ABBEY LAWN TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 22 January 1962
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £253,039
Latest expenditure: £344,265
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: John Yorke, Forthampton Court, Forthampton, Gloucester, GL19 4RD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.johnmooremuseum.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To secure for the public benefit, the preservation, protection and improvement of listed buildings adjoining Tewkesbury Abbey. To educate the public in the history architecture and natural history of the area around Tewkesbury by the running of a museum.To provide a community and pleasure garden for the residents of Tewkesbury and its visitors.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £253,039
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,265

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £254,805
Total Gross Expenditure: £262,754

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £225,240
Total Gross Expenditure: £292,602

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £207,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £255,752

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 19 July 2021
Date Accounts Received: 19 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £223,685
Total Gross Expenditure: £224,318

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £253,039
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,265
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £320
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £254,805
Total Gross Expenditure: £262,754
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £254
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £225,240
Total Gross Expenditure: £292,602
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £207,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £255,752
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £5,753
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £223,685
Total Gross Expenditure: £224,318
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £62,477
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ABBEY LAWN TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1962-01-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SCHEME DATED 09/08/2005
Charitable Objects: A) TO SECURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE PRIMARY AREA OF BENEFIT AND THEREAFTER, AND AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION, IN THE WIDER AREA OF BENEFIT;B) TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST IN THE PRIMARY AREA OF BENEFIT AND THEREAFTER, AND AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION, IN THE WIDER AREA OF BENEFIT;C) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE WIDER AREA OF BENEFIT, INPARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ONE OR MORE MUSEUMS IN TEWKESBURY;D) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING, AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE WIDER AREA OF BENEFIT;E) TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY AND PLEASURE GARDEN FOR THE RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF TEWKESBURY AND PERSONS VISITING TEWKESBURY;F) TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR CLERGY AND OTHERS CONNECTED WITH THE SERVICES OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY CHURCH;G) TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, PRESERVATION, INSURANCE AND CARE OF THE FABRIC OF THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY CHURCH AND ITS GOODS AND ORNAMENTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MAKING GRANTS FOR SUCH PURPOSES TO THE FRIENDS OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 211236).
Area Of Benefit: TEWKESBURY

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures