ABBEY LAWN TRUST

Registered charity 201845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To secure for the public benefit, the preservation, protection and improvement of listed buildings adjoining Tewkesbury Abbey. To educate the public in the history architecture and natural history of the area around Tewkesbury by the running of a museum.To provide a community and pleasure garden for the residents of Tewkesbury and its visitors.

Objects

A) TO SECURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE PRIMARY AREA OF BENEFIT AND THEREAFTER, AND AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION, IN THE WIDER AREA OF BENEFIT;B) TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST IN THE PRIMARY AREA OF BENEFIT AND THEREAFTER, AND AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION, IN THE WIDER AREA OF BENEFIT;C) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE WIDER AREA OF BENEFIT, INPARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ONE OR MORE MUSEUMS IN TEWKESBURY;D) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING, AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE WIDER AREA OF BENEFIT;E) TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY AND PLEASURE GARDEN FOR THE RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF TEWKESBURY AND PERSONS VISITING TEWKESBURY;F) TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR CLERGY AND OTHERS CONNECTED WITH THE SERVICES OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY CHURCH;G) TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, PRESERVATION, INSURANCE AND CARE OF THE FABRIC OF THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY CHURCH AND ITS GOODS AND ORNAMENTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MAKING GRANTS FOR SUCH PURPOSES TO THE FRIENDS OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 211236).

Area of benefit: TEWKESBURY

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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Registered contact address: Tewkesbury, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net incoming resources for the year ended 31 March 2025 were a deficit of £74,832, driven largely by a significant increase in property repair costs to £108,291. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £20,000, which aligns exactly with its stated policy target of approximately £20,000. The trustees consider the financial outlook positive due to anticipated reduced repair expenditures and increased car park revenue.

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What the accounts disclose

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Trustees · trustee networks

• ABBEY LAWN TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION.

• THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION income £42k
• THE FRIENDS OF ABINGDON ABBEY BUILDINGS TRUST income £571k
• FRIENDS OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY income £562k
• SHAFTESBURY ABBEY AND MUSEUM PRESERVATION TRUST COMPANY LIMITED income £88k
• ST MARY'S ABBEY, QUARR income £1.9m
• TOTNES TRUST income £27k

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