ABBEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Charity number: 1109442
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Based in the heart of South Westminster, the Abbey Centre serves the changing population of Central London. From our spacious and accessible centre at 34 Great Smith Street, we run projects based both in our building and in the surrounding community. Over 1,000 people attend the centre weekly from 2 months to 90+years.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,581,869

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Donations and legacies £930.04k
Charitable activities £114.73k
Other trading activities £530.37k
Investments £825
Other £5.90k

Total expenditure:
£1,455,640

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Raising funds £260.53k
Charitable activities £1.20m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £340,830 from 4 government contract(s) and £251,590 from 11 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £260.53k
Charitable expenditure £1.20m
Retained for future use £126.23k

People

30 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

211 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Westminster

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 May 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ABBEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (Working name)
  • THE ABBEY CENTRE (Working name)
  • THE ABBEY COMMUNITY CENTRE (Working name)
Company number:
05373711 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jonathan Buckingham Chair 09 July 2014
None on record
Claire Ruth Vince Trustee 25 June 2024
None on record
Trudy Christina Brown Trustee 23 January 2024
None on record
Rohitha Pierre Perera Trustee 20 July 2021
None on record
Dominic Graham Gilchrist Trustee 03 April 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.00m £712.46k £873.26k £1.07m £1.58m
Total expenditure £1.01m £798.35k £869.95k £1.04m £1.46m
Income from government contracts £227.51k £221.50k £199.50k £223.27k £340.83k
Income from government grants £14.32k £26.43k £76.98k £30.84k £251.59k
Income - Donations and legacies £482.65k £675.01k £605.53k £607.27k £930.04k
Income - Other trading activities £444.51k £22.43k £206.90k £362.37k £530.37k
Income - Charitable activities £76.81k £15.03k £60.83k £102.31k £114.73k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £605 £825
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £5.90k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £799.67k £704.79k £739.42k £806.01k £1.20m
Expenditure - Raising funds £211.48k £93.56k £130.54k £234.29k £260.53k
Expenditure - Governance £9.81k £12.21k £12.04k £11.25k £14.60k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £37.90k £28.33k £22.83k £42.06k £36.93k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £385.65k £426.84k £524.37k £532.03k £637.28k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £84.37k £201.89k £290.61k £285.25k £259.12k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 FEBRUARY 2005. as amended on 13 Mar 2018

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH WESTMINSTER AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; (B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS; (C) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

SOUTH WESTMINSTER AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Contact information

Address:
Abbey Community Association Ltd
34 Great Smith Street
LONDON
SW1P 3BU
Phone:
02072220303
Email:
enquiries@theabbeycentre.org.uk
Website:

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