# The Metta Centre for Trauma Therapy

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1182200
- **Other names:** MEET IN OXFORD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 25, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1182200


## Contact

- **Address:** 43 ST. GILES, OXFORD
- **Postcode:** OX1 3LW
- **Phone:** 07887248485
- **Email:** admin@themettacentrefortraumatherapy.org
- **Website:** www.themettacentrefortraumatherapy.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO ISTO RELIEVE THE MENTAL DISTRESS OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN OXFORDSHIRE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES BY THE PROVISION OF THE TRAUMA FOCUSED THERAPIES KNOWN AS EMDR AND THE ENERGY PSYCHOTHERAPIES WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO PERSONS OF LIMITED MEANS BY WAY OF FREE OR SUBSIDISED TREATMENT

**Activities:** The Metta Centre was founded over ten years ago to make specialist trauma therapy accessible to those who need it most. Our clients are among the most vulnerable people in Oxfordshire, those who do not have the means to pay private fees and cannot access the support they need through the NHS. Today, we provide over 500 hours of low-cost or free therapy for up to 50 clients a year.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £68127 | £55499 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £15771 | £30278 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £4230 | £20948 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £13159 | £19774 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £83058 | £16587 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Deborah Humphrey — appointed Sept. 25, 2023
- Jo Ann Black — appointed Oct. 17, 2022
- Joanna Colonsay Clare Astor — appointed Jan. 23, 2026
- NANCY LEE BROWNER — appointed Feb. 25, 2019
- Tobias Low — appointed Sept. 25, 2023