Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE FRIENDS OF ABINGDON ABBEY BUILDINGS TRUST

(a) for the public benefit, the preservation, restoration, development and maintenance of Abingdon Abbey, its buildings and site and other historic buildings and land in the town of Abingdon-on-Thames and its neighbourhood;(b) to advance education in the subjects of the abbey, its properties and the history, heritage and culture of the local area.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£80,455	£68,543	£11,912	12
31/12/21	£93,192	£73,495	£19,697	15
31/12/20	£50,925	£59,143	£-8,218	20
31/12/19	£50,502	£45,967	£4,535	20

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

https://www.abingdonabbeybuildings.co.uk

chair@abingdonabbeybuildings.co.uk

01235559120

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Friends of Abingdon Abbey Buildings Trust
£255,644	30/11/2022	Abingdon Abbey Buildings - a heritage asset at the heart of the community

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHARLES EDWIN BIRKS Appointed: 2023

GODFREY COLE CBE Appointed: 2023

GREGORY BENSBERG MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2023

MARK CHILD Appointed: 2023

MATTHEW STEVENS Appointed: 2019

PAUL PHILIP CONNOLLY Appointed: 2023

BRYAN WYMAN BROWN Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: ATOM FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY,

ROBERTA ANN NICHOLS Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE FRIENDS OF ABINGDON CIVIC SOCIETY,

ROGER MICHAEL THOMAS Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: THE OXFORDSHIRE BUILDINGS TRUST, VALE OF WHITE HORSE & RIDGEWAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL TRUST, THE RADLEY LAKES TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/05/2019, number: 1183398

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE FRIENDS OF ABINGDON on 06/10/2021

Main office

ABBEY BUILDINGS TRUST
18 THAMES STREET
ABINGDON
OX14 3HZ

Objectives

A) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ABINGDON ABBEY, ITS BUILDING AND SITE AND OTHER HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND LAND IN THE TOWN OF ABINGDON-ON-THAMES AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD;B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECTS OF THE ABBEY, ITS PROPERTIES AND THE HISTORY, HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF THE LOCAL AREA.

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