The Lotus Flower granted UK independent charitable status

We’re so pleased to tell you that the Lotus Flower has received its independent charitable status here in the UK.

Previously, our organisation sat under a large umbrella charity, which collected funds on our behalf and whose governance we followed. But being independently registered with the Charities Commission for England and Wales now allows us to set up our own administration, governance and strategy.

As part of this, we now have our own Board of Trustees, who you can read about here. Each of our six Trustees bring a huge range of experience and specialist areas to the Lotus Flower, and we’re so happy to have them join us.

The Charities Commission is an independent, non-ministerial government department accountable to Parliament, which ensures that charities comply with all legal requirements and run as effectively as possible. Incidentally, our charitable number is 1203840, and you can see us on the register here.

Being independent marks a huge new step in the Lotus Flower’s growth, and it means we’re busily making lots of exciting plans for the future. We’ll share more about that with you as soon as we can!