THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY TRUST

Charity number: 1116371
Charity reporting is up to date (16 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £461,622
Total expenditure: £361,167

People

3 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Westminster

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 October 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • THE WESTMONASTERIUM TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOHN O'BRIEN Chair
THE MICAH TRUST
Received: On time
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF ST KATHARINE
Received: On time
The Very Revd. Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Trustee 28 November 2019
None on record
Rev David Stanton Trustee 03 January 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £875.00k £758.88k £1.16m £1.01m £461.62k
Total expenditure £830.19k £686.28k £373.44k £1.18m £361.17k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £873.58k £758.71k £1.16m £1.01m N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £244 £168 £0 £425 N/A
Income - Other £1.17k £0 £48 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £825.00k £678.11k £368.27k £1.18m N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £5.19k £8.06k £5.09k £5.24k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £4.67k £4.50k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £363.60k £1.17m N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £105 £90 £166 N/A

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 30 September 2023 15 August 2024 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 15 August 2024 16 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 21 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 21 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 29 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 29 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 17 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 17 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 07 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 07 July 2020 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 16 JUNE 2006. AS AMENDED ON 01/08/2015

Charitable objects

(A) TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE ABBEY; (B) TO SUPPORT THE ABBEY'S CHOIR SCHOOL; AND (C) TO SUPPORT THE WHICHER AND KIFFORD ALMSHOUSES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
THE CHAPTER OFFICE
20 DEANS YARD
LONDON
SW1P 3PA
Phone:
020 7222 5152
Email:
chris.vyse@westminster-abbey.org
Website:

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