Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE ABBEY SUTTON COURTENAY LIMITED 

The Abbey is a residential centre in which a spiritual community offers hospitality to people seeking personal growth, spiritual refreshment and healing. We offer retreat facilities for groups/individuals, and space for transformational group trainings. We offer an educational programme which encourages deeper understanding and dialogue on a wide range of social and religious issues.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • 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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£243£118£125n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/21£243£118£125n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/20£83£118£-34n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/19£150£142£8n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£136£146£-10£0£0£0n/a030
31/12/17£137£121£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£135£111£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£99£112£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£118£116£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£122£115£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£112£106£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£101£99£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£104£97£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£129£131£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£115£139£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£218£287£-69£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£231£155£76£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£118£130£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£122£140£-18£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

www.theabbey.uk.com

admin@theabbey.uk.com

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • 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 supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/12/1979, number: 278687
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/09/1979, number: 01446667
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 3 days late, AR07: 22 days late, AR06: 357 days late,
Main office

The Abbey
The Green
Sutton Courtenay
ABINGDON
Oxfordshire
OX14 4AF

Objectives

TO STUDY AND PROMOTE THE APPLICATION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO EXPLORE THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER FAITHS IN THE LIGHT OF THE JUDAO-CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE TO THE NEEDS OF SOCIETY AND TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS SO THAT THEY MAY LEARN TO LIVE MORE FULLY AS PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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