Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE ORDER OF ST BENEDICT AT ALTON ABBEY 

To enable the Community to live a monastic life according to the rule of St Benedict and provide a retreat guesthouse
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£106£157£-51n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/21£176£188£-12n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/20£122£133£-11n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/19£150£152£-2n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/18£187£153£34£0£0£0n/a06
31/12/17£196£142£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£459£138£321£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£240£139£101£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£202£165£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£247£202£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£150£244£-94£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£302£234£68£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£165£190£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£191£176£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£173£180£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£203£149£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£153£216£-63£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£190£162£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£138£198£-60£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 60 years

www.altonabbey.com

bursar@altonabbey.com

01237474406

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/04/1964, number: 229216
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Highfield
Green Lane
Appledore
Bideford
EX39 1QZ

Objectives

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ORDER OF ST. BENEDICT AND THE MAINTENANCE OF DESTITUTE AND INFIRM MERCHANT SEAMEN HOUSED AT THE ABBEY ALTON HAMPSHIRE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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