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THE LEE ABBEY MOVEMENT

Registered charity 1094098 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects are the advancement of the Christian faith worldwide 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 and for the relief of the needs of those living in the local area served by local Christian churches

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Latest income
£5.4m
Latest spending
£5.0m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £45,322 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 30 April 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £373,518. The trustees report that the cash position remains very solid, enabling appropriate levels of reserves to be held in accordance with good governance practices. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimal unrestricted reserves (held: £374k)
“As such the charity requires only minimal unrestricted reserves.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees received remuneration of £2,000 (2024: £6,000). Travel and incidental expenses of £3,954 were reimbursed.
“During the year, Trustees received remuneration and other emoluments of £2,000 (2024: £6,000). Travel and incidental expenses of £3,954 (2024: £5,669) have been reimbursed to the Trustees during the year.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity is part of the group known as The Lee Abbey Movement and has transactions with other group members. These transactions and amounts owing / owed at the year end are eliminated on consolidation.
“The charity is part of the group known as The Lee Abbey Movement and has transactions with other group members. These transactions and amounts owing / owed at the year end are eliminated on consolidation.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£5.4m
Total spending
£5.0m
Cost of raising funds
£60k
Reserves (reported)
£3.3m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~7.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£5.4m£5.0m
30/04/2024£5.1m£4.4m
30/04/2023£304k£184k
30/04/2022£204k£185k
30/04/2021£197k£188k

Common questions

Is THE LEE ABBEY MOVEMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £45,322 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 30 April 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £373,518. The trustees report that the cash position remains very solid, enabling appropriate levels of reserves to be held in accordance with good governance practices. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE LEE ABBEY MOVEMENT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds THE LEE ABBEY MOVEMENT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LEE ABBEY MOVEMENT as a grant recipient include THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2025£300

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CYRIL TAYLOR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£203k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEE ABBEY FELLOWSHIP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LEE ABBEY MOVEMENT£5.4mUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
LEE ABBEY FELLOWSHIP FY2025£2.8m—0above—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD JESUS LOVE FELLOWSHIP CENTRE, LEIGH FY2026£172k—0above—no doubt
ABBEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£293k——unclear—no doubt
LEE ABBEY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS' CLUB FY2025£2.6m—0below—no doubt
CHILTERN CHURCH FY2025£276k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.