FRIENDS OF BATH ABBEY
Promotion of interest in the history, fabric, and ornaments of Bath Abbey, and collection of monies by subscription, donations, legacies, and events to enable grants to be made towards the cost of building works, refurbishments, replacements, and additions, as approved by the Parochial Church Council.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The provided document is a Chairman's Report and narrative summary for the Friends of Bath Abbey for the year ending September 2025. It details personnel changes, events, and publications but does not contain financial statements, reserve figures, or income/expenditure data required to assess financial health.
What the accounts disclose
“We trust that the individually designed and inscribed Bath Aqua glass vase presented to him that evening, along with a significant cheque, will serve as reminder and acknowledgement of his outstanding decade-plus of service.”
“A change of Honorary Secretary as well as the departure of a Rector, let alone of Abbey Missioner, quite recently, seems to indicate its particular validity for the FOBA reporting year October 2024 to September 2025.”
“Over 200 copies were sold in the Abbey shop in the first six months.”
Trustees
- Peter John LeRoychair
- ANDREW BRIAN BRAGG
- BRIAN WEBBER
- CHRISTOPHER NIGEL JOHNSON
- Carolyn Brenda Hammond
- Clare Isobel Alexander-Jupp
- MR JEREMY ROBIN KEY PUGH
- Margaret Elizabeth Jupp
- PROF JEFFREY ADDISON JUPP
- Patricia Rosemary Shuttleworth
- Rev KEN MADDEN
- Rosemarie Edwina Amphlett
- Victoria Dudley
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £144k | £50k |
| 30/09/2024 | £98k | £40k |
| 30/09/2023 | £41k | £5k |
| 30/09/2022 | £89k | £3k |
| 30/09/2021 | £46k | £5k |
Common questions
Is FRIENDS OF BATH ABBEY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided document is a Chairman's Report and narrative summary for the Friends of Bath Abbey for the year ending September 2025. It details personnel changes, events, and publications but does not contain financial statements, reserve figures, or income/expenditure data required to assess financial health.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| GOLD HILL CHURCH TRUST | 1 | £1.5m |
| POWER TO CHANGE TRUST | 1 | £400k |
| THE PILGRIM TRUST | 1 | £150k |
| Boodles Charitable Trust | 1 | £20k |
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | 1 | £10k |
| THE JOHN AND PAMELA SALTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE SCS TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- FRIENDS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOUSE
- THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND
- THE SOMERSET ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, BLOCKLEY WITH ASTON MAGNA
- CAERWENT EVANGELICAL BAPTIST CHAPEL
- THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF NORWICH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF BATH ABBEY | £144k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOUSE | £442k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND | £3.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SOMERSET ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY | £571k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, BLOCKLEY WITH ASTON MAGNA | £122k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CAERWENT EVANGELICAL BAPTIST CHAPEL | £125k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |