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The Abbey Church of St. P¢ler and Si. Paul Dorehesier-on.Thames Al Annual Report and Financlal Statements of the Parochlal Church Councll For ihe year ended 31 D¢¢ember 2024 Rector.. Revcrend Jane Wtllis, MA The Rectory Dorchester-on-Thame5 Wallingford Oxon OX107HZ Bankers,. Borclays Bank plc Leicester LE87 2BB Independent Ex#mlntr: Mr J Prcsion AC'A, BFP, CTA Villars Hayward LLP Chartcred Accountants Chartered Tax Advisers and Staiutory Auditors Boston House Henley on Thames RG9 IDY Saniander plc Booile Mcrseyside L30 4GB

Dor¢hester Abbey Parochial Church Council Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochlal Church Councll Index Thisices Report......... R¢f¢yence and Admini$tyaiiv¢ Inforni81ion..... sIciUre, Oovernance 8md Mana8en)eni.......,.................................................................................................................,..................................,................. Comrnl¢iees.......................,............................,.................................. Th¢ Siandin8 Comnuii¢¢......,........................................................ Churth Aiiendancc.,...,......... Ai'm and Purpo$¢s.................,...,............. Objeciive$ ond A¢iivliSes.,....,..,.........................,.....,....,,....,.........,.......... Achieving Ourobjeciives................ Le&ding the Church Communliy.. StnJ¢iur¢, Govemom¢¢, and Mana8¢m¢ni...............................,.. ... Lelding the Church Communiiy.. Vision and Mis$ion...............................,....... sk A55e$sm¢rJl & sare8u'n8....... C4re and U5¢ of Buildings......... in4n¢io1 Review.,,.................,...,................,...............,...,...........,...........,.....,...................................... R¢wn of the IndcpeThdent Exwniner ¢0 the Members of the Pgxochial Church Council of Dor¢h¢5¢¢r Abbey............-. -........... .... ...... Siaiemeni of Financial A¢(ivi¢i¢s,,.........................,.......................... Balanc¢ Sheei Notes 10 Ihe Finucibj SIMemeni5.......................................................................................................................... 10 12

Dorchester Abbey Parochial Church Councll Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 Trustees Report The Parochi$l Church Council (PCC) presents its Annual RetxTrrt foT the year endc4131 December 2024. Reference and Adminlstratlve Informatlon The PCC is registered with the Chariiy Commission, regisiered number 1133787. Th¢ trustees, members of the PCC. ai the time of ihis r¢porf, were as follows: Name Basls of a olnlmtnl: Rosl ed durln the od: Recior Ex.officio Alexa Jolinson- A ri12024 Dan Johnson- A ri12024 Sall Bcll Nick Forn)an Sic l) ForniArt Sandic Griffith Malcolm Lu¢as Susan Lucas Caiherine Paul Jail Rimmer Gail Thomas )ane Tudor Richard Tudor Richard Winslet Elected Blecied Elecl¢d Deane Elecled Elecled Elecied Ele¢led- A Elected Elected- A ri12024 Elected- A ri12024 Dcane nod Re resentative rcAsureT S nodRc rc5cnlaliv¢ Chiirchwden ri12024 ChuTchwarden

Dorchester Abbey Parochlal Church Council Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 (Continued) Structure, Governance and Management The PCC has been fornied under ihc PamchiAI Chur¢h Council (Powers) Mc&surc 1956. PCC members are recjuiied in a number of ways. Thc clergy, churchwardcns and lh¢ treasurer are members by virttje of Iheir office. Deanery Synod repTeseniaiive$ are elteted by the annual parochial church meeting IAPCMI Ind hold office for three ye8rs. Oiher members of ihe PCC tsre elected aThnttAlly at Ihe APCM. Th¢ PCC makes ail decisions eorporately excepi thai the Sianding Committee h&$ dele8aied powers to mak¢ d¢¢isions b¢tw¢cn PCC m¢ctsng$ subj¢¢t to ke¢pin8 the PCC infomied as fully as n¢ce&$ary. The members of the PCC are responsible for keeping propcr RccounliD¥ records iliai di5c105¢ with Tcasonible a¢¢urAcy ui any time the financial posiiion of the PCC And whi¢h ¢nablc Ihetn 10 ensure that Iht financial siitcm¢nl$ cornply with the Cl)ariiies Ac(2011, Ihe Accouniing polici¢5 $¢1 out in nol¢ I to the financial sla¢cmen¢5 and A¢¢ouniing and Rewrting by Charili¢s'. Stèiemeni of Recomjncndcd Praciice dpplicablc io ¢harilies preping thiir finRllci81 slal¢n)¢n15 in aecordatice wilh the FiDan¢ial Reporting standard applicable in the UK ittd Repbblie of Ireland {FRS 1021 Updaic Bulletin I Icffcciive l January 20161, and ihc applicable Chtsrities (Accounts and Rgport$l Regulations. They are olso rcsp0Th5ible for safe8uardin8 the asseis of the PCC and taklnB reason&ble steps for ihe prcveniion and deiecuon of fraud and oihcr inegularilies. Tlie members of ¢hc VCC are a150 rcquir¢d lo ¢n$ure that the financial statements examined by an independcnl ¢xamin¢r or audiior prior io prtsenthiion io the Annual Parocliial Church Mccling. In preparinB the finaneial staiemenis, thc PCC e required to.. Seleci suiiable accouniing policies and thcn apply them ¢on3istcnlly Make judgements ELnd e&iimat¢s th31 are re&sonablt and prudeni Follow applicable accouniin8 sihndards and s(aicmenis of ornMended PT#¢ti¢¢, subj¢et io any mat¢rial dcp&rturcs discloscd anol cxpl8Ln¢d in Ihc rinon¢ial 51&lcmcnts Prepare the fin•nciai ststemenis on the going ¢on¢¢m bayis unless il is in3ppropriat¢ to prc5UTne Ih&t the chilY will remain in opcroiioD. Committees The PCC operates through a number of Comrnitlees and infornial working groups. The StAndlng Commlttee Rector, Churchwardens, T1¢UTer, Mission Coordinator, Worship Coordinaior. Secretary, Elecied PCC Member. The Standing Commitiee meets approximately every Ihree months, shortly before PCC m¢¢iing5. 11 is emrrt)weTed to conduci the business of ihe PCC beiween ils mceiings, subjeci io any direcuons given by Ihe Council.

Dorchester Abbey Parochial Church Council Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 (Continued) Church Attendance There ar¢ 122 parishion¢rs on the el¢¢ioral roll, 27 of whom are r¢siden¢ wiihin the parish. AYerag¢ atiendAnce ai re8ul4r seThices on Sundays aeross Ihe year was 64. Aim and Purposes The PCC of DorchesieT Abbey and Ihe Incumbeni 108e(Iierhav¢ the re5ponsibiliiy io promote Ihemissionof theChur¢h in the Etclesi&%ticaJ parish by stTengihening relationships with'o the Church and reachin8 Out 10 the wider comty. The PCC 1$ respon$ibl¢ for the mainienance and magement of adjaceni buildin85 Ihai house the Abbey Guest House, Tea Room and Museum and for using them (or the b¢sf advantag¢ (o all, ObJe¢lives and Activltles The PCC of Dorchesier Abbey Seeks io lead 0 Chureh community in Chrisrilln Mission by bein8 welcoming, engAging and in¢lu$iv¢ in lis worship, leaching and th¢ use of all ils wesources. Dorchester Abbey 1$ 8 significani historical building, and the PCC 1$ also responsible for en$uring ihii all visiiors are welcomed, appropriaiely cared for And Ihroygh Iheir wsiis learn about ils ArchiieciurAI and Christian history. A5 leaders of a si8nificani church in Ih¢ Dioce$e of Oxford Ihe PCC lakes s¢riously the Tesponsibiliiy for offerin8 a welcomin8 vertue for servi¢¢$ and ¢venlS for Ihe counly of Oxford8hire. Re8ulaT activities include worship and weleome 10 OTggnisaiions and individuAIs $e¢king io pray and its worship here and perfom)ances by Abbey 5pon5ored group% 8nd by Ihose who come io use Ihe space hcre. Raising funds io mainiAin the buildin8 #nd the ministry thai 8OCs on within repr¢s¢nis an imponani objeciive and activity in order 10 meet our purp)sc. As a church we also look ouiwards boih 10 ihe wider community And througji, our mission partners. ovcrscas. Th¢ Abbey is part of Ihe DorchesteT Tewn, and Ihe in¢umbeni holds the b¢Defiees of Dorchesier and Warborou8h in pluralily. Achieving Our Objectives Leading the Church Communlty: Struetur@ Governance and Managemenl The method of appoin¢meni of PCC members 15 set Qui in the Church R¢presentalion Rules. Ai ihe Abbey, the PCC consi515 of the incumbeni (Rector), churchwden$. Lieensed Clergy and ihose elccied by ihe chureh membership <¢v¢ryone on ihe Church Eleciorai Roll). The PCC is re.spon5ible for making decisions on ail malleis of genera) eortcern inclu(b'ng on how the funds of the PCC are $peDI. A Standing Commiiiee lakes 5)nSIbIlitY for decisioD making between me¢¢in8s of ihe PCC. M&l¢olm Lu¢a$ and CatheriD¢ Paul havc served as ChuT¢hwardens ¢hTOU8hout 2024, both of them being re4lecled ai ihe 24 Annua] Meeting of Parishioners. We are decply graieful for all they bring io the life of the Abbey, each wilh thcir differeni gifts and skills. Sandie Griffiih has coniinucd 10 support the work of the Wardens as Worship Co-or<bnaior. Nick Forn)an ¢Onlinues io serve asTreasurer. RichaTd Winslei coniinues 10 seTve a5 PCC Secretary. Jan Rimmer. serving as

Dorchester Abbey Paroehial Church Council Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 (Contlnued) Parish SafegUdIng Officer, ond Richard Tudor servin8 as Fabric Cts4)rdioator. were eaeh el¢c¢¢d io ihe PCC. having been co-opl¢d when Ihey look on iheir new roles in 2023. LeadlDg lhe Chur¢h Con)munlty: Vlslon and Mlssloii The PCC continues ioaffm the ¢or¢ putposeof Dorchest¢rAbbey a3 a Wclcoming. Bngaging amd Inclusive Church Ehu lias a mission Io"strenhe relaiionsju'ps within ihe Church artd rea¢h out lo th¢ wideT ¢ommuniiy." 2024 was a y¢Ar of $i8nifLCallt change wlthin ih¢ DOheSt¢r Ministry T¢8m. W¢ sd farewell to Iwo of ourTeam VIcS, the Revd Ter¢sa Stew8fi.Sykes as shc moved lo a ncw po51. and tlJ¢ Revd Caroline King as she look ill-hethlth retiremeni. Wealso said farewell io iwo much-loved Assisiani Curates, the Revd Caiherine Schn¢idcr and the Revd Sorrel Sh4mmel-Wood. Each of them moving io iheir tir51 al)]nIMentS EMi<uracy, Sorrel via a period of maternity leave. Thc Revd Jo Allen joincd lh¢ ieam in JaThU, serving AS house-for-duiy 1e4rn Vicar, aloii8side herrole as Director of Rural Mxnistties. Tht Revd Emma Firt]i. already with us as •J) ordinand. becamc our rtew Assistdnt Curate havins b ordained deaton in Christ Church Cathedral irt June. Emma serv¢s hhlf-timt. olongside Iier rol¢ wkth the Dio¢esg of Oxford. AS Projttt ManaB¢r wilh th¢ New Confjregations Team. The Revd CaTron Rachcl CarThcgi¢ ¢onlinu¢d ¢0 ¢onlributc VuablY lo the life of ihe Abbcy as faras her roles as CF,0 of An8lican Alli&nce and Ihcn d5 Chapla7n 10 All Soul$ College have allowed, Rachel has IKen worknng elosely withTe4m R¢¢ior the Revd Jane Willis Jnd the PCC &$ we begin io forn] r¢iiewcd vi8ion for th¢ Abb¢y for Ihc prescrL¢ Sekson. Our Admini$trAiion Tcam coniinues io grow And develop. Sam Turner is ably m3fttt8ing Ihc offi¢¢ and leftding our ever clia]lenging and demanding ev¢nis administTalion. Francesci Keogh's cvcnls rnark¢ling Ilas brou8ht in som¢ Yaluabl¢ n¢w busingss. We d¢lighicd Iliaf Saiidic Griffjihb. who joincd us on lemporary basis, is still with us. Sandic has laken on many aspects of adminislrotion includin8 wcddings and scrvicc roias. The experiencc she has brou8h io Ihis rron) her role AS Worsmp Cg-grdinaior has btsn d$¢171Y valuAbl¢. With th¢ work in lh¢ office.4ti11 bcyond the capaciiy of two pert-iim¢ posts, we are delighied thai Jen AndeT$on joined the ieam in Sepiemb¢r, hcr role include some hours as Team Rccior'5 PA Alon85?dc (Bam adminisiraiion. Und¢r th¢ l¢adtrship of Jeremy Boughton. our choir and musicians continue to cnhance our worship, for regular and o¢casioTra] $ervi¢¢s- our hcanfeli thanks go 10 them. Our Abbcy bell riN8¢rs have Algo continued to scrv¢ faithfully, rIngig out for regular serviees and for special occasions, Our 8ralcful thank% go lo our Tower Capiain, Nick Formart, and io thc bgnd. The Abbey has coniinucd io host a large number olsignificaftt servi$ and ¢v¢nis for ih¢ wider Èrea, includin8 the Ordiiiation of Piiests for Ihc Dorchc5rer Area. Choral Evensong5 for thc F¢llgwship of St Birinus and for th¢ Beaufor¢st Soci¢iy, along with iljt Btslitsp of Dorchc5¢er'5 annttal Mhyors and Chairs dinner. For our lo¢AI community we have offered special services of partieular pastoral value including All Souls and Remcmbrance Sunday. During December we hosted a lar8c nUrnr of Christmas conc¢rt5 ond Carol services for chorities and schIs, many re8ul8rs rctuming and a noiablc now event for us was Th&mcs Valley Air Ambulancc Carol Service. Our own Christmas servicc5 saw an ovcrpll in¢T¢ase in congre8aiion numbers of 21%, as we welcomed many from our local commuttiiy and beyond. The Museum hA5 had a successful year a$ on educ41ional r¢sourc¢ for the whole community and local schg01$ with ihe eommiiiee working well together lo w¢l¢om¢ (h¢ stream of ViSiiOTS in¢reasin8 after the pandcmic. Our curator Margoi brings remarkable knowledge, experience, energy, and ¢ommiimen¢ to the role. Mueh work is going into our re-a¢credilalion.

Dorche5ter Abbey Parochial Church Council Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 20 Icontlnued) Thc 2024 DoTchesicr Fesuval was a huge succe5s- our paJtneT ¢hari(y for 2024 was R¢stor¢. and Oxfordshire Mental Health Ch8Jity. Th¢y proved to b¢ ¢xc¢ll¢nl partn¢rs. eniering irklo the whole f¢siival enihusiasiically, and rul18 some eveDis of their own. Many of Ihe Festival events werc Telurning regulars. such js John Ruiicr's 'Come and Sing, the family scien¢e day ld the lower abseil Iwhlch this year included Bishop Gavin and R¢vd Jane). Over the week before the festival we wcre able to welcome Opera Brava who led a prof¢ssional opcrA proj¢¢l workin8 with four locaj primory schools including Dorch¢stcr St BiTinus. ending wilh a pcrfoimance of 'The Lion. the Wirch and the W¥drobe.' Our ani51s in Tesid¢n¢¢ w¢r¢ Tim Steward and Mary Chamberlain. Ir ceTtaknly 'isk¢$ a village, under the lead¢rship of Sieph Fom)&n, sttpported closely by Ni¢k Formsn, a vasi team of volunteers from th¢ widercommuniry enabled li all 10 hapFen. The profil of £63.tM)O has t*en shared beiween Ihc Abbey ond R¢siore, In addition to the fesiival. the Abbcy has continued to serve A5 a ceniTe for the Arts, with regular conccn$ by the Orehe$trA of Si Johrt's and Benson Choral, We were deli8hi¢d 10 welcome again the English Music Festival. Ihis year makin8 DoT¢h¢sl¢r iheir main venue. Thc visuAI arts have ¢ontinued to feature, wtih two Temarkable insiailat10Th5 by Adrian Brooks and Tim Cook. 'Cell' a r¢<reaiion of Alexei Navalny's prison ¢oll, inviicd people 10 engase wilh the ¢xpericnce of prisoncrs of ¢onscience- and look on even grehler sigllificance as li unexpectcdly ¢oin¢ided wilh Nava]ny's va81¢ deaih, Lai¢r in th¢ year 'HOME-less' focussed on Ihe ¢xperience of 0P]e experiencing homelessness in Oxford, eDBaging with the transforniing work of Emmaus UK. The Abbey coffee morning continues to provide A valu4bl¢ Baiherirt8 for our lo¢AI ¢ommuniiy, offerin8 hospithliiy each Tuesday mrning. Our Toddlers Group sodly had 10 lapse gs the Revd Sorrel Sham¢l-Wood departcd, ai w¢ were unable to find voluntceTS io h¢&$i it. Happily our new curaie Revd Emma Firth has now iaken 1¢ on. bui volunteers io shar¢ in hosiing siill needed. Our monihly family servi contjnues io thrive under the Icadcrship of MAl¢olrn And Sue Lucas, and we are ¢ontinuing io conslder how we ean make the life of Ihc Abbey increagin8ly family friendly. Towards the end of lh¢ year. we began plans foT a monihly Foreg1 Church 10 be held on a Sunday afiernoon - to be launchcd in the new y. Our Open the Book Icgm ¢ortlinued to offer Colleclive Worship at DDrchesicr Si Birinus CB Primary S¢h<>ol and itt Sch1$ across the Dor¢liester Team area, visiting each school Qnce a iemi unlil Ih¢ summtr. They have now iaken a pause. needing more volunieers, hopefully from acT055 Ihe wider team. Revd Jone. Rcvd Emn)a and Sue Lucas wilh Jan¢ Tudor offer a weekly Coll¢ciive Worship ai Dorchesler St Birinus Pn'mary. It's a delight 10 welcome the school inio the Abbey at thc end of each t¢rni for a concluding s¢rvi¢e. The Abbey Tea Room. with its ministry of cake, had a thoroughly 5u¢cessful year. Under ihe leadership of Sieph Forman, and with a wonderful ¢eam of volunieers the Tea Room has welcomcd thousands of vi5i(ors and rSed a remarkabl¢ total of £61,998, to b¢ shttred beiweert Ihe Abbey and ou¢ward mission giving. Our Christmas Markci was again A great suc¢es5. makin8 a profit of £8.034- 8raieful thanks du¢ io all who helld and especiatly to Sieph Forman for hcr remarkable organisalion which was much appreciaied by slallholders and all who cam¢. Rlsk Assessment & SAfegu8rdlng Sk assessmcni% are eatried oui for all activilie5 wher¢ (he PCC has responsibility, and they are required from hirers of the Abbey. Jon Rimrner is serving very ably a5 Parish Safeguarding Officer. DBS checks and safe8uardinE IT4iniJis ig up to date for paid employees and key volunteers.

Dorchester Abbey Parochlal Church Council Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 (Continued) Care And Use of Bulldlngs Th¢ maini¢nan¢e of Ihe Abbey est8ie. ineluding the Gu¢si House ttnd CIoi51Er Garden along with the Abbey itself, is a significani responsibility. This year we have undertaken major r¢stQT&lion works lo our tower ¢lo¢k. which involved ils complete removal 10 the workshops of The Cumbria C1k Companyi and then lis reinsiillaiion. Oiher Works have included the iniroduction of an inieTcom io the Nonh lower door Icnabling saf¢ access for kllring¢TS), th¢ clearing

nd r¢de¢oralinB of th¢ upsi¥irs ond hau. stairs 8nd14ndinB of No 8 Manor Fami Road and re-roofin8 Ihe shedlsiudio outside No 8.

A eonsiderable amount of invesii8a¢ion work in prtPAfAlion for the fuiure has also been undertaken, including.. an accessibiliiy audil, a diocesan energy Audit, a laser 5vrv¢y of lh¢ Abb¢y aDd thc grounds. a dra>nag¢ survey to idcntify any issues, planning for improvemenls 10 ioilei provision and enquiries about possible provision of a ielecoms mast in the tower. We are hugely 8raieful io Fabric Coordinaior Ri¢hard Tudor for his ov¢rsight of th¢5¢ WOTks. along with Nick Forman. We are 8raicful 100 10 the Gieen DOTS foT their car¢ of Ihe Abbey grounds. We coniinuc 10 be immcnsely 8rai¢ful for lh¢ faiihful suppon of ih¢ Friends of Dorchester Abbey tsnd 10 Ihe Beauforest Society. This year Ihey contributed £IO,OCQ iowards the rcstoraiion of our lower clock and £2,618 iowards the gArdcn fund. Flnanclal Revlew The Abbey received and TecoTded 4 sigfiifi¢int b¢qu¢si dyring 2023 of approximAiely £1.020.(KJO, whlch has been recognised in full in Ihese financial siatemen¢s. This is ai the same lime an opportunity and si8nificani responsibiliiy for lh¢ PCC. The PCC 5thn¢d a proc¢ss of deiemiining the vision for thc Abbey (or ¢h¢ ¢orning years and this pr(x¢ss will inforTn dccisions on how lo us¢ th¢ very generous Ic8aey. In early 2025 the execuiors of the csia(e advised Ihe PCC ihai Ihe exp¢cled value of thc bequesi wgs lower than their ori8ino1 ¢Slimaie and so ihcre is an adjusimeni of £28,OCx) in Ihe 2024 accounls. Thc financial siatcmenis show a surplus for Ihe year of £15,03912023.' surplu5 of £1,027,296) fore unr¢alised gains (£16,014 including unreaiised gains). There was ¥ surplus o( £13.110 (2023 surplus of £1.017,611) on unrestricied funds. DesignAied funds have a surplus of £3,923 after tr8115f¢rring £32.500 (rom General Reservts. before unrealised gains12023.' surplus of £5,995) in Ihc yCAr. Wiihoui the tran5fcr ih¢r¢ wa$ a deficit of £28,577 ¢ieluding urhrealised gains. There was a dcficii on restricted fund5 of £1.994 (2023.. surplus of £3,690). arising fvom spending the 2023 donaiions for Ihe rep9ir of Ihc ¢lo¢k. The Trusttts have considcred the PCC'S fInGla] C]umStanCeS when pr¢paTin8 th¢ fin&ncial $18tements &nd have assessed thai ihe PCC continues lo be a going concern. During the ye&. £32,5(K) w8S transf¢rT¢d from Unre51ri¢t¢d Rc$¢rvcs to Fabric Reservcs which means Ihai Fabric Rcscrvcs are £80,931. The PCC consideTS ihai Fabric Reserves should bc appToximal¢ly £80.0(Kl lo enable It lo mtei emergency expenditure needs for Fabric relaied iiems. Th¢ PCC reviewed lis reserves policy and Slill considers ihai Ihe parish should ideally hold gencral rtserves equivalent 10 ai least six monihs eKpendiiure. The current level of unrestti¢t¢d fcsetves {excludhn8 th¢ appTOX. £lm legaey) is £121.886, which is approximaicly cight months. expendiiute.

Dorchester Abbey Parochial Church Council Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 202A (Continued) Approved by the PCC and signed on its behalf by Reverend Jan¢ Willis. MA Chair 10 MaJch 2025

Report of the Independent Examlner to the Members of the Parochial Church Councll of Dorchester Abbey For the year ended 31 December 2024 I report to the trustees on my exAminaiion of dic a¢counis of th¢ fin¢la1 s¢)i¢menis of die Partschioj Church Council of Dor¢hest¢r Abbcy for thc yebT ended 31 De¢emb¢r 2024 which aT¢ S¢104Jt on pages 10 10 18. Re$ponsibllIil And bLqls of report As Ihe Cliarily ttwsice5 of th¢ Trusi you Tesponsible for the preparAiion of Ihe accounls in accordance wilh th¢ r¢quiT¢m¢nis of the ChAriiies Aci 2011 I'ihe Aci,). l T¢POrt in resp¢¢i of my ¢x8minoiion of Ihc Thsi's accoun15 carried out under 5. 145 ofih¢ 2011 A¢1 and in carryiiig oui my examination I have followed 411 Ihe Applicable Direciions given by Ihc Chllrily Comn)ission urtder %. 145151{bl of the 2011 Aci. IDd¢p¢nd¢nl exAmlnor'8 at&ttment hivc complcicd Iny ¢xarninauon. l eonfitm thai no moicrifyi Inaiiers have com¢ io my )¢l¢niion in ¢opneciLon with the exnIna1]0 givin8 me CAu$e 10 believc 11181 in ony maicrial respeci.. 111 ac¢ountln8 records weie not kept In respert of the Trvst as requlred by sectlc*n 130 of the Act,. 121 the accounts do not accord wlth those record5,' or 131 the accounts do not comply wlth the applltable requlremenis contornlne the lorm and content of accounts set out In the Charltles (Aecounts and Reporisl Re8ulatlons 2008 other than any requlremcnl that tho ac¢ountS Blve a'true and lalr vlew whlch Is not a matter con51dered as part of an Independent emamlnatlon. I hovt no concerns and have come across no oihcr Inaiicrs in conncclion witli tlie ¢xllminaiion 10 which niieniion sliould bc drawn in thi5 rcpom in order 10 cnablc a proFtr undersl8ndin8 of the accoun15 10 be reached. Mr J Prcsion BFP, ACA, cfA Villars Hayward LLP Chanercd Ac¢ounlan15 Chartcred Tax Advisers and Statutory Audiiors Boston House Henley-on.ThgJnes RG9 IDY Date.. - 2025

Dorchester Abbey PaToehlhl Chur¢h Council Flnanelal statements for the perlod tnrted 31 D¢ttmber 2024 sthtement Of Finanelal Aetlvltles 2023 2024 R¢s¢d F.ndnwrnent funds Uw¢51riried fonds Dc$lÈrtiie4 r¢Jnds Ele5cied Endowment funds funds Uthrestricted funds DlIad funds Toiai Noi ToiDI In¢Mi¢ •nd tndowmtnts from: 1,103,298 114,041 43.869 8.057 1,155.224 t)onlloni ano leskties 120,531 OtherTradin8 AttiVide8 11.IB3 lThv¢simen 66,352 28,905 5.148 IOD63 6.44Y) 112.968 7,223 4,613 7.532 3.065 586 57,126 1.224 871 53.424 12R6938 230,699 277 782 Exptndllure on: 7.293 RilsinB Fund$ 252,349 Chwithblc i¢ib¥iues 259.642 3,706 193,9J4 3.587 3.829 ?.83B 53,442 4,953 181,2fy) 65,369 8,276 254.905 197.fj60 S7.029 4,953 T•iil 185 089 262 7d3 1.027.211 19,twi (3.6051 1.027,296 N•¢ In¢•melOIxptndt11) 4S.610 (28J771 32,JCK> 11,9941 15,039 132,500) S.995 3.69D 1.027,296 3.658 Gainl05j}on invtiuntni ajwis 1.030,954 Nèimowemehl Infvn R¢¢on¢llldtlon offund$ 284h41 Tothi brought forwArd l.J15,395 Tot•1 rarrltd forword 3,923 11,9941 15.039 2.632 1.026 12113 701 274 975 8,627 1,026 4,624 11,9941 274 83,16J 128.OD5 62.365 10.900 I,IW.776 136,632 66,0S5 I.IW.776 136.632 64.061 12.206 1331.409 1Q

DoTcht51er Abbey Parochial Church CouDell Flnanclal statements for the period ended 31 Deeember 20 BalaD¢t $heet ¥ )t 31 Dectmber 2024 Unrestri¢t¢d DeJlind fvnds Resthcd Endowwrtni funds fvndi Untesth¢ted funds Dui8Thiied funds R¢51ricieJ EndvwmEni funds fvnds 2023 NotEI Flxtd sgtts 28.(M)6 41018 Tngibit sJets IA¥esimenu 29,322 70.340 42.JJ6 111.560 12.206 12.206 60.627 41.018 S,JlO $ks Ikbiors C&%h In hind aibthk Depfrsli Wilh eBP T¢i•ltUmOL•bll 5.41J 42.593 24.384 020.3JS 31.847 486.987 68 J2mO 44.669 82.717 848 2.566 41.289 19,947 270 60,46) d.4JJ 2S.037 1.246943 1248.929 Credllors.. irnountsfilllNR 39839 dutwllhln oTreye•f 28,83) I I)??6 25 81291 3? I.207.1 Nel ¢urrenl4Hqts 83.167 23.043 Credllors.. rnoyntsllllni 3.?69 2.538 2,SJ8 I IW.776 136632 66.055 l.J13 395 N¢1 si¢IS 64.061 12,21AI Fund$ ofiht ¢hur¢h unres1d¢l fundT l.Ifts.776 .100.776 D<5iBnaid fun4$ I.IOL7.776 136.6Y2 1.237,401 06,Q55 66,055 Rcslrtctcd funds 11,932 Ehdtswmtnt futhdi 04.061 é4,061 12.206 12.206 I IW.770 136.632 1.315.395 Tfjthl fundyofibe¢burth 141.256 12.206 I.J31.409 Apprnyed bythe Puoch&chVrccUTr¢11 on 10th Much 2025 and318rdn its bohrtsy.' Nlek Pom Membti

Dorchtsttr Abbey P•rochllll ChuTch Coun¢ll Flnndil $ttements for the ptrlod ¢nded 31 December 21124 r4(Trltt 10 Iht FIDandal Slgttmtnts i Basls of preparallon acca1Ce wilh lh¢ Financi RtpotTID8 Si8nd¥d applicEbl£ in ihBUK hnd Republic of trel¥nd IFRS 1021 bulle1j I leffeciivejaThgry 20161, theChvr¢h A¢¢ouThiing Resul41ions 21K)6 and the Cho¢$ Aci 2011. which Uie PCC i5 tCSWlf15ibloin law. These a¢caunis do not in¢lude the a¢¢ounts ofchuich 0up1 thii owe their mn •trJllaiion 10 0th£r brY nor those that •r¢Inf0rn gktherinis of ehur¢h ttKmb¢rs. The PCC th¢ deftnluon of a F4Jblic B¢n¢fii EThtiiy under FRS102 and th¢ PCC¢oTh$id¢rth4L ihtre art nomaierial Uncert¢5 about Ih¢¢hwrch'$abiliiy 10 Continu¢ as 48osn8¢on¢crn. 2 Actounung poll¢l¢s Fund$ Un[IncIed fund5 ar¢ 8ener•l funds available for iho gener objeciivtss of th¢chUh. Designat funds are unresrri¢ied lunds that have been %ei &%ide by lh¢ PCC foTPa[iiculPurPoSt4. ResLricred fundsc¥D only bc ustd for Ihc purposes for whi¢h they hive been given, within th¢Ob)liVeS of th¢rhuieh. Th¢ eost of r4i51n8 and 4dminisierinB such fuMd5 u¢ehar8ed Igwnsi those specific funds. The wm of each fund 1$ ¢xplaiii¢d IAi¢r in the Notes. fndowmeni fund$ are rtstricitd funds which mu%1 be held pennen17Y And Ih¢¢•piiai malnialned while Ihe income is r¢5¢ri¢1ed. In¢omln& resour¢¢s All incoTrun8 Y¢5¢urces are included in Ihe SOFA when Iht ¢hur¢li bDIn¢$ l¢8olly entiilcd io Ihe income bnd when the omoun1¢ b¢quaNtif1¢41 with reasonllblec¢rwnly. Collections art rteo8nis¢d when rccelycd by or on behlifolthe PCC. P18nned 8lvin8 is ¥e¢oEnised Only when received. GranLi ènd le8aeLe$ •Th rt¢o8nld Assoon u the PCC be4ome5 4Wat¢ of it% leBal eniiilemeni and ihe amouni due Is quiniifloblt with rusonDble¢eniiniy, In¢om¢ lax rccovtrnble on 8ift Lid donarions is B¢¢ounitd for wben thc gift Is re¢elved, noi whcrl lh¢ w refund 15 received. When incoNn8 resource5 hAve relaicd ¢xp¢ndiiur¢ IBS wilh fundroisiTr8 income) thc iliCOTrun8 re50ur¢t5 nd the reliied T¢50ur¢e5 expeThde4 ¥e t)uni forsross in th¢ SOFA. re50urtts whets &vable. R¢nial incom¢ fromlctiing iheoutsi House Is iccounwd for whea li f•Jl8 due. Dkvidend5 Ind ini¢re&i drc attounied for wh¢n Ieceivublc and includ¢5 any r¢¢ovcrAble lax. RtAlised gains •¢Coun1cd for on asstis held for th¢ churchs own $¢ and ¢1ken inLO aryouni 01 the iirrrt of SAIe. A lelicy 15 re£o8nistd when li 15 prob8bl¢ Ih$i il will beTe£elved. Resourrts exptnded Exp¢ndiiure is inelwded on an acc¥uals basi5 and is re¢o8nlsed when there is a legal or ¢$ttl¥e obllgaiion 10 pay for8oc48 orserYi¢¢s. All eo$is haye b¢cn directly 8115ibuied to thc 10$ categories within the SOFA. Any g¢ner4J 5UPPOrt eosis h4ve b¢cn all(ated a¢ros$4¢li1y¢0s1 t31egodes on a basi5¢0n$iskni with the llseof ruourte5 based on an allo¢#iion of 4¢iyal 515. As the ehDr¢h is noi regi$iercd for VAT, all cxpclldiiure is shown inclusiv¢ ofvAr. Governancetosis include th¢¢ostof the prepamtion ofthe annual Aeeoumts. thc¢os1 of PCC m¢¢iin8S ADd the lesal c051 of advice on 8ov¢rnlln¢¢oT¢on$uruilonal miiitrs. Gr1$ d¢hlIable yvinR uc 3¢eouttied for when paid oY#or when awgrd¢l, iftheoward crea$ 8 bindin8 ObliglOn on th¢PCC. provided thai theteAre noc0ndltrn3 10 be nt teliiin8lOtht gr2nt which re1 In the control of the ¢hllrch. Flxed asstts All cdpiial expendi11¢ in exces50f £500, for a 5sngl¢ itemorn group of %imilaT iiems, isetspi141i*d. DCprlatION isprovided on all ian8iblc fixeA 3$5e15, 31 rdie$ ¢Al¢ulwi¢d io wrireoff the eosi ¢¥enly ovei thetxpe¢ied u5¢ful ewnomie life of assets folknv5.' Fumiwre, fLiUll8S and 4U1wnE 3. S years. The Yamtha piano is being wrillen off over ? p¢riod of 20 years. 12

Dorrhe51erAbbèy Proehl&l Chr¢ Coun¢ll stslfrnfTrLsforihe ptrfod ¢ndtd JI Decnber211l NtilNlolhe Statsments 2 A¢¢ouDIIIi8 poll¢ltt Icontlnutdl lrt¥esirrtn15 4r¢shownoD 31 It m¥kni vllut, leISed unr¢il1s¢din& shown under tiThttieco8nlstd i11055r5>.IKl1vn ofght SOFA. Slork S¢oEkls Wlledl th¢1gwerolcosiornc¢ r15)bVyV. Pe¢uSon3 (ht11¢rbypCc Wi¢iP•b inth¢PeDslonBullderScheme stcilonofchurch Worktii P¢fi$l (CWPF)forloy iith. Th¢Sch¢rnE is wjminlsltrtdbyihechuh ofEld P¢n3soni Btyud. whleh holds tho cwPPu%¢5Pi¢lY IthsE ofiht Employtrthd th¢ utherppDJclpAung ¢mOyOrl. CWPFhw iWOX<iiON'. IhtDefihcd Ben¢nuS¢hrmp Ihè Penjion Builder Schomtr. whkhhu Iwo5ybFK¢ioTh¥'. 4 defetttd innuiiyse¢uon knDwnM P¢Mlvn By1W¢r011¢, d. leh¢¢ known u PeDiltyn Bulld¢i 2014. BrAh i¢ai•niolthe Pttsilon BuliderScPrtrM u¢clus¢d u d¢fin¢4 kn¢fiis¢h¢Mti. P<nstQRbMildrCIwJl¢ providcs ipEnsion. Irgm rvnthb¥iiOnspd conv¢rt¢d irAo4thf¢tw) ¥)nuliy dUtin8emplwTrl b4Kd Dn •nd TdYlewedbytrK Chh orEn81 P¢niloDs Irornilme iotim¢, DiKrr1iom lfi¢t¢tsts MY10t¢ ed,dePendIn¥ on Invc51mcnt 1mI otyrfi¢ior5. P¢nsl•nOulldtrZOl4f Is icuh bAnCe Kherne thitprovidvi • lymp ium which members useig prvvSJ¢ bttsenii&i¥etlrtmeni. P<nslon coniribuiioDs r¢d¢d ih An i¢couni lor¢¥hffl¢mbtr. DiKteiionwbonus¢s miyb¢ rD[tR(LitrncThldCdITh$ on IDYe5tmeni¢xp¢rignts wher llcion. The K¢oun¢, ph14nyb0wwsdecltd. li piyable. unredu¢¢d from ue 65. Thete li nosutpJiw15IonofsC[brle¢nernpl0YtN In th iecllon ofihe P¢ns1)11 BuilderS¢htmo. Th¢ hErnE iseortsidertd i multi4tmpioyer Kh¢m¢osd¢sEvb¢d in s<10 28ofFRS 102. Thli15 bK•vs¢ li nOl5k)Xlibltioiithbuie Iho Pemion Bvild¢rSeheme'i liAbbliii¢s io &PE¢ifi¢ ¢mploy4rn and muni Ihiiconthbuiions •f¢KGound lor¥ ifthe Schtmewere i defiTheO¢onthbTrJilyn s¢hen. The pensions ¢05ts<hp4cd¢oih¢ SnFA in IhE yev ue<oThtnbuiion5piyAble 12024,. £1,068. 2023.. £992). A v•luiiSonofth¢ P¢ffliiDn BUildetSthen11<gnlQVl¢nC¢ cv¢rythrnp y¢4ry. lTho mOilzt¢eniichEmE ¥?114 wmpl¢i¢d wii oit u 01 JI DettrnbEr2012. Fotlht PensioTh BulldtrclS1r S11. the vluiliL¥Trf¢vt&l¢d asvrplys ol£J4.8rn tyDihè4nioinioiJumMions us¢d. Aiihe rnoil ttcnl KtYl¢w¢rrKijve l Jinulry 2025. the Board¢h05e ioxrnni adisct¢iion4rybonv5 of6.7 ioboih p¢Dsions noi yei inpiym¢ni Ind pensions in piym¢nl in tCSpc¢t ofseThic¢ pnoi 10 April 11¥7.' 4A bonuson pcn510ns In pèyrnchl Jn ICSSXCI ofwsi April 2(K)6 strrite sothiL Ihe wTh5ion inc¥¢u¢ w¥$ 3.7% (whert Usuy110jdbE{aluc1rd bu¢ ihllbiion up 102.5%). Thi$ IyliowtdiMprovemenis Ihe fundin¥ pojluon O¥tr1014. There is no re91r¢m1n¢ ford¢fiEiI paen1S Èt the cvrr<ni unw. rrtlivU1tIQD is due * 4131 DMxrythr20U. Foi lh¢ Pension Builder 20145e<iion. th¢ ¥VIl1D ft¥t41trJ8 sutplusd£8.Sm on Ihconsoing used. Thrr¢ Is r¢quiTrnKThl fordefi¢ki payments aiih¢ ¢un¢niiime. ThplE8al SINC1Uredfihehtrne1i 5u¢h th1iilAwh¢rernph)ycrf1s,DtthÈs1trAt<yPcCmuIbXornspOnsibkfQrPl)%n8a shorIbl1Mp1wrt pensl¢n liabiltli¢J,

JOK 49$ o.J 6.? 5.99) 5.9YJ 11.7 163 6).li• 947 s.Jii ij) 17A)6 2.565 ).15D UiwlPlxiofWorthlyVATntr&swArtl Jr• Wlw)rt¢lu lJ)i)M5 5Qa vijwi 22. T¢AIvpd JJ 4m5 1.595 2J49 IA19 NtwJM•£vit 1.Tr5 2,017 1.167 1?.962 930 T14RollmCookrryknkid I,M7 1.596 Iii.y 269 )gD

Dorfht5tsr Abbty Pl111 ebureth C•uJdl FIDanclil il•lem2nts for ptrlod JJ Dci¢mb¢r 2024 Ntsitj io ibe FIDBn¢lol Stotements 2023 2024 uTrrnstricJ tkslgthaied Restricted Unroxtnci¢d tkslgfftaied R¢siri¢ied 74111 lynds Endowmcni 74 98 71 98 3.550 J? 2,275 Cost of Itifl¢ts,¢uds fcrTesalo Publi¢liy Miiscum- coltof8• for r¢%•l¢ Dooksiill 07 798 67 798 3.550 57 2.273 2.289 573 2.289 57J Chrt¥imii Cud Toi RoDni ¢kery book 95 95 .009 ChriilJl• Atuvluu PINyh Shar¢ Chuicll Kvnnln8 C'Tr51 V¢iBEt l¥¢nilvn CoJti Cl}yh Mtsin*nthrrt¢ ChiriiAble Dnniikns 51,408 24,772 4SO 902 3,199 13.637 SI,408 54,4fj5 26,724 360 1,068 4.586 54,44S d2,5¥8 J60 1.068 52.484 15.864 450 902 27,575 22,226 41,770 2,T19 2,779 Dor¢h¢sicr NBWS Mi8ThYJn¢ ?,734 7,7J4 6,148 904 9,905 2,500 J72 1,224 854 336 7hJO 1.631 904 9,90J 2,300 572 1,224 Tci Rwni Orgin Oi¥inlsi Con¢eits & Re<OrdIc0s1i Chdr Ld¢ill1 orricrr 537 8,J73 1,397 8,J73 600 275 1,043 I,Q43 336 3,6ts5 22J 38,060 16.565 5,014 4.388 4.432 6.035 252,349 Flowers OardeNCos¢i SwlÉl E¥¢n Supptsrt Co%ll Lc81l fc¢s Indtpcndent ExllmTrnB¢s fet Mu$evm Sundry ÈxpenstS 3,605 2,899 2,599 220 37,477 531 ?cK) 223 37.087 16.565 5,014 220 37.2d9 973 228 700 4.388 2,931 4,432 6,854 6,854 5.909 254.905 ?4 4.953 Sundry ExpeNsv5 193.954 53.442 65.J69 8.276

Irybl¢AtsbeY Pir¢hlal Chut¢hCounell VlngpdiliLllienLents f¥Jfih¢ptrfoJendt031 D¢(¢rnbtr3Q24 NIJ10thf Fl•ind•l StslfmEntF S Sypport cw 2023 Chnrithblc 20 Attivily. QoVeMCe T( Fundr11 CJDYeffl4ThC¢ Compu¢trmwDnuKÈ& equlpmtni nDiciplii115¢d

ndolfKechLTxei Tlltphone & Iniernti O¢pre¢lili 2.455 2È.844 Z.?H5 3.976 2,455 21.144 2.7RJ 3.976 27.?10 27,780 37.477 6 sirrcNts.Trwi¢e rnmUnf•iion ¢Krnfe The iveNi¢ nufflb¢rof SireMplO)yO bytha PCC41 4dmlhliirntor5 durin8th¢ >r•rwai J,YY.uplrom S.Qln 102J. Th¢r¢wcM fwritsf(thii r[ l¥Jl ts[. In Ih¢¢plhltyThoftht PCC'¢ym•thwMthi per$rOI. IhE incumbtniwhil Iif¢muThtiiledbyihediAe#. Stpflcniis Included in th¢ compdM'. Silrriei 14 HMwad&£2A,57212023.' £18.7$01 Nvffl¢mbrrnof IhvPCctbYtd ihyrtmuTherni1•nlorih¢lrwOrki thtPCC.Theeliryy,who•w oilltlomertthikdottcvar Dispos% At JI De¢¢mbry2014 JhS1 J.651 142.144 141.844 NE¢lkl• At I j2014 Ai JI De(tmbtr2024 28. 29.J22 69.014 70.340

Dot¢h¥i¢tAbbty Parothlil Chur¢h Councll FSnin¢lAI Mlements forlhe perlod endrd 31 Drtmber 2924 Nfyl+Sto thtFlhndal Staitjnents 9 InvMeThI isst Flxed4s5eilnYutmonlS Ca)ing lrnuktil Val0 l JJnuary2124 Add4ddiuonb lico5tsvUE L<isdlip05$ li tart)InB Value 42,530 975 A TrAlysli•fln¥tsirnenl¢ Mirk¢ivAIu¢ 4t JI Inc4m from Dember Invesimenii 2024 in 2024 hl•loTll lThveslmenl holdlnv Mcmwl41 Pund5 d57,29 CBFChui¢li ofEnilnd lAV¢t Fulld Inetht%hCl G¥den 896.57 CBIIChurch of En8lind InwiiThnt Fund Incornu ShTrrcs owmtni f4undi aicurn¢niY41u¢ 10,571 837 ArsbyJnu filliff6 dve wjthj ono ycllr ?024 2023 Ac<Ntd Income. iTrA r¥lundduc Pr¢pnyTh¢n¢i & thpDilii Dorehr51rr Abb¢yTrthdi her Dcbiori Ac<Ntd L84¢y kncoThK Ac<kucd Iiicome. CCLA Iniercsi J,082 5,596 1.768 4.823 7.747 12.QOO 5.663 390,000 42.593 NoAmunt$ w¢itdue In mtsit Ihllloneu, 11 CYedlior6*nd&c¢rpJHII lalllii&dué iTrer on¢yt•r ye 2023 2024 2025 2024 R¢¢i¥DIrCtiOUryFUd C¢¢4ii¢rs for ind sttyicts A<ctUIlJ Pt¢wd income not tAmed Def¢rd Gtant Jnci)NK.Mus¢u Othtr Creoiiors 9.OJO 14.64? J.022 6.950 19.709 9.620 2.538 J.269 2.538 3.269 28.833 39.839 17

Doryhtsi¢t Abw PArr•cJdal Chumh Councll Flnant14151atemEnls f•T the ptwl(Ml eNded 31 D¢e¢mb¢r 2024 Notts iotht FIDAnCI Stsitments 12 Endowrmnt •d reslrteled funds Endowment funds Fuftd Fund broughi fvrward Tn¢omin$ resources Q•lhS and losses expended foTwud The Exon TNsi 11,932 274 12,206 Tr ¢Jpi¢il of this 5¢15 of a perpeiuol niivr¢and noib¢ srtI. This 13 for the bells t1k ¢1 t)¢r¢h¢sr Abb¢y, orto Inher ¢h¢ ini¢r¢Jiiolbell rin8ersconnecivJ w¥th ihe Abbcy, Tr in¢¢mt Is pd totht I¢C'5 Bell Fund. In the yew tt>Jl D¢cember2024 £351 rtetlved. Re4irl¢ieO Fund b¢t$ ¢arrie4 f¢rw biouxhi R¢swicei ¢ipcnde4 r¢Joyr TrJD¥fcri Cl(Kk Fund We51 Proltct fund CviAl¢'J House Fund 16.272 46.655 292 46.947 2,148 8,276 66.055 64NI Curaie'514ous¢ nd 11T¢presentl by £5.851 i* aCBFa¢¢ouni 4nd Ihc Dor¢hui¢r PCC shpttol the prop¢rty 01£41,018 13 D&Kniled Fund fvnd bIle¢S carried f¢rwaYd oughi forwllrd In¢MiinB rt50ur¢rs and 10$5 ¢ipeDde41 Trwsf¢rs FAbri¢ fvnd Museum Fvnd Memorid FllThd 0den Fund Btll Fund 79,989 14A80 10.337 26.054 5.772 136,632 27.733 8,969 (59,291) J2.500 80.931 237 10,574 27.074 6.416 141.256 3.455 644 40.801 12.899) 69.37B 32.5 18

2024-12-31-accounts

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