GARFIELD WESTON TRUST FOR WESTMINSTER ABBEY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 11 February 1975
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £1,014,119
Latest expenditure: £68,946
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: THE CHAPTER OFFICE, 20 DEANS YARD, LONDON, SW1P 3PA

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY AND ITS PRECINCTS

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,014,119
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,946

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £676,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,443

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £484,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £445,932

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £444,278
Total Gross Expenditure: £67,991

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £30,695
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,143,348

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,014,119
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,946
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £676,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,443
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £484,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £445,932
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £444,278
Total Gross Expenditure: £67,991
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £30,695
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,143,348
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1014119
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1014119
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,451
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £66,495
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 68946
Expenditure Investment Management: 2451
Expenditure Grants Institution: 66495
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -5092430
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,448,517
Assets Total Fixed: 21298676
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 21298676
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,054,579
Assets Total Liabilities: £603
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £23,352,652
Creditors One Year Total Current: 603
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,054,579
Funds Endowment: 20904135
Funds Unrestricted: 2448517
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 23352652
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 676578
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 676578
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,443
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2443
Expenditure Investment Management: 2443
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 5056565
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,494,972
Assets Total Fixed: 26367751
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 26367751
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,132,750
Assets Total Liabilities: £592
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £27,499,909
Creditors One Year Total Current: 592
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,095,547
Funds Endowment: 26004937
Funds Unrestricted: 1494972
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 27499909
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: City Of Westminster
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GARFIELD WESTON TRUST FOR WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1975-02-11T00:00:00

Charity Name: GARFIELD WESTON TRUST FOR WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-03-27T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 265550
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 265550
Assoc Charity Name: THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 19TH NOVEMBER 1974 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME SEALED 17TH JULY 1998 as amended on 17 Jun 2019
Charitable Objects: TO APPLY ANY PART OF PARTS OF THE INCOME TO THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY TRUST IN PARTICULAR FOR THE RESTORATION PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY THE CLOISTERS THE FABRIC AND THE INTERIOR DECORATION THEREOF AND THE ORNAMENTS FURNISHINGS CARVINGS FIXTURES AND FITTINGS THEREOF.
Area Of Benefit: WESTMINSTER ABBEY

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management