ABERGAVENNY MINISTRY AREA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 3 September 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £395,665
Latest expenditure: £458,709
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: ST MARY'S PRIORY TITHE BARN, MONK STREET, ABERGAVENNY, NP7 5ND

Website recorded by the regulator: https://abergavenny.church/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The provision of regular public worship and the provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation, pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved, teaching Christianity through sermons and small groups. Promoting Christianity through events and services. The care of a fine collection of historic medieval monuments.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £395,665
Total Gross Expenditure: £458,709

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £513,336
Total Gross Expenditure: £380,805

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £172,978
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,562

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £237,979
Total Gross Expenditure: £214,602

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 22 June 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 June 2021
Total Gross Income: £331,656
Total Gross Expenditure: £217,852

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £395,665
Total Gross Expenditure: £458,709
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £1,165
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: 84

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £513,336
Total Gross Expenditure: £380,805
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: 79

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £172,978
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,562
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: No
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £237,979
Total Gross Expenditure: £214,602
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: No
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: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 22 June 2021
Total Gross Income: £331,656
Total Gross Expenditure: £217,852
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 12525
Income From Government Grants: £24,060
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 176734
Income Other Trading Activities: 120040
Income Charitable Activities: 25395
Income Investments: 2358
Income Other: 188809
Income Total Income And Endowments: 513336
Income Legacies: 10040
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,769
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £374,036
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 380805
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 700
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 2358
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £687,576
Assets Total Fixed: 103712
Assets Own Use: 101752
Assets Long Term Investment: 1960
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £638,241
Assets Total Liabilities: £27,774
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £714,179
Creditors One Year Total Current: 27774
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £623,241
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 683476
Funds Restricted: 30703
Funds Total: 714179
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Monmouthshire
Welsh Ind: Yes

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ABERGAVENNY MINISTRY AREA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-09-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 31 MARCH 1920 as amended on 27 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects: The promotion of the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, in the parish.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 402438
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PARISH OF ABERGAVENNY PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures