LEE ABBEY FELLOWSHIP — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 October 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04428897
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £2,766,495
Latest expenditure: £2,226,374
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: LEE ABBEY, LYNTON, DEVON, EX35 6JJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promoting the renewal and growth of the Church through mission, evangelism teaching and training by means of a Christian Community which includes the running of holidays, conferences and camps. To reach children and young people both churched and un-churched through the operation of The Beacon Youth and Outdoor Activity Centre.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,766,495
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,226,374

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,539,367
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,055,453

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,395,720
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,964,081

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,682,986
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,576,603

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £692,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,136,522

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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 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,766,495
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,226,374
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: 54

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,539,367
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,055,453
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: 43

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,395,720
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,964,081
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,682,986
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,576,603
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £30,628
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £692,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,136,522
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £26
Income From Government Grants: £98,769
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 33

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 674662
Income Other Trading Activities: 92937
Income Charitable Activities: 1910957
Income Investments: 87939
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2766495
Income Legacies: 241222
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £59,834
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,166,540
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2226374
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16575
Expenditure Support Costs: 417874
Expenditure Depreciation: 144854
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,697,314
Assets Total Fixed: 4274799
Assets Own Use: 4274799
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,705,128
Assets Total Liabilities: £415,531
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,564,396
Creditors One Year Total Current: 415531
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,452,812
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6478288
Funds Restricted: 86108
Funds Total: 6564396
Count Employees: 64
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 464047
Income Other Trading Activities: 77831
Income Charitable Activities: 1939936
Income Investments: 57553
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2539367
Income Legacies: 158107
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £58,814
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,996,639
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2055453
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18209
Expenditure Support Costs: 421091
Expenditure Depreciation: 129992
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,104,569
Assets Total Fixed: 4292705
Assets Own Use: 4292705
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,182,455
Assets Total Liabilities: £450,885
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,024,275
Creditors One Year Total Current: 450885
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,928,561
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5926885
Funds Restricted: 97390
Funds Total: 6024275
Count Employees: 67
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 527662
Income Other Trading Activities: 45014
Income Charitable Activities: 1810647
Income Investments: 11947
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2395270
Income Legacies: 125676
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £30,864
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,933,217
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1964081
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 26406
Expenditure Support Costs: 385191
Expenditure Depreciation: 110730
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,521,783
Assets Total Fixed: 4341178
Assets Own Use: 4341178
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,577,455
Assets Total Liabilities: £378,272
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,540,361
Creditors One Year Total Current: 378272
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,427,218
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5457117
Funds Restricted: 83244
Funds Total: 5540361
Count Employees: 63
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 354756
Income Other Trading Activities: 32604
Income Charitable Activities: 1295041
Income Investments: 585
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1682986
Income Legacies: 11921
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £40,553
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,536,050
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1576603
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 361426
Expenditure Depreciation: 124836
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,060,267
Assets Total Fixed: 4363488
Assets Own Use: 4363488
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,130,837
Assets Total Liabilities: £385,153
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,109,172
Creditors One Year Total Current: 385153
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £930,981
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5041236
Funds Restricted: 67936
Funds Total: 5109172
Count Employees: 60
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 474891
Income Other Trading Activities: 15871
Income Charitable Activities: 200189
Income Investments: 1256
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 692207
Income Legacies: 74118
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £21,424
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,115,098
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1136522
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 9729
Expenditure Governance: 288696
Expenditure Support Costs: 288696
Expenditure Depreciation: 130476
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £781,942
Assets Total Fixed: 4434980
Assets Own Use: 4434980
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £839,916
Assets Total Liabilities: £272,107
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,002,789
Creditors One Year Total Current: 272107
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £673,585
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4958301
Funds Restricted: 44488
Funds Total: 5002789
Count Employees: 51
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LEE ABBEY FELLOWSHIP
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-10-09T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 MAY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 6 SEPTEMBER 2002, 3 DECEMBER 2005 AND 22 NOVEMBER 2008 AND 27 OCTOBER 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 MAR 2021
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WORLD-WIDE THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNITIES OF CHRISTIANS WHOSE SHARED LIVES IN THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT COMMUNICATE THE LOVE OF GOD REVEALED IN JESUS CHRIST
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE LEE ABBEY NR LYNTON DEVON

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 415793
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: LEE ABBEY LEE ABBEY DEVON

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management