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Hart Knowe Trust Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31st October 2024

Hart Knowe Trust Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 st October 2024 Tru$t8èsNAnnual R•pwl and Adminislration Know• Trust was Constilu￿ as 8 Scdbsh Ch8rilable Organis8trJn lTh).SC044303) tyt 8 Ocfr)b8r 2013 and is govwwj by its rAJnstilulion. Th8 tharity is made up of ils trustees who ar8 the men￿r8. They are aue appoint further trustees lo serve until the fclkn¥I￿ Annuat Gewal Meeting wth all the trusteesmusl retire from offu bui are elbJibk for wlection. Th" FriricIF81 aadress o,, -.he ctriaiily s Hart 1<no￿e. Eskda18nwlr. Langholn Dumfrl8sÉhlre DH13 OQH. ts of the Chari The ¢hwity wa3 jet up b thot they will. in lum, bc abl_ to b= to wli8e VIBt<￿ to help othors in such a way man ctygct of Ht l<n¢we Tnjst 1$ adVan￿￿t of ulu(kn. provldng oppOrt￿ltseS f traning and th8 development of human ￿t￿lia1 to imrmve th& quality of indtvi(hJaLs' own li￿$ and enable them to help othpJs. It ig also estsblished lo r8lieve pOv￿tyand (Istress. and advance comrnunity d￿￿0pment by assisting ￿)lUntary organisations, thaiilies and olher social enterpris￿ to further the￿ effectl¥er￿$s. Adivrtie DurirYJ the year Hart Knuwe Tnjst contirrt￿d lo give 9rts aThJ financ4al S￿pOrt to in¢Jividuals and organisations to further edwtional OFfthunits8s. to poNpty and to asslst chantles develop their capacty. The (anty also prowdgj a￿ce and mentorlrYJ kn fvrther mirKffuln8ss and other Jucational opportunioes and coniinu&J wfjth W0J￿1¥ in Bi)dlw. India. wakfrnl Mindfulness Iransfonns pwle's INes: ethanthg their abw to face lff8'5 chall8nges and h81ixng them to achleve more than they Imaglned. Hart Knowe Trust 5UPPK)rts mindfulness traning beGause we ale aware of rt empowers wple lo lake reSFrtr￿th1lty lor ththr ovm INes. and it lends to awaken asp¥aticfft to help others. Imoyalio in Mindftdness Since 2022. when launchwl th8 first'lnrwali￿s in Mithlngss Awgrds. thè Hart TnBt has been working t•rith The Mindlulness lniknats.ve Iwvw.themirKffiJlnessinitiative.LYgl. a leadAng UK based organisalion. Our shared puw 15 to make the t)8nefits d mindfulness ac£essitrAè to all Braas ol swety 1htt)￿h er£our8ging and SUPFQrting inncNation and creatwity in the fld of mhdftJln8ss.

Hart Knowe Trust Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 Tru•t•e•' Annual R•pcrt (¢onilnu•dl In 2023 we developed a new websile Innovati(￿ n Mindlulness to ￿￿Ote the Innovati￿9 in Mindfulness Awards, to provide resources and to establish a c(xnmunity of mindfulness innovators (vMW.in￿atiOns1nMirthlneS5.Qr9l. In 2024 we SponS￿ed the ￿"InnOVaIl0ns in mIndfv￿nesS Awards wilh the alm of celebrating achievements and encourwng innovative approths hetpHig indiwdu and c£ffimunities who currently do not have aecess to high qualty m￿)ruIne$S training. Innovations in MiThJlulness finalists itxauded: BAMI Boxing Mindfvlness for Inf￿ ctty yOLrth groups fr(wn Mlndfvjl Peak Perfornance Mindfulness 88sad TrainKo for 81POC CfAnmunities from the Urban Mindfulness Foundgtion Take Back Your Lrfe (TBYLI frcvn the Globg Crynmunity Proje Radical Self-care (R8dSecl from Rainbow MirKI Look Agaln evKlenc&based mindful photography m8thtylokJJy Peer 2 Peer free rnindfuSness CQUfSeS a(Th thè Scottish Bc￿er The MI￿lfUl Prathce Programm8 for GPS tximary care staff Mindfulness for Refugees and A$￿uM seekers Mindful WelH)8ing as we Age frcffl CLME and University of thè 3 Skn'x Mindtulnfjss handhokj technokngy $UpF￿n9 rwJr(xlNerg8nt chddren's emotional regulation rl Y Treasu As a result of Ouf involvement with vwK)us mindfulness prciects. Vin Harris. a Trustee and cTrfounder of Ihe Hart Knowg Trust twame I￿S￿lY aware of the potential ben8ffts that can be achieved through helpirMJ rneditation teacws c4)nnect ￿th groups aTrJ indi￿$ vtho may have thcwht that meditation was not ts them. On behalf of Hart Knowe Trust. Vin Harri5 has created a piC￿eering enterprise tralnlng programme for mindfulness teachers ¢alled "Sharing Your Treasure". This unique woJramme helps people exF4ore sustaina1￿e ways to tum thew heart-felt aspirathins into effective &tion. Sharlng Your Treasure has been delivered ￿ wisatK)ns ThJLKllng: Tergar- an intemational m￿ltatIOn ccYnmurMty The Mindfulness IniliatNe- an organis8￿1 dwmpioniNd the inner dimonston of x(4al change. Tergar Instrtule- an ed￿1￿7￿31 o￿lege In Nepal Lvklging tradhkn and InTh)vatkn. We are curr8nUy in the pr¢xess of d8V8loping the"Sharing Your Treasure Workbook.. a resource for mindfulness teacher5 to serve as a prxtral guide. offering framewoths and insights io navigate the evolving landscape of mindlulness trairung.

Hart Knowe Trust Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 Trnsts•s' Annual R•port (conllnu•d) Com s•lo n Actlon Hart Knowe Trust continues to financial support for the distriiyjlion of humanitartan aid to peop Irling in Bc4Jhgaya, Bihar. cne of the [￿e$l regK)ns of India. Allhough Truslee$ have not been able to visit the pyojects thi5 year, we have sent trusted representstives to India each winter to review the Sxisling proJerAs and to find out wthat morewe c8n do lo tmjikl on tho f￿ndatIonS that hav6 bean 85tablished. The l)d has been dislributed by Ihe"Swp Krtth8n Pnie(Y, inib"atives to ¢mprove schcwj hostel facilities in nearby vllag8s have been I￿eased. The Scholarship woiect has bgen success￿1 in giving young people in the BLNllvJaya area the opportunty to imwove their educatlon, enhancing the pro8Fecls for thomselves and th¢ir tsmili8S. (Xher Ongomig fundiTrJ for food and fijel has been wowdod for a charity helping Syrian refugees ar￿ other VUlnera￿e people inTurkey. We continue lo provide much needed support for edue4tion in a remote Tibetan Nunnery in Nepal. In Scotland. regular drmatNTh SUPFKJrt a food bank. and grants were made to individuals with the of M￿lL1neS and 9th￿ drffjcull ar￿M￿nceS. rln Remarka Hart Knowe Trust vias involvgd in fundiw, prCrf1u￿ and distrilyjting tho a￿ard-WinnIng film"Akong Remarkablo Lrfe". The film tdls the rnovrng life story of the late Akong Rinpxhe. an eminent 8uddhist tea¢her and humanilarian wtK) W85 a Ill&1￿ fri￿￿. mentor and tead)er to the fwndw5 of Hart Knowe Trust. The film Contin￿ to fulfill the aim ol wwiirlrvJ pwple lo make tt most of Iheir own lives and to engage in compasslonate aclion lo help others. Revenues frryn trte film are donated to th8 Akong Memorlal Foundatlon, 0￿rated by Ihe charty. Rcpa Trusl. to contwlue the humanllarian acttvitl8s of the late Akong Rinwxth6. Than The Hart Knowe Trust Is now operdtlng in a simdar rde to ueate an educational fllm. whlch begins Yknere tho first film ends. The new film vs called-Nxe Than Ckne Life". a ioumey inlo Ihe heart and sciencs of I￿nCarnati￿." The topmc of rsincamation is beiNJ expknwj through a series of inwdepth interviews, suppmyted by arthive WKI original vidgj f(x)tsge. This is se￿ as a loniorn1 project aThl the team c4)ntinuès to fikn in ￿pth irt6rvivK6 With oxp&ts r•presenling a wide range of vigws ¢M reincamatffi.

Hart Knowe Trust Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31sl October 2024 Tru¥té•s' Annual R•yt {¢onllnued) Dw wetr&'ts W•AV.hartkn￿wO.tyg has l)88n rwjW￿d lo r8llect ow rvxent athievements. 11 conunues to t a valuabfe vray lo communlcate our valu83 and aspITati(￿S a5 we coll8bcfats wlth cygartsauons thdlvlduaLs In th8 shwed Objec￿ aThJ poslttve out¢omas. tions n kind Th8 trusle85 have 581 ￿ mlnknum le%￿ rrf resthves at ￿,￿0. Tlw that thlg wil provKle rorany commrtments the charty may have made WKI, in the event ofwtrKling up, be suffbcientto corfef The amount carrigJ fryward al the ￿lhI$ y8ar wJl provlde wffient fijnds to c4rylete the planned develofThent of the atw)¥e prcryeds and also 8nabl8 thè tharity to support othèr future irutsbv8s ss they *sse. This rwt was approvgd Tru&ees M 13 July 2025 aThJ is Sign￿ on Ihair behalfby.

Hart Knowe Trust Annual Report and Accounts for tlie Year Ended 31st October 2024 Indwdènt Ex0m1￿￿$ Rapwt I rewrt on the xcounts of the cthavity fortsE year ended 31st October 2024. Respeetivo rnsponslbilitiès of Tntstees and examfj￿r The charity's Trustees are res￿$blO for Ihe prepara11on ol tha acoyjnts In XCOfdanc vlththe tm of the charit￿S and Tnjstee In￿M8n{ I￿￿and? Acl 2LK15 WKI th8 Charl1￿ Ary￿￿nts (sCo￿and) RegulatK)ns 2(￿. The Trustees con5Kter that tho au(tit requwemenl of Regulation 1011) (dl of the Accounts Regulations (￿5 nol apply. 11 is my reypx4it4ty to examits the 8cwunts as requlred undgr sethn 44(1 l (c) of the and to stats wthether patticuLqr matters havè ccmfr to myatantion. ' 8a818 of Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•V$ •l¥t•m My oxamination is ￿•d out In a(tord3ncA with R8gulakn 11 d th8 Charfts8s Acc￿ntS ISrA)tland) Regulations 20￿. An examinati￿ indudes a revlew of the acct)￿ting records kept by the char￿Y and a wnparI￿Th ofthe accounts presented with those r8(xrds. rt aso indLJdes constderalion of any unusual Ftéms or disch)sures in accounts. and seeks explana￿n$ from the Trustees concemlr¥J any s￿h matters. The tKoc8Jures undertaken ¢J)not proV￿e atl the e￿den￿ that would be wuired in an audit, and c%)nwuenty I Ib not exwess an audit opinicm on the view given by tha Ind•pendent uamlnrfs ststemnt In t￿ c(MJrse ol my 8￿minal￿ Th) rnatter IHS come to my attèntion 1. gives m• reasonatAe causo that in any material respeLI thE requwe1￿. . to keep 8(v)￿lfing records in acraxdan(x with 4411) (al of the 2(M]S Ad andllogul8tion 4 of tho 2006 ￿XI￿)￿ Regulations. ar•J * lo prepare xwunts ￿11￿ #coyd thith the ac(wnlir¥J roc4xds comply wilh RwJuIa￿n9 ofth9 2006 A¢o)unts Regulab'¢y6 ha¥ not beon mg( or 2 to whid). in my OF¥nion. slKxld b8 dr8WI n (rdèr to enajle a propwundersl8Trling of the accounts to be reathed. ?èzs 6 Brun$￿ Street Carlislè

Hart Knowe Trust Receipts and Payments Account for tho Year Ended 31st October 2024 Restrlcted Unr8Strided fuThfjs fuThlg Total 2023124 Total 2022r23 Donations Fe8 in Sales 8ank intwe81 11,527 61,527 5,309 134 3.198 80.030 134 3.198 169 2,211 Total receipts 11.S27 58,641 70,168 84,500 Payments fc￿ charilable activib*". Grants and tYonatffi$ made India pffject Costs Film production and dIstrbub￿ costs Mindfulness tKoiocts Website 10.150 133 28.461 38,611 133 40,341 3.726 2,TT7 16.200 24 28.¢YJO 28.000 Bank Charges Total payments 10,283 56,635 66,918 63.214 Translers betvffjen furhts Surpluslldéf￿l) for year 1.244 3250 21,286 Cash funds brwht fotward 14,666 213,280 227.946 206.660 Cash funds carrlwj forward 15.910

Hart Knowe Trust Statemenl of Balances u at 31 October 2024 Bank and ¢tsh an hand 202IQ4 Op8ning balanwJ Surplus l {defftii) ts year Closing baE8nc8s 227.946 X6.660 3,250 21,286 231.196 227.946 Rostrlct•d lund• 8alance at 31110r2024 1.244 14.666 0111112023 Projects In India Projects in Nep81 Supwrt for refugees 1,377 (133) 14,666 14.666 11,527 (10.2831 15.910 Pro"ects In Indla and Ne al Oonatyons recèNed for the prq6c4s In B•, Inthia arml for edlKafK￿ in a Tibetan nunnery in Nepal. Donatson received for sjpport of SYTW rofug8es and other ¥ulnorabl6 people in Turkèy. folkJvAng the &arthquak8. Ass•ts •nd Ilabllltles At the year end, in addilion to Ihe cash held in tr bank, the chanty had Gbft AKJ daims due of £50,45712023: £37.822) ￿abIll11es. ININKlual l Number of 2023R4 2022123 Charilabie athily. EducatK)n Education Rdief of povety Refief of poverty Community DevelowRnt Inds 3.750 1.750 4,857 inds 29,143 5,320 38.611 30,349 Totsl 40,341 training cosls and to one organisatM for an edUcatK￿&Sad propd. Rdief of povety- In the year. wants and donations were made io inst11￿ and organisat￿$ for th&ir work with arKI those suffering thrso condbtions. Community do4￿Ment- ￿ th• year. d￿alK)nS we made to fve registered ¢arities, which were general in nat￿e and gbV8n lo inuease th8 gffacfivenass of these organisations and to ono cYgan1sa￿n ostabl1sh￿I to enrA￿Tag8 partldpation In c£nmunity lrfè.

Hart Knowe Trust Statement of BaL￿CeS as at 31 OCto￿r 2024 The members of the tx>ard of trustees did rd re￿1￿ any remuneralion or 8xpen80s in this or the previous year. Appmved thp. In￿ rn 13 Jufv 2D25 ti•)n￿ on their behaltr. -qinnFid