Mindful Communities Foundation
What it does
We develop and run mindful community projects, deliver training and therapy for people in difficult life situations. Our purpose for the public benefit is to advance the education of the general public and in particular but not exclusively young people by promoting and encouraging the teaching, study, practice and research of mindfulness primarily but not exclusively in criminal justice settings.
Its charitable purposes
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGINGTHE TEACHING, STUDY, PRACTICE AND RESEARCH OF MINDFULNESS, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SETTINGSNOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £1,155 and spent £256.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £1,155 | £256 | Not reported | 3 |
| 30 September 2024 | £375 | £0 | Not reported | 1 |
| 30 September 2023 | £2,000 | £1,969 | Not reported | 5 |
| 30 September 2022 | £52 | £27 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £10,039 | £9,960 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 88%, from £10,039 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £1,155 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 22% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £10,000, awarded in 2020.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Mark Wylie
- Matthew Ward
- Rachel Taylor
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 16 November 2025, 256 days early | Received 16 November 2025 |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 16 February 2025, 164 days early | Received 16 February 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 26 April 2024, 95 days early | Received 26 April 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 28 June 2023, 32 days early | Received 28 June 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 3 July 2022, 27 days early | Received 3 July 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1190769
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 August 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Aug 2020
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.