## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/08/2024 Period start date To 31/07/2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: StoneWater Zen Centre Trust** ## **Charity registration number: 289863** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote, nurture and develop the
practice and transmission of the Zen
Buddhist tradition through meditation, study,
precepts, Buddhist psychology and
stewardship of a training centre open to all
regardless of gender, race or sexuality.
StoneWater Zen Trust is founded on the
teachings and practice of the Zen tradition
as transmitted through the lineage of
Tenshin Fletcher Roshi, Abbot, Yokoji Zen
Mountain Center and his successors. Its
aims will be realised through a regular
meditation instruction for the local and wider
community.| |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|●
Supports a teacher in White Plum
lineage, David Keizan Scott Sensei,
who provides support for Zen
Buddhism in UK, both to individuals
& groups, and ensures growth of
Maezumi Roshi’s and Tenshin
Roshi’s lineage in the UK
●
Manages the StoneWater Zen Centre
Liverpool
●
Supports StoneWater Zen Lakes
Centre
●
Provides instruction and advice for
beginners to Zen meditation practice
in Liverpool
and beyond, both personally and by
email
●
Supports and develops the Zen
practice of experienced students from
across the UK, both per- sonally and
byemail.Jukai,Tokoudo and Shusso| **----- Start of picture text -----**
Hossin ceremonies are scheduled as
required.
● Supports Zen groups across UK
including London, West Yorkshire,
Kent, Northamptonshire & Sheffield
●
Brings noted UK & international
teachers to our UK retreats
●
Supports Zen Buddhism in UK (and
beyond) through our website
offering advice & support to
individuals & groups
●
Makes & provides meditation
equipment e.g. mats & cushions to
associated groups
●
Offers outreach work including talks
& meditation sessions for school
students & conferences, supports
practitioners working in prisons, and
is developing contacts with local
community projects in Liverpool.
Represents Zen Buddhism at multifaith
events in Merseyside & across UK
During Covid Stonewater Zen Centre set up
a six day a week Zoom schedule of morning
and evening guided meditations , dharma
talks and personal interviews to support our
own community and any other folk wanting
this service and or needing support. It was
very successful and we have continued with
this service post Covid and in parallel to our
normal none virtual schedules and retreat
programmes.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees have had regard to the
whether the trustees have guidance issued by the Charity Commission
had regard to the guidance on public benefit.
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**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|**Regular activities**
**_The following is a list of weekly_**
**_zazen sessions:_**
●
At the Liverpool zendo 6 times per
week
●
At the home of a senior practitioner
in Liverpool once per month
●
In London, West Yorkshire, Kent,
Northamptonshire & Sheffield at
least once per week with additional
sessions organised by local group
leaders
**_In addition:_**
• A monthly 'A Time to Talk'
support group
• Monthly classes for beginner
practitioners in Liverpool • Themed
workshops
• A Whats App sitting group
**_Residential retreats are organised as_**
**_follows:_**
●
Twice yearly retreats at Crosby Hall
for practitioners from across the UK
and beyond, with sub- sidised places
for people on low incomes
●
An annual Rohatsu retreat either in
the Lakes Zendo or the Liverpool
Zendo
●
At least three 'Retreat to the City’
themed events in the Liverpool
Zendo
●
A month long Shusso training retreat
in the Lakes Zendo
**_Other ongoing activities include:_**| - Maintaining and updating the StoneWaterZen.org website including posting practitioners written articles relating the their zen practice in everyday life - ● Producing a regular themed e- newsletter - ● Recording and uploading dharma talks so they are available for the sangha both in the UK and abroad - ● Developing policies as required - ● Maintaining the archive ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|There was a net cash surplus of £17,572 for
the year and unrestricted reserves at 31
July 2025 of £73,846| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are being built up towards a
deposit to purchase premises| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£73,846| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |||| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**| |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|**Initially invited by David Scott and Abbot**
**Fletcher**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |||| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name StoneWater Zen Centre Trust
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 289863
Charity’s principal address 13 Hope Street
Liverpool
L1 9NQ
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Names of the charity trustees who**
**manage the charity**||| |---|---|---|---| |1
2
3
4
5
6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**| ||David Keizan Scott|Chairman|| ||Paul Taylor||| ||Joanne McMahon||| ||Lorena Rivero de Beer||Appointed 25 July2025| ||Sarah Thwaites||Appointed 25 July2025| ||Daniel Gallagher||Appointed 25 July2025| ||||| – 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 Spiritual Advisor** Charles Teshin Fletcher ## **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)** David Keizan Scott **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chairman **Date** 31/05/26 **----- Start of picture text -----**
STONEWATER ZEN CENTRE TRUST 289863
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/08/2024 31/07/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
DONATIONS 80,561 - - 80,561 73,015
RENT 9,264 - - 9,264 17,165
GIFT AID TAX 16,491 - - 16,491 7,858
COVID GRANTS - - - -
- - - - -
106,316 - - 106,316 98,038
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 106,316 - - 106,316 98,038
A3 Payments
SESSHIN EXPENSES 21,788 - - 21,788 14,800
RENT 3,800 - - 3,800 4,191
REPAIRS AND EQUIPMENT 6,133 - - 6,133 22,487
CEREMONIAL EXPENSES - - - -
DONATIONS 2,012 - - 2,012 2,267
WEBSITE EXPENSES 4,728 - - 4,728 4,034
SUNDRY EXPENSES 260 - - 260 101
TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE 4,450 - - 4,450 3,228
SERVICE CHARGE AND CLEANING 17,085 - - 17,085 16,140
INSURANCE 323 - - 323 560
P P and S 215 - - 215 308
STAFF COSTS 13,200 - - 13,200 15,690
RATES 1,350 - - 1,350 1,250
LEASEHOLD PROPERTY EXPENSES 13,400 13,400 31,081
-
- - - - -
Sub total 88,744 - - 88,744 116,137
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 88,744 - - 88,744 116,137
Net of receipts/(payments) 17,572 - - 17,572 -18,099
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 56,274 - - 56,274 74,373
Cash funds this year end 73,846 - - 73,846 56,274
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 31/05/2026 1 ||Period end date
01/08/2024
31/07/2025
**STONEWATER ZEN CENTRE TRUST**
**289863**
**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**|Period end date
01/08/2024
31/07/2025
**STONEWATER ZEN CENTRE TRUST**
**289863**
**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**|Period end date
01/08/2024
31/07/2025
**STONEWATER ZEN CENTRE TRUST**
**289863**
**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Section B Statement of**|**assets and liabilities at the end of the**||**period**|| |**Categories**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
Cash at Bank
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**73,846**
**-**
**-**
**73,846**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 31/05/2026 2 |Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|Period end date
01/08/2024
31/07/2025
**STONEWATER ZEN CENTRE TRUST**
**289863**
**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**1,750**
**199**
**139**
**100**
**50**
**35**
**514**
**54**
**150**
**567**
**14,495**
**130**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**

Signature
Print Name
David Keizan Scott
**Details**
Creditors
**Details**
Computer Equipment
P A System
Altar
Fridge
Ladders
Dehumidifier
iPad
Gazebo
Speaker
Bunk Beds
Vacuum Cleaner
Motor Vehicle|**CC16a**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
31/05/26| |---|---|---| CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 31/05/2026 3 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name StoneWater Zen Centre Trust **members of On accounts for the** 31/07/25 **Charity no 289683 year ended Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) **Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation **responsibilities of** of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an **trustees and examiner** audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed. ## It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. **Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with **examiner’s statement** general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. **Independent examiner's** In connection with my examination, no matter has come **statement** to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: **IER** to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Date: 31 May 2026** **Name:** N Hughes **Relevant professional** ACCA **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** Granite Buildings 6 Stanley Street Liverpool L1 6AF ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.(E.g. accounting records have not been kept in accordance with s132 of the Charities’ Act 2011 and those accounts do not comply with the requirements of the 2008 Regulations setting out the form and content of charity accounts; any material expenditure or action which appears not to be in accordance with the trusts of the charity; any failure to be provided with information and explanations by any past or present trustee, officer or employee; and any material consistency between the accounts and the trustees’ annual report.) 2 **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **IER**