
**Sub total ** - -
-
Total payments 28 947 33 607
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
4 382 - 116 800 - - 112 418 113 040
- 600 600 - - -
50 807 271 882 - 322 689 209 649
54 589 155 682 - 210 271 322 689

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B1 Cash funds		 Signature
Details
Details
Library of printed books
Digital image copies of manuscripts
Software catalogue of manuscripts
Details
Restricted Investments
Details
Stock of printed journals
Cash at Bank
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
54 589
155 682
-
-
-
-
54 589
155 682
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
300
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Adnan-Fattal Gift
125 000
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Unrestricted funds
-
Unrestricted funds
-
Unrestricted funds
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Richard Twinch		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
123 201
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
Richard Twinch 26 Oct. 2025

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Muhyiddin IBN Arabi Society CIO

On accounts for the year 31 December 2024 Charity no 1179324 ended (if any) Set out on pages As attached (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 28 October 2025

Signed: Name: Carina Ralfs Relevant professional FCA qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: MHA, Building 4, Foundation Park, Roxborough Way, Maidenhead, SL6 3UD

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

N/A

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