TRINITY CHURCH ABINGDON

Registered charity 1148634 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Celebration of public worship, teaching of the Christian Faith, mission and evangelism, pastoral work visiting the elderly, sick and bereaved. Providing facilities to the local community: elderly, young people (toddlers and uniformed organisations), people with special needs. Support of other charities in the UK and oversees.Work in supporting children & teachers in local schools.

Objects

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE PARTICIPATING CHURCHES.IN ACHIEVING ITS PURPOSE, THE CHARITY WILL ENGAGE IN A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, EITHER ON ITS OWN OR WITH OTHERS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO):THE CELEBRATION OF PUBLIC WORSHIP;B)THE TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH;C) MISSION AND EVANGELISM;D)PASTORAL WORK, INCLUDING VISITING THE SICK AND THE BEREAVED; E)THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO) THE ELDERLY, THE YOUNG AND OTHER GROUPS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; AND F)THE SUPPORT OF OTHER CHARITIES IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds ended the year with a deficit of almost £17,200, driven by increasing utility costs and anticipated major repairs to ageing buildings. The charity holds unrestricted cash assets of £102,044.45 and investment assets of £211,801.20, providing significant liquid reserves against its annual unrestricted expenditure of approximately £118,335.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Georgina Felicia Bondzi-Simpson MBEchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Alastair Charles Fear · trustee of 2 other charities
• CYNTHIA DOROTHY BARTLETT · trustee of 3 other charities
• Carolyn Beynon Hawkes · trustee of 1 other charity
• DEACON SELINA JANE NISBETT · trustee of 2 other charities
• David Edward Perrow · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr THOMAS WILLIAM KYFFIN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Heather Katherine Townsend · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Paul Brawn · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kenneth Michael Stuart Townsend · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lynnette Beatrice Seymour-Jackson · trustee of 1 other charity
• NEIL DENNIS OASTLER · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

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