Maharishi Foundation

Analysis

Maharishi Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in October 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Maharishi Foundation reported income of £1.8m and spending of £2.2m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £2.2m to £1.8m (-16%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Maharishi Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The New School (£1.8m), Eci Schools (£1.8m) and Chapter One (U.k.) Ltd (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 44%, trading 35%, donations and legacies 20% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £12k. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 23%. Grants to other organisations totalled £279k. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.