Charlly Y•glstr•tlon numbo11158507
'Company reglstratlon numb•r 09124570 IEn#l•nd and Wales)
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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Tru8l•es
Rev Nlchola$ Phllip Wèts IAbbol) IConlroll•r ol
the Trust)
Flev Martln Joseph Hood
R•v Mafe OavKI Brumw811
Plr Rich8fd Peler Bevan
Ch•rlty numb•r
1158507
. Company numb•r
0912457Q
Rt9ls¢•r•d offi¢•
Downsldo Abbey
Str8tlonvOn-Ihe-F059•
RAOSTOCK
BA3 4RH
Audltor
ML Au¢Jil LLP
4 aug•n Slr••l
BATFI
Smrset
8A1 1He
8•nk•
Lloyd5 8Mnk Flc
47 Mlllom Str••l
BATH
Sornernol
AI IDN
Sollelioro
Slone Klnp LLP
13 Qutvn aquorv
Somtrrn•i
8A1 2HJ
Invo•tm•nt •d¥l8or•
BNY Mellon Ass•t M¥n•g•m•ni Llrnit•d
Th• Bank of. New York Centr¢
160 Qv&?n vktorlB streat
LONDON
EC4V4LA
In•uranc• Brok•r
Pl8 In8uran
Poppiolon GarAg8
Low Popp18ton Lane
YORK
Y026 eGZ

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CONTENTS
Tru8t••8' r•port
In¢epend•nt aud110￿8 r•port
8- 10
Statsmentof Iln¥nclal actlvltles
12
ol ¢a$h IrM*
13
Nott$ to thè financw 8tatsments
14-35

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The Iruglee8 present ihelr annual report 8nd Ilnon¢ial $tal•ments for the y08r èndèd 30 Sep¢ornb&r 2024.
Tho finan￿81 gtatements havè bèèn pr$pArèd In aceofdanc& the ac¢ounllng pollcles $ot out in note 1 to tho fln8rtcl81
statemènts ond corrtpty wllh th¢ ¢hority'$ MgmorAndum and Artlclos. the Companies A¢t 2006 8nd "Accounting and
R•porlln9 by Ch*rlll••.. Slol•m•nt of R•wmmonoed Pro¢1*9 8ppllc4ts18 lo ch8rbue$ prtrp8rlng thtrlr •¢¢ounls In o¢oord4nM wllh
the Flnancitil ReporllrvJ 8thndard •ppJt¢abt• In lh• UK ortd Republk ol Ireland IFRS 1021 l•ff•¢liv¥ 1 January 20191..
Obj•et*vps and a¢livlt
Th• obl•¢t• ol th• Chortly Inolud•-.-
Any $u¢h ¢hgrltabl• purpo8• or puryJ0605 #pprovod by lh8 Controll•r as in Ihe oplnion ol tho Tru8t¢os 1$ or gr• condu¢lv• to
tho adv•n￿ment or rnaifttenan¢• of Ihe Roman Calhollc r•ligwi. includlng:"
Th• provbSon, m•lnt•n•nco ind upkn•p oTr.-
¢hur¢h•$ •nd ¢h8pe18 for the Roman Cafvll¢ Church and p¥rl¥b ro)rn¥ and halls In v)nnwth)n th8SO;
Hou8es ol study. ¢¢ll•g?$ or ¥èmln¥rte$ for the édu¢gtloft #nd tralnlng ol prlesls and pefsons dejltous ol
bo¢omln9 pr1051$ 01 lh• Rom8Tr Calhollc ¢huKh: an¢1
School$. eolkw and ¢du¢•tionAI 68tsbi4hmonts for lh• g•n•r•l ¢dU￿1[0D ol ¢hlkhrt ind oth•r por8on8.
W• èlm throu9h thè work of th• Monaullc Cornmunlly to bo * lo￿1 e•ntre for Calhollc, Benedlcune Ilf• and lo b• 8
su8laingbt• ¢ommunlty.
ObJ•cll
In 8el¢lng our oblo¢Wv•$ and plannlng our aetl¥4U•8 w•, th• TnJ6tOo•, h•w 9lvon careful ¢on8lderailon 10 the Ch8rlly
Commlg6ion'8 g•n•ral guldancg on publlG b8nefit and In partlcular $uppl&mgntory publ1¢ ben•fit guldanee on
advanclng educaion.
Our k•y obl•ctlv•o lor th• y••r In¢lud•d'.
To conllnve to reflect on lh¢ best way to Ilva th8 88nedlclln8 Ilfè And Idenlify an •pproprloto locatbn:
To ¢onUnug outreach and kYogr066 on the HLF fundgj Mon&8tlc Llbrary restoration proje￿.,
To promot• our woth8 •nd hl¥tory',
To•••k to •hafe r•$ource6 and offor oupport to tho wldor communty;
To lacllltole the qu•st for inlomiallon with be81 POSAihl• ffj8ource5,'
To encouTrgè a culture of onooing philonthropic supp￿.
To m•lni#ln our historie buildinu8 In 8 planned #nd off•¢iivè wsy., •nd
To B￿k w•ys of Incre8¥lng In¢om• •fid r•du¢ln9 •xp•Ndllur•.
Our Ellx¥•. strategy and Pollcle¥
rhe Trustees are rtrsponslblo for s¢IPin9 the 8lrategy and for achlevlng the obSecllves Ihey have sèt. Thg focus ol Ihè
btral•oy is on d•vèlopin9 Ihe work of the K4onA8tfe Communlty.
In Impl8mgnting our str8t•gy we:
Inv8si In thè Infrastructure of the Twst Its propeni•s. Incluolng the At>b•y Chur¢h,.
Enwur¥go interested parllos lo mAka ug0 ol règouree8 in th• mon85tsry Ilbrary: aTrJ
Contlnu• to I￿1•W and d•v•lop ourtt•rfiag• ijuireach.

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Our EU
Down$ld& ADDey Qenernl TnJsi Is a chafll8bb trust whlch $èeks to benofil thè publle throuoh Ils s*a¢ed alms foT th• Monastie
Community •nd thereby onhance the 8Piritual wèll-b&lnq ol v1511or$ ￿ the abbey church and Ilbrary.
We are equal OPPOllunlllo8 oro8n1881ion end are commltted to o wtsrklnp •nvlronm•nt th•1 rf treo Irom any form or
dl8crlmlnailon on Ihe ground$ ol coloui, ro¢¢, ethnlcity, fèliglon. è•x. s•xu•l 011onl•iion or tjlseblllty. We wlll m•k• r•8•ortablo
&dlu8lments whor• poeslbl• lo moot lh• Th•ed8 019¢8ff who •rv or b•Gom¢ dlsatyled.
Prot•rAl¢n of Chlldren and Vulnomble Adurts
e arg commltted lo thé ttwJhesl standards ol safeou8rdln9 and 8e•k lo promote Ihg wellar• of thlldrnn and vulnorabl• •dulls In
all our 4ndo•vourn, and o¥p•cl 011 IruJl8gS. 81aff 8nd volunto•r• lo #h•r• th18 eommllm•nt. We ¥ctlvely en9Ag• #nd coop8iat•
with ond follow th& ouidance of the Roman C•thollc Oiocg?98 ol Clffton ond Plymouth. 8nd th• Catholk Saleguordlng Stsndard
Agency. Followlng the I?￿re1￿)n ol the monasiic communmy to a houso In tho grounds ol 8u¢kfo$t Abboy, Ouf &•f•guardlng
arranoements aro overno&n by tm 1nd8￿Md•nt 8af•guanllng commi88lon o18uckfa$l Abbey.
8trat•g1¢ rnport
The de8Crtption under the hv•dlng¥ "Achlevtsmonts and PerformaThc8" en¢J "Flnan¢lal Review" méo1 th• company law
requliem*nts for the INs198$ to pr88gnt a slr8t4glc res)ort.
A¢hl•¥•m•n* •nd P•rforffl•￿•
Govèrnan
The Rlghl R•v•r•nd Niehol•$ Wotz, of 8•lmont Abbey, h•$ bten Abbot gln¢• 26 AugU•t 2020. The R•¥•￿￿0 Mgrc Brumw•ll
nUnu•s •¥ Prlor lo 0s$l•t lh• AbboL
P•storal wo
The Monastic Communlly ￿nI￿nU•S to 8erv* Si 8trn4dl¢l'$ part$h, SlrAllon on th• Fo8•è IDloe•s• ¢1 Clifton), wh•r• Oom Mjrtln
Gowmon l¥ tho Prlo811ft Charge. He also acts aB Ghapl4ln for the local Cathollc prlmary 6chool.
Th¢ Monostic Archl¥e8 and Library 8r¢ •v811oble lor r8$•areh, vlslla ond •v•nts, wh•ro lh• Abb•y'# colloctions ar• exhlbll•tJ to a
wleJBr oudl•nc•. Our t••m of •19hl••n volunt••r• conllnu• th• Impl•m•nt•tlon ol th• N•iion41 Lottery H?rll•g• Fund {NLHFI
'8é8con of Loamlng, Pfolo¢l. mJnp9*d by DAGT at¥ff. The Tru¥t prolecty It¥ ¢oii*cllon¢ a¢Gordlng to Industry ¥l•nt18rds aftij
W0th8 whh oipter orggnlsoiion$ to make its work moro widely known. W• were pleased to contlnue io bts a part ol thè Natlonal
TrusVNLHF herltagts open dJy$ progrgmme. We ¢ontlnu8 to d•volop our partnerBhlps wilh the uni¥•r•iti•$ of 88th Spa, 8rl8tol,
Outham and Ex•i•r, who8• 4tud8nt& And l•elurér8 aré •bl• to U8• our ¢olloellonJ lor ih•ir own work. oft•n publlsh•(I Ihrough the
mons8￿¢ ¢offimunlty* lfvhoug• Aoumal, Th• Downsldo R•¥hw.
Th• Abbey Offi¢¢ ¢ortlinu•# to dèvèlop and h•lp with wMr¢h. publlc4bon$. lectures and admlnlslration. In kgeplng with ourcore
¢h•rltsbl¢ ob￿cl$ w¢ are gble to publl$h rotevanl book$ and wovk8 Of th• Community 8nd others. The Oownsidfr R•vl•w. our
qLIArtgrly m•ologleg1 journal. eontlnués lo b• publl8h•d and lold lo a l•fg• nurnb•r of In8UtUllons And Indlvldu418 throu9hout tl•
worfd wllh thg aJglJlanr* of SAGE Publlcafjons.
Members of the Mon881ic Communliy have contlnued thek pa51oral woyk boih on-llna and In ￿rgO￿, eondueting b8pli8m8,
wedding8 and lun•rals and supplying In conv•nts and In lh• Dto¢•88 ol Plymouth whon n8od•d. We eoniinue to htssi a
monlhly on-Iln• h••llng •eNK•, ond Al•0 lead 8 monihly MaB8 for h•allno wlth Iho QPPOrtunlty lar eonfé•&ion In lh• ehurch at
u¢kfa81. 4• well os celebratlng Ihe dally mldday Mè55 In the chufch. Monks have led retreow Igr other monasiiG Gofflmunlllos,
for Ihe Youno Cathollc N•￿trIk and m8mber¥ of the Monquehua Apo¥tollc Movement In partl¢ular.

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Work in lh• Community
Tho Trnsi make8 avallable land aaJo¢ont lo lh• Village H?11 lor u$0 by thg local foolball dub, 85 a pl$yoround for Iho vlllgQ•
and for publ1¢ a¢c•6$.
Tho Abbot Is ex olfitio 4 G0￿MOr ol Downslde School, wlth particular re8ptsn$ibillty lor oveo¢¢lng the Bènodithno and
Ca¢hollc Oth08 In ¢onlunGtlon a Govemor4ppolnt•d by tha Blshop ol CNftoft.
Th• church ha8 b•ort U89d for ￿nce￿ by • local ¢holr and tho adIa￿Tht Downsldo School, and the organ b r•gularty
aod lor ory•n pra¢tico by a Io¢•i young org•nl$t, who h** a iaigè lollowlng on 80clal meLII8.
Tho nelghbourlng Oown81*J• School ¢ontinu•$ to Y80 th• obb•y ch[t￿b for th•lr woekly Mq88 &n¢J hymn pracUc• and Iho
lo¢#1 parlsh 81$0 usès lh• church for Svnday Ma¥a •nd a fgw Ilm•$ In tho W*#k. as w•ll 0$ for o¢c8$lonal weddM19s and
fun•iolJ wh•ro a lar9or congr¢goUon 18 oxpo¢tg¢.
Our oulreach on soclal medla h85 ¢ontlnued to grow. e¥pe¢ially on Inslagrgffl, ond wè conllnue to upload thè sounijlrack ol
our dally Mass to Soundctoud, wngr8 many peopl• Ilslgn lo tho Ma$$. Ther• hav• glso boon regular mo•￿n98 of our oblo￿* *t
Downslde, led by the Oblate Mjslef. Dom Jgmos Hood.
On• of th• monks h•$ und•rt•k•n • gro8t deal ol carp•ntry work, rnpalr6ng and makkng church fvrnllum •nd often
undart8*•s work th81 ￿1¢¥ comp¥n1•8 would d*clln•. In the post y•ar. •mong olh•r GommIs￿On¥ hè made èll•r r•lls for a
church In Oorn•t Jnd MUS￿ •taDd• lor u•• It 8uckf#$l Abb¢y.
Fuwr• Planj
The Tru$t&ei Str• committfjd lo m•inlalrAng th• Inlr•¥lruclurg •nd bylldlngj ujgd by lh& Tw•1 on th• Down•ld• Jll• thnd
nllnue Its 8••k to opan th• Ilbrnry w scholarn bolh 0Th41Th• 4nd In p•r•on, and t• •xplof• • ran9•ofposslble uses ol Ihg monA5t
bulldlTrgs And grounds.
The mona611c communlty Inlendi lo ¢ontlnue 118 oulrgach wlth dlffer•nt groups. beln9 4vqllabl• as r•tr•At 9lv•r• Jnd
6pe•kors. both oA-Ilne and In person. W8 also Int•nd ￿ eonlinue anLI oxt•n6 our obl•t• programme wlth cathol1￿ who
wlsh lo de8p•n thgil I￿th by m•8ny ol 0 ¢gnna¢15ong with th• monastl¢ ¢ommunlty. R¥gulèr oays ol recollgcllon h•ve token
pl4c• •t Down*ld• •n¢Jwlll oot)Ilnue lo doso, aa we 8e•k lo Incr•aJe aw•ren•s$ ofth• obl•ts IN• #fid lo •ngqg0 mor• p•opl•
In thla a8pocl of 8enedl¢tlne Ilfe kn partlcJJlar.
FundrnlalnB
Fundralslng ha8 Iradlllonally not b&8n con81derèd a major In￿mIng r••ourco strfjam, but wo alm th ro18• Incomg by
donAtlon¥ for the abbey ¢huth whBn usoo for ¥v•nlB and in 109a¢io$. W• ha￿ r¢¢ently launched a newsletter to raise
aw•fan8ss of thè wot1( of th• Trnst and foster Èupptsrt.
Fln8nGl41 ￿¥1¢W
The fln8nclal stslements show net Incomlng resources for thè year for thè Trvst of £413.192 12023 ro$tat•d.' irteomlD9
£1,048.876). Incom8 from don•tions and l0oaeies for tho y•4r amountsd 10 £203,5?9 {2023.. £299.4671.
Totol w8ourc•8 exynijod w8rg £1,711,664 12023- t1,499.5681. Overell ihe nei mov8ffteni of fun¢$ for the year was 8
5uFplus of £413.191 {2023 reslated". ¥urplu8 £1.048,87S}.
N•t g•ln •n Iiiv•iJtm¢fity w•9 £TV1,47a 12023 rost•teo- £1,Q49,4641.
The Trusfs bAIBnce Sheel as detsiled on page 12 Shows a salislactory position wth lund# totaling £20.862,269 (2023
w••tot•d.. £20.449.0771. The fin8nclal $tat•mgnt8 comply wlth ¢urr•nl atatu￿ry r•quir•m•nt•.

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Post 51gnlng of Downslde Abbey Goner81 TnJst fln8nclal staiements for tho year er+ded 30 S#ptarnb•r 2023, It w•#
identified that thew wa$ a lundamontsi error wlth th& val￿all0￿ report, for the farm land. provld•¢J by Coopef an¢ Tanngr
LLP. Th• Valv>￿On of £4.85m. Included wlthln tho flnonclal 9tstgmentS. Wa8 ba$•d oft vacant possession but had been
dl8Glo?•d In th• valu$Uon report a$ subjgct io lh• ex18tlng tenancy to ond In May 2032. The valuatlon r•port was
$ub$eqLt8ntly f•8tsied 10 value tho f*m lan¢J al £3.85m stjblect ts th8 ¢xlstlng tenancy agrgorn•nt. W• wer¢ •tJv180d that
the financial 81at¢menla were not defecliv¢ and so lia not requlre amending and refillng. bul the prior yoaf numbers would
have to b8 restated to rollact thls orror withln the 30 Seplgmbgr 2024 finan(i81 stsi•ments. $¢0 Noie 31.
R••of¥••
Nolos 25 to 28 to thè Iln8n¢lal statamtsnts show the assets Ibbllltle8 attrltsulablo lo th• varlous fijnds by ty￿ and also 8how
tho vaiious Trusts of the Charlly and summarlsè lh8 yearfs movement on èach lund.
Tho o8•N•s of the Chirfty •r• Ih090 lund8 tho1 •r• It￿lY av•ll•bl• tts bo ip•nt In pur•ulng th• ChArlly's oble¢ts. Th• Im8
r*s•Thfes ol lh• Charity 81 lh¢ flTr8nclal yoar end w•rg'.
2024
2023
th$ Y•itat•d
Total ReBerv85 a¥ at 30 Septemb6r.'
20,862,269
20.449.077
Restricted Funds
D•s*natfjJ FtJnd•
Unraslrl¢lod Funds whleh eAyJld only bvj r¢8iia¢d by
di&posing ol ihg fixgd a&*t8 held for thority us•
1856,8911
112,8671
{9,718,1211
1796,060)
112,860)
19,640.371)
Frèè R•s•rv•g SwplsJ•
10,274,390
9,998.768
The Tru51eo9 regularly revlew th8 Ilnances, budgets ond spend 3gBinst budget log•lh•r wllh tho c•sh fflow an•ly81s a8 Part
ol Ihe offtt¢llv• siewarashlp ol Iho Tfll81. Work 18 onooln9 to d•v•lop bu8in••¥ pl•n• •nd a¢llon8 thal proporfy fenect Ihe
shape ol Iha Tw$1 $lnc• 18901 and flnon¢lo1 ••pJrat6on Ifom Down8ld• $sho¢Jl.
Tho Twste&s recognls• ihat thè la￿1 of rnserv•# ftuciuat•i dur¢ng period$ ol Inv•8tm•nl and that arr•ngwn•nt8 or• In
pl•ce with oui b#nk to provido facSlltl&$. Thè TWI￿09. 11ft8ftel81 plong lor.tr• lutur• aro to ramoln in 8urplvs and io hold an
•pproprfot• l•v*l ol r988ry*1. whlloi ¢onsclou$ th•1 11 wlll tak¥ Ume io bulla up Juch res8Ne6.
Underthe tarm8 oftha Sfrpafatlon Agr••m•n¢ wlth OownBid• S¢ht)ol. Oown$l¢J• Abbey Gengral Trust h•d 09rood to provld•
e•rt*in finan¢l•l •upport to th• School, an aoraem•nt whlch ondèd In Docèmber 2023. A$ slaied In note 23 lh• Tru$te•$
provid•d In fvll for ropoymant of 8arcl•ys' IO•n lo DownBlde School (for whlch Oownslde Abbgy General Trust aclgd 4$
9uaran￿rI, thereby ret1uclng thv amouni of Down51de Abbey General Trust's oulstsnding eapilal eommilment. The free
roser¥es havè Increa88d to £10.274.390 or appromimalgly 72 months, h￿drooM at ¢urr•nt1ovels. The Tru$t••9 conslder
Ihal givan th• stronolh of th• Chorlty'g balancè shetrt. tho stsble flow and th• •v4118bl• b¥nking laclllty Ihls 18
a¢¢eptablft At present.
Imi•th•nt Pow•
Tho Tru•le•s are permltl•d by th• t•rms ol th? Tru*1 O••d to m•k• Inv••tm•nt• In •ny mannor allowod by law.
I￿￿￿*￿t Polley
Tho Tru$leaJ' obl8cllv• l• to maximls• th• tot•1 Investment r•tum wlthln • eontrOll•d rl#lt fr•mework •Ubl•ct io c•rLg
Inv•8tment and ethl¢#l re#trlGllon$. Wo ¢urrently hokl no Inv•8tm•nls.
Oevelopments and Malntenance
W• conllnue lo Invest In the esla16. completing work on A numbor of vlllooe rent81 properties. Work has also b•8n
undertakèn on the Abbgy Visitors, Centra to enable tho $18ff employed by the Trust to r6looate thelr office?, lollowlng an
agre8ment.wlth Downslde School that they may use the former monk5. refwtory and adlolning rooms.

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Stru¢tur•. Govorn8n¢è and Manaaèmont
Con5tltutlon
Downsids Abbey Gener81 Trust, the Charily. 1$ 8180 known as Downslde General Trust and 1$ relerr&d to throughout thè
nanci81 st8temonis 86 Ihtr TnJ$i.
Thtt Trust Is a company Ilmlted by gu818nto4 constltul•d by It6 Momorandurn & Articl08 on 10 July 2014. 11 was T•9lJtBreL1
as a ch&rity on 09 September 2014. This ¢ompany 5upèrsede8 the former D¢)wnside Abbèy Gon8rbl Trusi Ichèrity number
2325481 which w88 formèd by Trust Deèd In 1934 and r•g(61erod •s • ¢h8rlty on 18 Fobruary 1965. All 85svIS 8nd ini6rtrsis
w•r* tr•n¥f•rr•d to lh• n*w comp•ny.
Thg trustèos, who arè *l$o iho ¢Jlr•ctOfg for th¢ PUfP088 01 eompAny i#w, and who #•fvèd durln9 y•ar w*ro'.
Rav Nicma? PhSJlp Wetr (Abl￿1> (Controller of the
Twstl
Rev ma￿Tr Joa¢ph Hood
Rev Mar¢ DavKI 8rumw•ll
Mr Richafd Petor 8•von
Downside Abbey General Tru¥t Icc no. 1158S071 la cheritable Companyl was appoinled the solo CO￿OratE tnJ5too ol Down¥ide
Abbey General frusl Ipreviously cc. no. 232548. now 1168507-11 la iw311 by Charlty Commltsst¢n Schem• dai•d 04 Septembèr
2015.
Thg Controllor ol thè Trust, bo￿9 th• Abbot of Down*id•, h•• •b8olui• d18Cf•tion over lh• appolntm•nt and r¢mov•l ot th•
Twsteeg ol The Down¥ld• Abb•y Gen•rpl Truat.
The number ol Trusiees shall be no fewer Ihan foLsr ancl no more than th¥•nty. H811 of thè TNste¢$ aro 8ppolnle(I by ihè
Abbol and half aro elfjcled by th• Annu•l G•n•r•l M•oting of M•mb8r8 01 th• Mona6llc Communlty. In m8klng lh8
•ppoinlrn•nts both lh• Abbot and the Communlly considei th* ou8llflc8tlon8 and exp•rlen¢e of th• monk¥ and Ih•lr
suiiablllly to act as Tnjslees. Now Trusteos an¢ othor potentlal appointees are brlgled by experfenced Truslegs about Ihoir
rol• and ￿8￿0￿¥1b11l1(ts and couraoo are m8do a¥allable to them.
Trust8es sra autfiods8d io cornmll UP to £2S0,000 oft any one Itgm Of prol#Gted expvndiiure. Prolect expenditur• In •xcesB
of É250.000 ￿qUireS the approval ol tho Chapter of solttmnly profossed mombors of Ihg Mon8Jlic Community.
The Trusleas of tho Downside Abbey Gener81 Trust #ro committed to high $tandar¢Js ol corporate gov•m8nce. Tho
Truste•s ex8mlne the prfnc5po18ieas of Iho Trusvs oporotlono and rortsld•r tho major ri¥k$ fa¢•d lfi tra¢* of the$8 argas
at th• b•oinnlng ol ••ch fin•ncl•l yfy•r •8 part ol the pl*nnSng pfoGes¥.
In the oplnlon of ihe Trustges tho Charity has establlshod Tesourcos and review s￿leMS which. under normal cwdlllon$,
should •llow these vi$k$ to bg millqaled to an accepl8ble levol In Ils doy lo day opar8tlong.
Thè prineipal risk to tho fn4St 1$ tho financlal $u8calnability of Ihe monastery. partICu￿NY followln9 th• r•lg¢allvn of Ihtr
mon&8UG communlly.
Non-flnanclal rt$k$ ol material ¢onGtrm in¢lude Charlty Comml$$lon comploance ¥n¢ and hèallh and sAl•ty ri$ks. These
risk$ aro managed by h8vlng robust poli¢le$ and procèdures in pl8¢L4. SVPPOrted by tel#v•nl Irainlng onL1 prof?Ftslono1
Ovlc•.

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT {CONTINUED)IINCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT AND STRATEGIC REPORTI
FOR THEYEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
The Chaiity ha5 some exposure to credit risk whlch It manages through robLtsl credit policiès. r8gul•r roviow ond
enfofc*menl agalnst lee debtors. The TTU$t ho$ suffi¢ient re$our¢¥s to meel ils noeds. but Iher8 Is incro48ingly a ¥9gson81
Ilquldity ri$k $1 cortaln ￿rn•6 01 th• y•8rwh•n peak •xpondiiure and income oro not gligned. Th1$ Is monitored ihrouoh c•$h
flow for8¢asting models. and we enjoy a p08itlve relationship wlth our bankers to ensure that the$e rlsks tlo not PO￿ a
mAt•rfo1 threat lo tho Tru6t. Ab nolo¢J •bovo, th• Tru$t•ès alm to In¢fè8s• th• 11guldlty bulf¢r, which Is likely lo result in Ihe
sal• ol non-In¢om• prc*ducln9 •$*•1a ov•r tho y•4r.
All Trual••s 9lv• th•lr tim• fr•oly. •nd gxt•mg1 TruJt••8 who •r• not r•8ld•nl wvr• noi pold any irnvel •xp•nM$ durlng lh•
y8*r.
Conn•¢t*d Enlltl•$
The lollowlng charlU¢g art ¢onnaded 10 Downslde Abbey General TruJt.'-
Downsld• Abb•y Ml8$lon8 Tru$l. Downild• Atybgy. Slralton on Ih• Fo•$•, R•d8to¢k, BA3 4RH ICh•rlty Number 2325501.
Th• obov• chanty Is ¢ontrollèd by Thè Downsl¢Y6 Abbèy Gen•ral Tfllsl, Siratlon on tho Fosyt, Radstock, 8A3 4RN. I Char
Number 11585071, b•ln9 an Incorporaied body ol Tru5t8e3. The assets ol Downslde Abbgy Mi$$lon$ Trust Bify h•ld
¥eparately from Iho$e of Down81de Abboy GeneTo1 Trust.
0owns￿o S¢hool. Slr•llon on tho Fo8••. R•dstack. BA3 4RJ (Chartiy Nurnb•r 1184700).
&t*t•rn•nt tsliruJtee•' r•sponslbilltJo8
rhe trustèes, who aro also the dir•clor8 of Down8id• Abbey G•n•r•l Trusl for th• puootyg ol company law. •re reyponslbl•
lor pieparlng the Trus￿¢8. Report and the finone181 stat8menl$ in accordance with applicable law and Unlled Kingdom
Aoe0un￿n@ Stondards Iunltod Klngdom Genor¥lly Accepl•d A¢eovnllng Pme￿¢¥I.
Company Law ¢¢quirgs the truate¢8 to pi•paro linon¢ial statements lor each flnanclal year whlch 0Svo a Iru• and falr view
ot thè 8t&io of •ffalr$ ol th• chaflty and ol th• In¢omlfig r•8ourc•• •nd 4ppllG•tton of Msources, Inclut11ng thè Incomo 4nd
•xpandiiiir8, of the charitable company lor that year.
In prop4rlng Ih•s• flngTr¢L*l sl•l•m•nlg, th• tru•t•e8 •r• rwulod lo..
- $•l•¢t sultablo aecounbng poli¢l•• on¢ th•n apply th•m Gon$l$tenlty;
. observo the method$ and princi￿$8 in the Chariists SORP..
mako ludg•m•nts and ••llm•t•8 tho1 or• r•awnobl• and prud•nl',
- 8l&t• vthèther èpplic8ble UK Accounting sian(1ord$ have ￿*n ftsiiow•d, •ubject to #ny m#teribl d•p8rtur•$ al$c1069d and
•xpl#in•d In th• fln•nci•l *t*t•mèrtt•'. •nd
ptèpara tho finonci¥l $tabmeni$ on the golno conoem basls unless 11 1$ In#pproprlat• to pr•8um• that th¢ Charity will
conunue In op8TJUon.
The trus¢•e8 are feaponslble for keeplno adeouale aeeountino r•¢orda th•t diaelo#è with T•#￿nIbl• A¢cur•¢y At Ony tlrn•
tha flnonc481 po¥ltlon of thè chthrily athd •nablo them lo ensure th81 tho nnanclal Jt•t¢m?n13 ¢omply with thg Comp8nles
20Qfj, They ere a130 responsible for $af8guaroing the 3SS•ts olthg chgrfty And hen¢• fortsk¢n9 reasonablg steps lor Ihe
preveniion and deteclion of fr¥ud and olher irregulariiies.
The twsto88 ar• fatspon¥lblp for th• malnL¥nanre an(J Inie9rily ol Ihe charlly and flnanclal Inlomaw)n Included on th
charity's web511e. Leol8laUon in tho United Kingdom gov•rnlno th• prèp•ration and dissominalitin ol fln•n¢ial statemen
may dilfer from legis18tion In other juri8dickn'on#.

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUEDI(INCLUDING DIRECTOR8, REPORT AND STRATEGIC REPORT)
FOR THEYEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Dl¥Glosure ol Inlonnauon to audltor
' Each of the trvstèès h3s eonfirniod th¥t 18 rio Infonnolion of whlch Ih¢y •ro ?w•r¢ whi¢h 18 felevanl 10 the audll,
but of which the audllor is un8W8r6. They hove lyrther ¢onfimied thai they have tak*h appropri8ie steps to Identlly
6yeh relèvanl ififolmation 4nd to eslabllsh Ihal the Judiiof ¢8 awaie of.such. Infoimauon.
The tru8taes' report, Includlng the stratègi¢ roport. was approvod by the. 808rd ofTrvst••s.
R•v Nlcholos Phlllp Wttz (Abbotl (Controller of th• Trustl
TftL8lee
Da￿d..

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
Opinion
W• havo audlted the nnan¢l•l ¥iBlemenls of Down85d• Abb•y G•ner•l Trusl lor the ye•¥ *n¢J*d 30 S*plember 2024 which compri8•
the Slalement of Finanelol A¢llvlllo5. Ihg 8alan¢e Sheet. Ihg Slatgrn¥ni ol Cash Flow8 gnd Iho notes io Ihg flnanelgl stal8menl8,
includlng stgnificani accounbng poli¢i05. Tho financial r8POrtln9 Iramtwork thai h85 been applled In Ihelr preparation is 8pplic8bl•
law 8nd United Kingdom A¢counllng Stsndards, Indudlnu FlnBnci&l Repoibn9 Stsndard 102 Thè Fin&nci81 R&portiftg Slènd•rd
•ppli¢•bl• In th• UK •nd R•publl¢ of ir￿8ft￿ IUnll•d Kingdom Gener4lly A¢Gepted Accounllng Practlcgl.
In Our oplnion, the flnan¢ibl slalem6nts.'
91ve a true and fair vlow of the stats of the charitsbla ¢ompany's gffalr9 as al 30 SgPt¢mb¢r 2024. and of its incomlng
reiourc•s and 4ppllc•iion of ¥e8011f¢•ll, In¢ludln9 It8 Incomo and •xpendlturo. for the year then ènded..
h•¥e btsen pn)perfy prepared In •Ce￿O￿nce wlth United Klngdom G?n•rally Ac¢epted Accounting PrBctlcè: and
have been prgp•w¢J In 8eeordanc• wlth thè r•qulr•morl￿ ol th• ¢ompenl08 Ael 2006.
8111$ l¢r oplnlon
W• conducto¥ our audll In accordance wlth Inlematlonal stsndards on Audlllng IUKI IISAS IUKII and appll¢•blg law. Our
r0sponsibilitloa undor thos? $t¥ndards are further (Jescrlbed In the Autjiloffs r•spon$ibilili8$ for Iho audit of Iho financlal
&lalemenls section of our rèport. Wo are Indèpendent of tho ch•ritMblo ¢omp#ny accordanc8 wllh the ethl¢ai feoulremen¢s
Ihat 8r• r•l•v4nt lo our audit ol th? fln•nu•l 8tatement$ In th¢ UK. In¢luding lh¢ FRC'S Elhlcol S¢gndMrd, anrj we have fulflllerj
our olher $ihScal responslt)ilitles In 8¢cordoncè wilh Ihose requir¢ments. We believe that Ihe oudll evldence we hovo obtolnod
18 svffld¢nt ana •pproprlo18 to provlde a basls lor our oplnlon.
Condu•1¢￿¥ r•lrtlng to golng conc•rn
In &udiUn9 the financlal 5taiemenis, we hava concluded that Ihe Iru8lees' u88 ol the going concern basls of accountlng in th•
preparaiion of Ihe flnanclal slalements is appropriate.
e•$*(l on the wort we havg p•rform•d. wo hav• not Id•ntlllèd any materlal uncortalniies relaiino to OV9nts or condllion$ Ih•t,
indlvidually or colleclively, Inay c881 s*gnifi¢anl doubl on the charflable company'$ ability to continua as ¥ 9oin9 wncem for
perfod ol 81 lea81 ty4elve months trom when the finandal $tatomento ar• 8uthoris#t1 for1$8Lr¢.
OL4r f••pon8lbllltleJ •nd the r•8pon81bllllle¥ of thè trust•08 wlih r•spoct to goln9 COn￿M •ro d¥scrlbed In the r•lev•nl ¥•cllona
Qf thbs report.
Oth•r Inlorm•tl•n
The olher Inlormalion compri5¢8 Ihe Infomiatlon Included In thé tru81¢&8' Annual raport, other thon the Ilnanclal 5tatemenls
an¢J our audi￿r9 report Ih8r•on. Tho Irvslees ore rasponslble for the other inform#15on. Our opinlon on tha financial 8tatom•fits
does not cover thè other information and, èxcept to the •xlgnl oth&rwi#e *xpll¢llly 8Lattd li) report, we do not express any
romi of assurAn¢a eoncluslon thoroon. Our rèAptsn•lblllly 16 io r••d tho utner Informauon #nd, In ooino $0, con&ldor whoth•r
tho other Informatlon l? mal?Tlally In¢on8lstent with the flnanclal $lalemofit$, or our knowledge obt8lned in the course of Ill•
audlt. or olhenyise app8ars to be materially mi98teted. If w¢ Idontlfy Such mat8rfal in¢onsist8nclg$ or apparènt rn8teriai
misstalfjments, W• 8r• roouired lo d9termina whethgr Ihl6 give5 rise to a material misstaiemèni In tha financial glalgments
th•m*•lv•$. 11. b8s•d on th• work w• h4v• p?rfr•rmed, w¢ ￿nGlU￿# thoi th•r• Is • mai•rf81 mls$loternent of thls oih4r
Information, we ¥ro r¢qvI￿￿ 10 report thai lact,
We have nothlng to r¢port iri thig rtgard.

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TOTHE MEMBERS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
Opintoiis on othor matt•rs prescrib•d by the Companles AGt 2006
th our oplnlon. bo8od on tha w¢rk und8rlaken in lh• ¢our•¢ of our •vdit'.
the InforMat￿ft Glven In the Iiustèès. report. which includes th• tW51oas' rnport prèparèd ftsr ihe purposes of
mpany law. for th¢ finandal year for whlth Ihe financial Sta￿fflents are p￿pared is consfjstertt with thè financi01
Staiem$nts', and
the •tr#tOg1¢ r•port •nd the dli•clor8' report indud•d wllhlft tho InJ#le•s' report have begn prepaied In
ac¢ordance wlth applltabla legal requiromènts.
M•lt•r• on whlch w• •r• r¢qulr•d to roport by •xc•puon
In Ihe Ilght ol tha knowledge •nd undernianding of tho ch4rltabl¢ company end Ils •nvlronm•nt ots¢•ln•d In th• ¢our¥• of
the audli. wo havè not Sdentlfio¢J mAtèrfal mls8tatom•nt8 In lhg trusto•s' r•port.
We have nothlng fo r#port In respe￿ ol Iho followlng maitori In roliuon lo whl¢h th• Comp•nl•s Acl 2008 r•qulr•s u• 10
r•port io you il, In our opinlon..
adequate accounllng recor¢s have noi been kepl. or relum8 adéouat• for our #udit h4vo not ￿•n recolved from
bAncha8 not vlsited by us.. or
th• fln4nd41 st81omenls are not In •gr••menl wllh Ihg a￿l￿ntIng records and relum8', OT
rtoln dioclosures 91 tru8tees' remuneTa¢lon $pg¢lfièd by law Jre not m8(1e', or
W¢ hove not fecelved ￿1 thè Inlomiauon and •xpl•ngllons w• r•ouli• for our Aud￿. or
th• Irust••s wef? nol gntill*d io prep•r¥ ¢h• fln4nclal glalomtrnt• In •¢corYJanco with th• ¥m•ll companlos. ffjglm•
and lakè adv4nlage ol Ihe Small companles, •xemptlon In prnp8ring Ihè dlractorfs rwort.
R••pon¥lbllltl•B of tru•t•
AS $xpi#lnèd more lully In the tru$te¢$' r•spon•lblliti•s $iatom•nt s•l oul on p#9• 8, lh• ¢ru8tee8 (who •r• •180 the dlreciorJ of
the chanlablè company for the purpo¥$ ol ¢omp#ny lawl are r88ponslble for the preparation ol the flnanclal Stslemeni$ and
for belng Sail8neQ th8t thay givo B tru¥ f*ir vl•w. and for guch Internal control a$ Ihg tru$teg3 determlne Is ne¢•5s8ry 10
n*bl• tho pr•poration ol finonctal Blalemenls that are fro• from materlal rnls8latement, wheihor du& to fraud or error. In
preparing the financlal ststement$. th• Irusto•s ar& responsible lor assesslng tha charitable company's Bbility lo ¢onlinue as
a going concem, d18closlng, as 8pplScable, matters related to Golng concern and using the oolno concem t*8Si$ ol Accounting
nl•s$ th• Irusl*e$ ellher Intend io Ilouldaie Ihe charltsblg company or to e•gs• op8rgtlong, or havé no realistlc 81temati¥e but
lo do xo.
Qthgr Matt•rs
Th• Financlal •t8l8m•nt ol Down$i¢• Abbey Ger¢eral Trust for the yeor •nd8d 30 S•ptsmb•r 2023 w•r• •udlt•d by •noth•r
udllor who expr•ssed an unqu•iifi•d opinlon on th04• Bthtsments on 26 M*roh 2024.
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DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
Auditorfs responsibilltie$ for the audlt olthe finoncial $talem•nl$
Our objectives are lo obtaln reasonable assurance about whether ihe fin8n¢ial slatements 88 • whole 8re free from matgri81
ml8$tOt•m8nt, whother du• lo Iraud or ¢rror. and lo188uè en audStors ieport that Includ8$ our opinlon. R•ason4bl& 0$8Ufan¢•
Is a high level ol assurance bui is not 8 9uar?ntee that an a¢Jdil conducted in a¢COfdanc8 Wlth ISAS IUKI will olways detect
malerlal misslaternent when it exlsts. Misstatements cen arise from fraud or etror and aro congid8rgd rnaiorl81 if, indi¥￿uallY
or in Ihè 8ggre9ate. thèy eould ré#sonabty be gxpoct•d io Inftuonce the 8¢onomlc dec181on8 of u8er8 taken on the ba81s of
Ihg80 finoncial 8t•l•m•nl•.
IriegJlarities. including fvaud. are instancos ol non-complianca with laws and r8gulatlon8. W* design procedu￿6 in Ilne wlth
our iesponsibllitl•$, outlingd Abov•, to cletect m4todol ml8$t•tomenta in r£i¥ptrct ol Irr•gvlJrtUea. Inciudln9 fraud. The extsnt to
whlch our procedure• are c•pabl• ol dot¢Ctirbq irragularlllfrs. Inolvtllng ffaUL1, 1• d•l8llorJ bolow.
Oblalned an undeist8ndino ol Ihe naturo of the induslry and se¢tor, includiThg the legal and teg¢JlaiOry framework that the
ch8rlly operatos In and how the Ghgrity is complylng wllh Ihelggal and rogulatory framwork.,
Inqutrrtyd ol m•n•g•mont. and those charged wlth oov•rnanc•, at)oul Ihelr own tdgniin¢•￿0n •nd •$se8smenl of the rlsk
Of Irf•gularllJes. Includlnp known and aclual. $u$peGted or alleged In8tance3 of fraud,.
Identifi•d l•st•d joumal •ntrios, In particular •ny journal enlrfes po8teiJ wllh unusual •¢t¢unt ￿MbInat￿On$. gnd
m4it?r8 about non-compllance wllh laws and r•gulglloni and how fraud might occur Sndudlng 08sèJ$m•nt of
how on¢ whero lh¥ finonci81 slatomontg may ba 8u•c•pliblts lo fraud.
8eGause of Iho Inhornnt Ilmlt8tlons of an •udlt. Ih•r• i• • rl•k th•t Wo will not d#l•¢t #ll Irr¥gulaYlli•s, Inclutjlng those leadlng 10
• mgt•tlal ml$8lAl•m•nt In th• ffn4noial 8tsiemtsnt8 or non-compliance wl(h regulallon. Thls rl$k Incro88es th• mor• Ih8t
¢omplian¢• wllh 8 14w or re9ulotlon Is rtrmoved Irom Ihe events and trans•¢tion8 rell?¢t¥d in th¢ financlal 81alemonts. •¥ WO
wlll ba lèss Ilkgly lo b8com• 8war• of instonc•$ of non-¢ompliance. Th8 rl3k Is also greaier regardln9 Irre9ularltles occurilng
due to Ir8ud lather than error. as fraud Involve$ Inlonlional Gon¢èalmenl. forgery, ¢ollu$lon. omisslon or mlsiepro8enl811on.
A further descrlpllon ol our respon61blllt1•8 1& av8ll•bl¢ on th• FRC'6 w•bBll• 01..
on
Thls
deacription form¥ part of our audltOf'5 rèport.
U84 of our i•port
Thls report 16 madg •olely lo th• ¢h4rlt•blg ¢ompan*8 memb?r¥, 8¥ a bo¢Jy. In accordan￿ wllh Ch•s*r 3 01 P*t 16 of the
Ctsmpanles Act 2008. Ouraudlt woik h8s been unO8rtak8n so thgt we mlghl slatè to th6 charitable company's mambèrs thos*
mailers we afe r¥qvlreo 10 $tai& io thom in #n *udiloVs report and lor no othèr purposo. To Iha fullesl 8xl8nt p8mii118d by law,
w•do not aecepl or assume r•sponsibility10 anyone othèr Inan th• th•rltabl• company and th• ch•rilabl• compÈny's memb#r•
*8 • body. for our audlt wod¢, for th18 roporL or for Iho oplnlon• w• h•ve lorm•d.
Tlrn Lenvlll IS•nlor8tatutpry Audi¢orl
For Jnd ¢n b#hall of ML Audll LLP
statulory Audltor
BATH
SomofS•t
BA1 1HE
0410412025
D81￿............
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DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
UDr••tYlct•d
fu￿d4
9en•MI
Unr••trlel•d
lund•
4•84gnat•d
R•Btrl6t•d
furtd•
Toi•l
2023
Z024
r••tatod
Not•9
Oonatlon$ •nd 1ogael•$
Ch•rftsble actiw"li•8
Mon8sllc income
Inv8slmenl8
Olh•r
185,921
107,818
293,539
299.467
452,270
429.549
248,025
452,270
429.549
248,026
458.967
394,376
346,167
Tot•1 Incom• •nd
•ndowmont¥
1 315765
107618
1423 383
1498 977
R•l¥lng lund•
Monas￿¢
1,060.341
45.555
1,705,896
1,491,919
T•tsl ¢harlt•bl•
•xp•ndStur•
1705 896
1491 919
Tot•1 to8out¢•* •Xp•￿d*d
1711664
N•1 g•ln• OD Invulmtrnto
14
7ry2.718
1131
11,232)
701,473
1.049,484
N•t movom¢nt In fund¥
352.374
1131
60,831
413,192
1,048.875
Fund balaThce$ al i oacb•r
2023
19.640.137
12.880
798,060
20,449,077
19,400,202
Fuhd b¥lar*e•8 •t 30
S•pt•mb•r 2024
19,992.511
12,867
B58.891
20,862.269
20.449,077
The staloment of lknancial 8ctivrfie8 ineludes all gains and losses fKo9nlged In the year.
l income and exp•ndilure d•vi¥e from conltnuing a¢livillo¥.
Th• •t•t•m¢nl Oi fin4n¢lal •ttlvl¢l•• •lJL) oompll•$'wllh th• r•oulromont8 ior an ifi¢om• ont# •Jrp•n*Jltur• •¢¢ount undof th•
¢omp3nie$ Act 2006.

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
2024.
zrg3
Notss
Flxed a$s*ts
Tangiblo #%8ets
Inve$tm¥nt propertl•i
16.
17
9,718.121
13,468,595
9.640,371
13.292.000
23.188.716
22.932.371
CurMb)t a88•15
Slo¢k$
Oobto
Invoslrnants
.Cash ai bank and In han(1
19
51,520.
498.364
53,889
358,890
67.367
282,727
18
276.867
826,751
762.853
Cr•dbtor•: am•uNi• f•lllrtg #y• wlthln on•
ye•r
21
1328.0751
1665,458)
Nal curreni 8gs9t8
496.876
97,397
Tot•1 ••￿% l••• curr•ni Il•bllltl•s
23,686,392
23.029,788
r•dltors- amounts falllng du• aft•r mprn
than on• y•ar
23
12,398,123)
pro￿￿on• for Il•blllU
23
1425.0001
12.580.891)
Net a8••1*
20,862.269
20,449,077
Irb¢om• fvnd•
R83tricied funds
25
868.891
798.080
Designatod funds
12.807
12.880
Gan•ral unre$lrl¢t•d luftd8
27
19.992,611
19.840.137
20.005,378
19,853.017
20,862.269
20,449,077
Tho firtan¢(al atal¢ment8 were approved by the 6oard of Truslee5 ¥n4 authijrbsed lor 166ue ￿ ...
619n¢d on *t¥ behalf by..
R•v Nlahol•• Phlllp W•tz (Abbot
Trustoo
•ll•r of lh• Tw•ti
R•¥ Davld BThrnw¥ll
Twstoe
Comp8ny R•9istratFoTr No. 09124570
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
2024
2023
N•1••
Cash Ilows Irorn op8raling actlv511•8
Cash absorbed by operauons
32
13.028,2931
1748.9391
Invo8ting •etlvltl•$
Purchase of langibl• fixed •6•6ts
Purcha$9 of inv*stm•nt prop.erty
Proce8ds on dlsposal of Investmont property
Proceed8 on dl$POS81 of Oihar invgstmèn
Invesknant Income R$t•fvéd
119.OE111
183.3481
212,000
66.122
{31,983)
1107,0731
495.005
429.549
394.378
N•t ¢ash 9•n•r•t•d Irom Inv••llng actl¥lti
604,642
750,325
Fln8n¢ing adl¥lll•8
R•p8yn￿nt$ ol loans and btrfrowing8
Cmh Inflo￿ lffjm new loan
16,2091
2,424.OfrJ
N•t ¢••h g•n•rated from Iln•nclng •¢llvttl••
2.417,791
N•t In¢M•s•lld•cr•a••l In ￿•h and ¢aih
•qul¥al•Dt•
15,8801
1,386
Ash and ¢8sh oqufvalents at boolnnin9 of year
262,727
281.341
Caih and c••h •qulv•l•nts at •nd of ymr
278,867
282.727
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
A¢¢¥)unting poll¢le8
Chailty snlormation
Otywnsid¢ Abb¢y G¢neial Tru8t13 b prlvate company Ilmlled by gu8w8nlee inrxywrgleil In En918nd 8rtd W810$. The regis1w￿01fl
l¥ Down6￿0 Abbey. Strallon.on-Ih&Fo88e, FWDSTOCK, 8A3 4RH.
Accounting eonv•ntion
Thè financial s131ernents havts been preparod In 8c¢ordan¢• tha chariws Memorandum and ArtKg83. Ihtt cOm￿nI•S AGt
2006 and "A¢eouftbrtg and Reporting by Churilies.. Slatemont ol Recommende(I Pra¢iice 8ppli¢8bl• lo ¢h8th106 pfapBrtng Ihélr
ocwunts In 4ccord•n¢• wllh lh• Fln•n¢l41 R•p>rUn9 $1ond•rd OP￿1¢•b$a In the UK and Republlc ol Irel?nd IFRS 102) leff•cllv•
l January 20191". T*tseharfty Is 8 Publlc Beneth eniity 8sd¥flned by FRS 102.
The nn8nclal stalements are piepar8d In slerf1￿. whi¢h ig Ihè lun¢lional curf•nw orth¢ Charlty. Monètsry amounts in th•s& fin*n¢io1
sialements arg rounded lo the neoro91 £.
Th• fln*ndal ¥tst•m•nts h•v• been Pfopared under the hl8lork81 cost cJ)nvwllon. Thg Prtndpal accounting polides adopted gr•
•¢1 out ty•low.
1.2 Goln4 COn￿rn
Th• tN8t608 hav• rgvl•w•d Ilk•ly fulyr• d•vglopm•ntJ •• w•ll 0$ tn• ￿rr*nt nn•nd•l cllm•l• ¥￿￿1 r•m•ln ol lh• oplTrion
Ihat there Is no reason to beliav• th81 thè eharfty will have lo cegse opw8bng #8 0 ￿sU11 ol Inadequate flnandal resource5.
or ony olher foreseeable evonl, withln 8 p•rfod of al leagt 12 month8 ffom the date of lh8 approval ofthe5e
1J Ch•rlt•bl• fund•
Vnre5trtle(I lunds are avail&ble lor u$& al the dl8¢rolion ol lh• Iru8l•e8 kn lurlh•rnnce of th¢lr ¢h8rti¥blg oblO¢llv•8 unl•tsB th•
funds havg beon des￿nated fof other purp058S.
0081gnét•d lund8 comprlse lunds whlch have beèn s•1 a￿(1& 81 the di8crebon of th• tru#t•#J lor •p•elne pvrpoi$B. Th• purpo8•¥
and us•8 ol iha dgsignaiod funds are 801 oul In the noles lo th• attounl8.
R•stri¢t•d fvnd$ 8rg 8ubleGt ts $pecific condllknns by donofs 8$10 how ih8y may b• uB•d. Tho purptsM$ Ond usè$ ol the rejlrfcted
lund8 ¥ol out nolas ￿ the a¢coLtnls.
Incoming r•••uic
Income is re¢o9ni5eLI whon Ihe charily 1$ lepatly entitled lo it after Any p•rfomianco condilions hovo been mot, the amounls con
be measuTe(I rellably, and it 19 probabl8 that income will ba rncglved.
Cysh donallons afe i•eognls8d fecaipt. Olh8r don•lions Bre reco9nlsed once the ¢hority h8$ b￿ft nottfied ol the don8110n,
unle55 perfomance GondiliDro teouire defeThal ol Y)e amunl. Income lax rocoverablt In rel8lK¥n lo donatlon5 recelvgd
under Glll Ald or deods of covon3nl is rgcogni59d 91 th• bmg ol the don5￿0ft.
L•o•¢l•s •r• r•eogni6•d on r•G•ipI tsr othon¥btr 11 Ihe chority has been notlned of an Impgndlng dlalrtbution. lh• •mout)l i•
known, ¥nd Yec•ipl l¥ expected. Ilthe amoynlls noittnown, Ihe legacy is treated as 8 conllngenl 8gWt.
C41 f*l¥gtlUP' 9riJiitOi lo r¢Gognia¢a wnen Ine cnad(y nas
enbverrienl lo the funds, any perfo￿anCe condibons 8ttrzGhEd lo Ihe gr8nls hav$ b?pn mgt. il 1$ proba￿* Ihal Ihe Inc(bne wlll b•
f￿1Ved ond Iho oThthtnt can be mea$ured rdlobly si noi ¢eferred.
Inlerest on funds held On dep051t Is included wheh receivable and Ihe amovni Can be me•sur¢d relrably by the tharfty, th18 18
normally upon notificallon of Ihe interest paid or payablo by the bank.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Accountin9 poli¢les
Icorthuedj
F•0$ r•¢•ivabl• and ¢h•rgèts lor sarv1¢•8 end use oFproml808 Ilfo accounted lorln th¢ period In whi¢h lh• sgrylce Is provl¢Jod.
Fees recewable ar¢ slaied alter ¢educiing allowonc¢$ and 01hor roml8Jlons grèntod by the Trysi.
R•SOur￿ •¥p•fid•d
ExpendlluT• 1$ r¥cognls¥d on¢9 Ihew 1$ g legal or constructive obllgallon lo m¥ke a payment 10 g Ihlrd party, It 1$
probable that S8titement will b• reouw•d and th8 amount ol tha oblloèlioN Can tye m¢a$ured r•li#)ly. Th6 Iffocov¢r•bla
•l•menl of VAT 1$ in¢lud*d withln Iho It¢m Of •xpons0 to whlch it rglales,
Wh•ro an Itom of •yp•ndituT• l•119 dtr•clly wlthln on• cost ￿t•gOry 11 l• •tirtbvt¢d to thal c•t•gory only. Wh•r•
oxpendltur• Involv•$ more than onè cai•g0ry 11 1$ apportlon•d on • rtrason•bl• ¥nd jtsstlfig>le b881s.
FuniJr¥i8lng ￿&t5 *re thosè In¢urr•o In sèeklng voluntary eontrlbtstton8 and Includ• th• of dis8•minallno
N)lom)allon In Support of the chariiable 8cliviti•8. Support costs th08• ¢OSti Incvrrod ¢Jlrecily In $upporl ol
expondituro on thè objoct$ of Iho ¢harity. Governancè ¢08t6 8r• th08• In¢urr•d in conn•G¢lon wllh admlnl6traiion of th•
charlty and complSanco with cot)stllutional and ¥tatvtory requirements.
1.8 T•nglblg Ilxgd •s••ts
T#rtglbl• Ilxed assels ar? Ini14ally moa$ur•d al Go#1 •nd 8uboequenily mtsa8vred at ¢05101 valuatlon. n•1 ol d•pf•¢iglon and
any Impalm)enl losaes.
The Abbey Church and Monasiery èr8 ¢onsldoied In18gral to tho a¢tlvlllè8 ol the ehartty. Thls glves ri80 to diificultlos In
ascertaining an eslimato of the c¢Jrrgnt cost ol constNetion o18n assel that hag the same seryice pol•nti¥l. A new
sINcture could recreate 8 slmllar sized $oa¢e bui wouia not ro¢r¢41• tho unlqu•ne•$ ol thg 0rf9in81 buildln9•. No
Inlormallon on or4pinAI cost 19 4v•llabl& and It la eon•id•r•d thet convenllon•l ¥•luaUon lechnlque3 would be
In*pproprlat¢ and impraC￿¢8b1fj for buildlng$ of 5u¢h an age used only for r•llgloLrs purposos. Wllh Ihe age of th•so
ulldings and a3 0 depreclaiJng a5Sèt ov¢r Ihat tlmè tna eurrenl caffying value at cost is deemed lrnmaterial.
In Iln• wllh FRS102. cart•ln 8ub8equ•nt •X￿￿￿￿￿Jré lov•r £5.0001 on Ih•s0 bulldln99 has b••n ¢•pltall3èd on iht ba818
thèt tho oxpendilure ¢nhaneA$ lh• previouoly a$seo8ed 6landJrd ol performance.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
A¢¢ountlng polktes
{ContInu
Thé historical 8lm ol holdlng vlllage propentes was to provlda accommodation lor employees and fom•r employe09 of
the Abbey and School.. a charitable usg. WheT8 a village property 1$ not required in the short lerni to be used for
¢harilobl8 purpos¢8 1118 r•nled 81 ami'g length lo a third party on èn o#surgd shorthold t•n8n¢y. Vill¥g• prop¢r(14YO
identlfled &s 8uolu8 to chartiable roqulr•m•ni# ar• r•ela8gin•d •• inv••tm•nt prop•rtl••.
Vllla9• prop•rtla8 wero rovaluo¢ by Strutt & Pprker. In OctO￿r 2023 on an open market non-vacant possesslon value
b881• in ¥¢¢ordancg wllh the Royal Institullon of Chort8rèd Sur¥•yor8 Approlsal bnd V•luotlon m#nu81. Your Mov¢ an
Andrèw8. both E81al• 8nd Lettlng Ag•nt$ mon•glng th• Oownsld• Abb•y G•n•ro1 Trusi Inv•stmenl Property portfollo.
In O¢tob4r 2024 p•rfomed a desktop r¢vlew of Slfutl & Parker Oetober 2023 v&lual¥on8, egaln on an open marl(et non-
Vacant l)OS68SSlOrt value ba$l$. Tho Iwstoes bellove th•t tho80 valuatlons org corro¢t •t 30 S•pt•mb•r 2024.
Tb8 Monastary Libr8ry and c8rt&ln btslJdln98 1•8•¢d to Downsidc school hevc been ¢8p11811sed alan esllm8le<J cost
based on Indexing baGk rein¥talement Insurance value$ to Ille yèar ol acqulsllion. Qlh•r buildings wbth cost in ex¢¢gs of
£S.000 hav• b•on c8pltoli$ed 41 ¢o•l.
Cert•Sn ro119lou? •rltf4¢1s h•ve been yalued for Insuronc? purpos•8. Th•lr co•t 14 •$lim•t¢d by Ind?¥lng b•¢k lo1￿111•M￿nI
In$uran¢e vglues Bl 31 July 2011 lo th• •PPfoxlm•l• y•&r ol aeoui•lllon.
Where no r¥lloble Inlorm8tbJn 18 *v*llabl¢ on the llbrary book5. 8nd cortaln rellglDu¥ #rtof8cis' orl9in81 cost or valvatlon
Ih*8¢ 8¥8¢18 havo not Lioon Gapilpllgcd. 11 l• consi¢Jered Ih#i slgn117e•fil costs ar¢ involvgd In obtaSnlng a v•lualion and IhgB•
would be on8rous comp¥r•d wllh lh• addllton41 ben•fil doriY•d by ua•rs of ihe •ccounts In 'asi•silng tho Truo1••8'
•i•ward•hip ¢flh• •$¥*l>.
Th• b¢Dk# ara he￿ In th• Ilbrary under condttlons io ensure Ihe books ar8 pres•N8d.
All oth•r l•ngiblo flx•d a¥MI$ ¢08tlng morv than £5,000 ore capits113ed.
D¢pr¢clation Is recognlsed so as lo wrlte off Iho C431 or v4luJlon ol as$ats 1•88 th•lr r•sldual vAlu•• over th•lr u••ful
vèB oft the followin9 ba￿$..
L•nd and buiK11ngs
Flxwfe3, t)t¢lng8 & equlpmeni
Molor vohicles
40- 190 Yeorn Straioht Lin•
5- 33.3% Straighl Llng
20% Stralght Lino
Included wllh ffe•hOld land ana bulldlngg •re hou$• prop•rUe¥ •nd l•nd whlch Jre nol bèlng dèprÈclatod.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
A¢countlng polkl•¥
IContinu•Jl
There is B ro115ng proorammo ol malntenan¢e and repali leh8rg¢$ fot whi¢h am mAde lo the profil and loss accounts)
sueh thbi the vlll896 propertl85 are reialTred al Iheir pr¥vlously asses$9d Standard ol performan¢o. Con6eoueniiy Ilie u¥&ful
onomlc Ilf¢ of Iheso bulldings is exiended, and Ihe esiimglod r961du81 value at the end ol Ihelr useful •conoml¢ liv¥• l•
noi moteri&lly diffef•nl liom the orlglnal costs. Therèlor•. no deproci¥tlon ehBfga IB mad• on lh• 9round8 il would b•
Imm8terial.
PaIn￿n9$ and relwlou¥ ort¢f8cts aro malntsined in Such 8 state of repolr Ih9t tholr estlmated iesidual volue Is not less
than thelr carrylng 8mounl and Inu$ thè annu81 charoo for dgpr&c54lion is tn51.
Annual Impalrmenl revl¢ws of fro•hold bulldlng$ •nd r•ll9lous 8rtel8ct$ wlth on exp•cted Ille Ormo￿ man SO years ano
of house propertt•s h#v8 boon ¢8rrl•d out in accord8nGe wllh the reqtsiremen15 dètailed In not& 1.8 balow. So lèr the$
hbvtt conflrmod Ihal tho 80Thlcfj potenUg1 ofthoso ès88ts femaln$ vndlmlnl$h•d.
Th• g•in or l?•• ari$ing on Ihe dl8poJ•l of In a¥*ot IJ dotgrmlnttd •s tile dSffer•nc• bets¥een Ihe 8alo proGoeds and tho
rrylng valu• ol th¢ as8Ot reco9nlsed In net In￿melle#pendknjre) lor the y•ar.
On th• IA8t day of the a¢counling p•rlod In 2015. o•rt•in •o••1• w•r• tr¥n•f•r¢•d from th• unlncorporaled ¢harlry (O tho
IncorporAlèa charlty. Th•$• •s¥•t$ w•r• tr•n•l•rmd •* Ih•lr Nql ValsJ• ai Ihe dale ol transfer. Depreclaiion h48
b¢•n ealculat•d in lino wllh the charlty's depreclallon pollcy, based on th8 orlglnal ¢osI to th• unlnGorpor•ted chtyrlty
ana tsKln9 Inio account the remalnlng useful Ille of the8e a$s¢i$.
Inv••tm•nt prop•rtl••
Inv•6tmgnt propety. whleh 14 prop•rty hold 10 •arn mn￿1$ andlor lor capiial approcl8tlon, Is InltJ•lly r¢co9nl8•d at eo$l,
whieh includes the purchase c06l end any dlrecuy altrlbutable expendilure. Sub3equenUy It 18 measurtd 81 lair v81ue 81
lh• rnportln9 ond ¢at8. The #urplus or daficli on revaluauon IG reco9nlsed In proflt or loss.
1.8 Imp•lim•nl of flx•d *•••t•
Ai each reportlng end dat•. lh• ¢hgrlry r•vlow8 Ihe ¢•rylng amounts ol Ils langbble assets 10 d91•nnlno wholher Ihor8
19 any Indlcatlon that Ihose assets h8ve suffered an impalrmént loss. 11 Any such in¢Jication oxlsts, th• recov•rabl•
amount ol Ihè 8ss•I i¥ •sllm•tod in order lo del•mlnts th• ?xl•nl ol lh• impoimiènf lo$$ 111 any).
RoCQVor4blo •moynl lo th¢ hlgtter ol lalf value less coyts lo $9114nd valuo in uB8. In 8sg•ssin9 v•lue In uge, lh• ￿1￿m81•d
fu￿re cash nows aro dlscounted to tholf pr8s•nt valuè u$lng a pre-lax ¢lscounl rote Ihai rènects ¢urMnt markèl a$$•ssm•nts
ol lh• timo value ol money oftd Iha rlgks specific to lh¢ asset for Whl¢h Ihe 06timaiè$ of ILt*ur• caBh Ilow$ hav• not been
If tho recov6rable Bmount of an a$sot is gstlmatèd to be lo$$ than It$ ￿rryIng 8mount. th• ¢arrylng 4mouni of the as￿1
Is r8duced to its recovgrablo amount. An Im￿l￿m¢nI108￿ IJ reGognS$eiJ immedlately In Incomgllexpenditure forth• year.
unl?85 tho r*l•vani ass•t 1$ caM8tt ai a rovaluod amount. In whl¢h ¢4$9 the Impatrment 10$$ 18 trgatod as a ￿ValUatIOn
decrease.
Re￿gnised impaimienl losses ￿￿ reversed if, and only il. the reasons lor Ihe impaSrment loss havè e•asod to apply.
Wharo on imp•i¢rn••t loSB Sub8¢q￿onI1y r*vwr¥¢$, itt# 8mouni ol th• assei Is Incr88¥eO 10 thg revi5eO esiimaie
of i¢s r•cova¥Dblo gmounl, bul so that tho IncroASed catyn9 amouni ocea noi exceed the carrying amount inat woulo
hav¢ bo•n d*t•rmin¢d ho¢J no Impalrment Ioss been recognlsed for the 868•1 In prior years. A rover3al ol an imp•irm•nl
1088 IJ recognl8e¢ Immedlaièly. unlo6$ Ihg rolovgnt 8Èsg11g carrlod in al J r•valy•d 8mount. In whlch c8Se the rav8fSo1 of
Iha Impalmienl loss 1$ tre?teLI as a fevaluabon increose.
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DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
AG¢ountlng pollcles
Icontlnuodl
l.• Sto¢ks
Stocks ar• stat￿ At the low•r of cost •nd •8tlm•t•d ••lllng prlc• l•*• eo•ta to Compl•￿ and 8011. Gost ¢omkMS•8 ¢lm¢l
mDterial¥ •n¢J. where Sppllcable, ¢Jirect18bouT Cosis ond those ovetheads that have b&en incurrad in brlngSng the sttsGk4
to their preseni locatlon an¢ condllfion. Ilgms held fordlsiflbuiion at no or nomin81 consrdoration ar• measuted the lower
ol replaGemgni cosi an*J cost.
Net ièallsablo valuè Is the ostlmated selling price le88 all estlmate¢J costs ol ¢ompletlon and ts)$ts to be incurred in
matheling. ¥¢lllng ond dlstrtbullon.
1.10 Cash and c•$h gquiv•lents
Cash And e88h equlvai•nts Inclu¢0 cajh In Jiand, depositD h•ld ai call wilh banks, othef $hort-iemi Ilquld Investmènts
wllh prfgin41 m•lyrltl•• of thre• m¢JnlhB or i•u, and bank ov•rOraft8. 8ank over(If#ft8 8r8 shown wlthln borrtJwlng• in
current Ilabllllles.
1.11 Flffi•nGlal In*trum•nt•
Thg charlty has 01oet*d to opply th* provS?ion8 of Sectlon 11 '3aslc Fln4ncl•l In8trument8' S•¢lSon 12 '0th•r
Finan¢ial Instruments I#$u¢8' of FRS 102 to all 01118 financlal Inslrum8nls.
Flngn¢lMI Instrum•nls ar* reeognlg•d In the ch•flty'$ balen￿ $he•l wh•n the charlty becomes pafty lo tho contractual
provbsions ol the InstNmenL
Flnandal •J3ets and Ilablllde¥ af• offset, wlih the not Amoun18 pre*•nt•d In lh• fin•n¢i¥l ¥t*t•m•nlS, wh•n th•r• I
100olly •nforc•ablè rioht to $et off the rewnised amounts and thor• ¢8 an Inthnlion tc* 80ttlè on a n•1 bo•19 or to roall¥•
th• •#•ot $ettl• lh• li•tyllty 3lrnuManèOUSby.
Oajlc ffnancl•l•ss•ts
Basic financial assets, which inclutJe dabtors, CBsh #nd bank b•ianc04, Inlti•lly mtra8urgd Ul tr•n88cllon prlc•
Includlno trgn$8c¥on c06ts and Of& $ub8oquently ¢arrl8d at amort16¢d cost uslng Ihe •ffecllve Initrro81 m•thod unl•$s
thè AfTanè•m•nt constllutes a financlng tran$•¢llon, where the transacilon Is m9a8ur•d 91 th• pr•8enl valuo 01 th•
luture recelpls dlsc¢unled at a m¥rk¢i ralg ol Interest. Financial as$el$ classified 8s rncelvable wSthln ong y•gr or• not
amortised.
8aslcllnan¢l•l Ilabllltios
8?sic financial liabililles, including ¢redltors and bank loans ai8 iniually r•cognised at transaction price unless the
•rr#ng•mènt COn$litule8 a fifi8n¢in9 tr•n$o¢Uon, wh*rè the debl Insirumenl Is mea5urea ai the presènl value of th•
fulur• paymonts ¢Is¢ounted at e marf(el rate ol Inleresl. FlnancSai Ilablllil•g daÈ$lfl•d al pAy8bl• wilh¢n afi• y••r •r•
not gmorti$ed.
Debl lnslrum•n￿ are 8utys¢quenlly Carrled al amortised Gosl. usln9 the efteciivo Ini&r•$i r•ie melhad.
Trada crèdilors are obligationg to pay for goo¢Js or servlces thai have been acqulrad in Ihg orrjinary course of op?r8llon$
from 5uppll¥rs. Amounts payablè afv classsfiBd a$ current Il¥blllleg if paym•ni Is du• wilhin one year ar less. 11 not, they
are presentad •8 non-currènt Ilabllitles. Tradé ¢fodltor8 8ro re¢ognlse(J Initially at Iran6aCllon p￿ce #nd gubtequenuy
measured at amortlsed cost uslng lh• èffactlvg intèr•#t m•thod.
Dorncognlllon of Ilnan¢l*llablllli
Finan¢lal Ilabllitles are dececognised when the ch8rlty'$ ￿ntraCtual obli9alion$ oxpira or are discharged or cancelled.
1.12 Taxatlon
Tne trust. belng a registered Charity. Is exempt from sny taxation wilh tho e¥ctrDtlon gf Valu6 Aorlod Tax.
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DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Accounting polioes
leontinuedl
1.13 pr1>￿544)n9
Provistons recognis&d whèn the eharity has 8 legal or con8trucUve preseni oblloatlox #s a f•suIt of 8 past o￿nI. it
Is probable thal Ihe charity will be required ￿ $elUo that obllgation and a raliab18 1381imato cart b¢ made of th* amount
of the obllgalion.
The amount rerA)gnised as è provl$lon Is the best 8$tSmate of tho ¢on$¢dero1ion requlred lo $etit* th8 present obllgallon
at the feportlng end dat¢. taking into account the iisks and uncgrt•intltrS guirounding the obligation. WheTts the effeGi ol
lh• tima value ol money 1$ m#i$rial, the amount exp8et8d to be requirnd to 88ttle the obllgéiion Is r•¢ognlsed ai Pf&sent
valu•. Wh•n a piovision i¥ mea•ur•d 91 pr•¥onl v4lue, lh• unwlndlng 01 th• dhcount l• r•Go9nl•¢d aa a IlnanGe cost In
n•t Incomoll•¥p•ndlluro1 In tho pèriod In whi¢h 118ri89¥.
1.14 Empl•y•• bonefts
Tho cost ol any unu$•d holld*y •ntlll•m•nt il r•co9n5••d In th• In whl¢h lh• •mploy•a's VJTvIG?$ #re reGelv¢¢J.
T&mination b&n•fit$ are r¢cognl¥ed Immedl8lely 8$ an exp8nso when th8 charlty li d&mon$trgbly ¢ommitt•d lo
t•mlnalo the employmonl of gn •mploy•• ar to provldè t•rmln•tlon b•neflt$.
1.1S R•¢ir•m•nt bgnefft$
P8ymènt8 to definod contribution rotiremant benefit ¥chomgs chargéd 8$ an expens• #B th?y f¥ll duo.
1.16 Lo4s•s
Rentals p?y8ble under opèrating lèas•s. induding ¥ny lea¥0 in¢enti¥es receSved, ale charge¢J as an expensa on ¥
•troi9ht Iln¢ bag1• ov•r tho tem) ol the relevgnl lease.
Rental incom8 from operaiing leases 1$ Ye￿gnISed on a sirai9hl line b8$is over the lern ol Iha rslavant l•as8. Inltlal
dlrecl coslg Incurr•d irt ne9oi¢Bting ond arfonglng an operatlno 18a5e ar? addeo to the Carr￿ng amount of lh• leagad
••5•1 #nd r•¢o9nlMd on a 8tralght Ilne ba515 over tho 1?rm.
1,17 For•lun •xehango
Transacifjon¥ In Curreneles other than poui)¢Js sterfing recorded at the rat05 of exchange ￿¥¥111￿9 at the d¥1•$ of
the Iren8actlons. Al each reportlno end dale, mon818ry asseis ènd liabilltiès that are d8nominat•d in for•i9n ¢urroncl••
a￿ ￿translated 31 the rales prevallin9 on Iho rtportlni ehd data. Ggins and los*t• arlglng on translallon ore Includod
Sn n•1 ineomellexpendiluro) for the perfod.
Crltlcal accounung ¢$Umat•$ 4nd Judg•m•M8
In the appllcatlon of the chartV$ a¢covnting policies. the truslee¥ ar? rgqulTed to rnak8 ludopm•nty. •$tim•toi and
9¥8umption? about the carrying amount of assets and Ilablllties that are not ￿1*Y11Y appafont from other sources. The
•sUmales and a$soc181ed assumpiions are based on h161orf￿1 èXP8N•neo 8nd oth•r faclors th•1 ar• congld8r•d to b•
r•1•¥•￿¢. r•4iull¥ rritiy utiior Irom iii¢ar ¢JumJie3.
The e51imales and underlyino 8ssumptions afè rgvSèwod on 4n or*going ba¥is. RgviJion¥ to ac¢ounUng e$Umal¢s are
rocogn198d In the p•rio¢J In whlch Ihg 08tlm•t• 16 rovi$•d wher• iho rthslon aff?cis only Ihat wrtod, or In th• pèriod ol
tho r¢vision and fvlure periods where the revlslon affects both currant and perlods.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Critical accountlng •¥timates and jud9om•nts
Icontlnuod)
K•y ¥ouK•g ol ••tlni•tlon Un￿rt¥l￿ty
Th• tfU81•v6 u$• th¥lf knowl•dg0 ol tho Charliy an¢J th8 S¢hool 80CtOf io esiimate tho useful 1110 and ra8ldu•l valuè ol
tan9ible fixe<18s$8ts In order to arrlvè at an appllcablo deprorAatton ratè. In accordancè wsth section 17 01 FRS102, th•
Iru?tee8 review ano upaaitt inese esllm81es If there are Indlcaiors that cuttent o$timèles Bhould ehano•.
It mU8t b• nol¢d th81 th•re 18 inheront ufi¢•rtalnty with th¥s• 08Urn•t*$ 88 f8£tOf¥ ¥u¢h as yne¥pecte¢J wear 8na itar.
tschnologleol thdvan¢emont and changeo In m*¥kot prlce may r*sull In fuwre ch8noes to the approprlate raié ol depre¢i8tion.
Dtsn•tlon• ond1og•¢i••
Ufir••trl¢thd
R•8trfct•d
Tol•l
Tot•1
fvnd8
1024
3023
gen•r*l
Oonallon8t gifi8 Jnd leg•¢188
Gr#nt In¢om•
101,784
107.818
209,402
218.501
8.526
6.926
2.152
Other
77,611
TT.811
80,814
185.921
107,818
293,539
299.467
For th• y*•r •nded 30 8•pt•mb•r 2023
294.580
4,887
299,407
Ch•rltsbl• •cllvlth*
2024
202)
Ch•rlt#bl• r•nto15ii¢om•
448,124
439.765
Olhor income
8.148
19,202
452,270
458.967
-20.-

NoTEIRYNéIPKh￿YsfRkE1Is1&¥hI
NUED)
FOR THEYEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
5 In¥e$trn*nts
Unr•8trl¢ted
Unrestsl¢ts"d
R•61ri¢ted
Totsl
2024
Total
2023
fund•
general
th$1gn•ied
Rental Incom
Oividends trom Invastments Ilsted on a
42S,538
423.538
383,760
rectsgnlseo Stock ex¢Aong8
Inieresl rec8ivabl•
'2,51'1
429.549
429.549
394,378
For th• y••r •nd•d JO S•pt•mb•r 202J
391,885
27
2.484
394,378
8 Oth•r
2024
2023
Oiher Incom8.
238,367
8,658
2.032
284.135
Hefitg9e asB4t &8108
246,025
346.167
For the y•ar ended 30 Sèpt•mb•r 2023
346,167
AS expi8lned In more detall In noie 1.6. Ihg charlty holds heritage assets with a £nll ¢arying v81ug. Therefore. all of the
procpe05 recelved ale ￿¢0￿nIsed as aain on the sal8 of h•rilago as8018 Wlthin olh•r inC¢Jmo.
21

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL'STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30SEPTEMBER 2024
Raising Funds
2024
2023
Fundr•i$ino olh*r ¢0gts
S.768
7.667
5.768
7,067
Grnrtts p•yabl•
2024
202)
Oownsld• &hool
425.(WJO
262.500
Grnnl¥ lo indfvlduaL*
915
2,021
425,915
264.521
Tho Tru8lees hovo agreed to make a grant of £425.000 i.e. tho ¢quival?nt ol on6 y8ar'8 rent. to Oown$ide School for the
S¢hool year 1¥1 $opl&mbor 2024- 3181 Au911¥120Z5. Thls has been fully Q￿VIdeo for 4$ 8hèwrt in Nolo 23.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THEYEAR ENDED 308EPTEMBER 2024
Charltsblg a¢tl¥hl••
2024
2023
siaif cost8
62,407
91,781
Oepffjclaiton and knpalrmant
339.402
336,710
W•if•r•
59.113
81.718.
Pr8mlsg$
221,870
259,772
Support
247.789
326,102
L￿rt Ihl•r••t
187,062
1,117.423
1,078,083
Gfant fundlng ol actlvllle# (see note 81
Shor• ¢1 govqrn#n¢• ¢opl• lJ•• nol• 111
42S.915
284,521
162.558
161.316
1.705,B96
1,491,919
Anatyils by lund
Vnr•8irl¢l•d fun¢$ . 9on*r#l
Reslr¢cLad funds
1,860,341
45.555
1,705,896
For lh• y•8r•nd•d 3.0 S8plèmb•r 2023
Unre6trlclod funds gon¢ro1
1,370,935
R•$lrlct•d lund•
120,984
1,491,919
Truste•s
one 91 th• Iru8toeJ loi any prr¥on3 connecieo with Iheml r8cglvgcl any Tumunèralion or benefils from the chadly
durlng thg year. No trustgos ware relmbur80d •xpen8e8 during the y¢ar12023:£niii.
The Chaflly piovides board and living expens•s for th• Trustees who ore Monks of Oownslde Abbey.

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED>
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
li
Support & Govèrnance costs
$ypport
GQv•m4n￿.
2024
2023. 81*1• ol •llo¢•llon
CO8ts
81eff ¢0810
141,738
141.738
12t,624
.Audit fèes
20,820
.20,820
24.494 Governan¢8
Leobl •nd prol8$ilonal
5.197 Gov8rnanc•
162.55e
162,558
151.31S
An#Wd b•lw••n
Charfl8bl8 adlvlty•S
162.558
162,558
151,315
in addltlon ￿ thé au¢Jlt cosls shown above and In¢iud•d within itt• •XP•n8•B of lh• Trusl •ro f•¢fy p)y6bl* to Ihe iudSior
for olhtr servkes of £nll12023.'£5.1971.
Th9 Tnjst 'has 18gal Ilablllty Insurgnco that cov•rg the 1Sabilily of th.e Tw51ot$ up lo & limli 01 £1 mllllon. The premlunls
pald lor th1$ eovor w•r• £1.13512023..¢1,1351.
12
Taxallon
Th• chqrityls •xtrmpl Irom thx on In¢ome and oalrts ljlllng withln secilon 505 01 Iha TDx88 Acl 1988 or 4•¢tltsn 2S2 (>1 th•
Tèxaiion oi char9eable Galns Act 1992tO Iho extènt U)at the86 ar8 appli•d lo Its ch8rOtabl8 objeGts.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
13
Employ•
Numb•r •f •mploy•••
Tho •v*t•g• monthly number of employo•9 durfng Ihe ￿ar was..
2024
2023
Numb•r
Numb•r
Volunl•ry
Pffjmlses
8uppo
Employment costs
2024
2023
W8o¢s and salBrie5
183,414
191.534
Soclal so¢urlly ¢osls
Other wnslon ¢0¥18
11,524
12,775
9,207
9,096
2Q4,14S
213,405
Wllhln employment cosls shown above are £141,73812023'.£121.6241 In retstion lo 90￿Mon¢• cost shown In nol• I l.
Thg rempinin9 amount Is Included wllhin Gharilablo 8¢1ivilie5 on note 9.
Ther$ wero no 9mploy￿S ¥¥ho8• annual r•mun•rttllon w•8 £60.000 or mor•.
InGludod tn wagtss and salarte3 are terMIna￿On beneriis totglllno £nil12023..Ènill.
14 Ntrt galnslllo$s•s1 on Inv•$tmeni8
Unr•slri¢t•d
Unr••trt¢led
R•5tdct•d
Totsl
Totol
lundg
general
lunds
deslgnaled
I￿￿*
2024
2023
09
r•otal•d
Ir*v¢p•lm•f71¥
11,2321
11,2451
70Z.716
23.788
R•valuallon of Inv•sim•nt pffjp•rllg•
702.718
1.025,698
702.718
1131
1.2321
701.473
1.049.484
For the year end•d 30 Sopi•m)Of 2013
1.025,698
255
23,531
1.049,484
-2S.

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Is Flnandal Instrumen
2024
2023
Carrylng amount ol fin•fiel81 #$8•tg
Debl Instrumen￿ rn8asw•d al am01￿88(1 cost
271,258
146.217
Inslruments measured at lair valvg Ihrough prorrt or loss
67,367
•rryin9 amount ol Iln?nclal IlalJllltl•i
Me•sur•(l at 4mor118￿ ¢011
2,722,319
881,709
11 T•ngibl• fix•d *•A•t•
L•nd
and
buildlnos
Flxiui•i,
fittings &
equipmènt
Motor
¥•hlcl•g
Al 1 October 2023
Additions
Tran$f•r Irom Invo$lm•nt pry)p•rty
AI 30 S•pt•mb•r 2024
10,820,412
l.S92,709
19,e81
28,015
12,241.136
19.881
395,066
12.85S.883
395,006
11,01?.47
1.812,390
28,015
0eprocl8tlon ahd Imp*mont
Al l Ociober 2023
Doprectalion chargod In the y8gr
Trbnsfèr to Inv•8im¥nt prop8rty
AI 30 Sgptembor 2024
1,947.445
248.037
2,40S
2,191.077
642,550
87,816
10.770
5,749
2.600,765
339.402
2,4051
730.168
18.519
2,937,782
C•rryino ¥mount
AI 30 September 2024
8,B24.401
882,224
11,498
9,718.121
AI 30 Sept•mber 2023
8.872.967
950.159
17,246
9,840,371
17 In¥•*lmont property
2024
Falr v*luA
At l October 2023 as r98tate(I
Addlbons through 8Xtemal 8cqyl¥itron
Tr8nslwB to Lond and 8uSldin9¥
Disp)S￿$
Nat gAkns or los$•• through f•lr v•lu• adlustmonls
13.292.OCKI
B3.34B
1397.4711
la12,1)Qg
702,718
AI 30 Sept¢mbgr 2024
13.498,595

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
17 Inv•$tm•nt prop•ty
{Contlnuodl
Investmerbt propèrty comprises of farm buildings, forn1 lantl vill89e .propertieS identified os $urplu$ Lo ¢harftsble
requlremenis and are shown at market value At the b8lan¢t 8h6¢t ¢Jale. The propertles coniinue to be rented durlno
Ih? y••r.
Tho lalr vgluo 01 the lami land Ind bullding3 18 ba$è¢J on Cooper and Tanner LLP'S assèssmèni In O¢tob•r 2024 ot ￿1h￿l
these assets would havè béèn worlh al 30 S8plgmbar 2024. They are not eonnécted with the cha¢ity. Cooper and
Tanner LLP 1$ 0 m¢mbor ol Th* Cènlrel A$$o¢lallon ol Agriujltural Vgluers. Tho valuat￿n wa• mad• on ?n op¢n markel
valu* b861$ by fo￿Ten￿ to m¥rk•t eVIden￿ of tr8n$acllon prl¢g9 lor ilrnnar prop8rtles.
Post slgnlng of the Oownside Abb¢y G•newal Trust financlal slat8meni$ tor the y99T en¢Jéd 30 $9piemb8r 2023, il was
Idonlified Ihal Ih¢r¢ was a fundarn8ntal 8rror with the vBlu0t￿n report for Iha larm land PTovidod by Cooper and Tanner LLP.
Th• valuallgh of £4.85m, IncluOe¢J wilhln ihpj nnanclèl stsiemefits, was basèd on vacbth possèsslon bul had b•en disclosèd
In iho vqly815on r*port 83 Jvbh•GI 10 11)¥ eil$iino l¢n•n¢y du• lo *nd In May 2032. Th• v4lu&lion r•port W98 •ub8oqu*nlly
restated lo value the farm Ignd 81 £3.85m subjtcl to tho oxljlin) l•n•ncy ogr•èm•nt. We w•r• 04Yvlsod thal the flnanGl•l
tat¢ment$ wer¢ not dof¢¢tlve ¥n+y $0 dld Aot requlre 8m¢n¢Jlng Bnd ronlln9, tsul tha pdor year numbors would havo to ty6
8l•t8d 10 r•ne¢l Ihl¥ orror withkn Ihe 30 Septomty¥r 2024 fifioncial stalern•nt•, •e¢ Nol¢ 31.
The falr valu8 of the vlllg9e propertlos 18 bagtrd on Your Mova and Andfews. bolh Lfrlllno Aggntg man•¢lng lh•
Down$ld8 Abbey General Trust Investmfjnt property porllollo. B5569smenl In October 2024 of what Ihèse a81•18 would
havè b•en worth at 30 Sgpi•mber 2024. They aro not cofin¢¢tvd wlth th• ¢harlty. The V•lueiiDns werts made on an open
m•rkat valug b•$l$ by rof•ronce to market •vidence of tran¥acllon prlce5 for slmllar proport19$.
Curr•nl •ss•t Inv•stm•nts
2024
2023
unlist￿ Inv*¥lm•nt$
e7,367
8todr•
2924
2023
Flnl4hed goodg •nd pood$ lor 108alo
51.620
63.869
20
Oebtors
2024
2023
Amounts fallin9 due wlthln one year..
Trgde debto
1.460
269.789
227.115
1.008
145.458
212,424
ot*trr
Prepayments and accrvod Incom•
498.364
358.890

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
21 Credrtors: amounts falling due wlthin on• year
2D24
2023
Oth•f laxa￿On and 30¢1¥l $•curily
Trade credttors
athar craditors
Accruals 8nd ¢J¢16rrod In¢9rne
Bank loan
3.880
12,953
4,002
287,572
19,668
3,747
61,406
66,634
523,669
328.075
665,4S6
Included in atcruBlJ and deftrrèd In￿m0 19 d•l8ifed Income 01 £229.941 12023., £219.gOSI lof l•fil 4fid Iniur#n¢•
re¢eivable relatin9 to a laler perlod.
22
Cr•diior•: #mounts f•iiing du• wft•r rnor• th*n I￿• y••r
2024
3023
8ank loèn
2,398.123
2.398,123
During March 2024, Downside Atsbey General Tru$1 look 'oul 8 loan lo Ihe value.of E2,424,000 Iroh) Lloyd8 to r•Day Iho
88rclays loan on behalf ol Downsld9 School. 9$ pr•¥lou8ly providgd for within nolo 23.'The Lloyd* lo•n 18 s•cur•d by JIJ
inv•stmont prop•rtiè# from tho Downside Abbey G?n•r•l Trual property portfolio. Tha loan h85 8 i•im ov•r 5 ye•rJ, •1 o fix•d
rate of 7.23% lor Inillal 2-yèar pertod *ndln9 on 28 M8rch 2026. At th¢ gnd of the terth. the loan 1$ io bo repald In full or
roflnonco apt**ft• wlll bo •XPlo￿d.
Th• 4g•ln9 01 Ihe b4nk ￿1n fg11s to ty• ropold •$ follow8..
2024
2023
Due wllhSn ono yoar
Oue wllhln on8 10 ￿ars
Due wilhin two io fiv¥ year
19,668
19,668
2.378,455
2.417,791
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DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
ProvS•lon6 for Ilabilit4••
2024
2023
Support to Downs4d¢ School.
425.000
2.580.691
Movementon provlsio
Support t¢>
Down8lde
School
At 1 Oclotser 2023
Addition81 prov¢slons in the y•ar
Olh9r movem¢nls
2.580.691
42S,000
2.580,891
AI 30 September 2024
425,000
As p8rt ol tho S•par8llon Aqr•em•nl. Downsld• Abbay Genoral Tnt?* 89f•8d to pay up to £4m lo Down31do Sthool.
AI 30 Sopl•mb•f 2023. th• ouljlandlng c•pii•l ¢ommltmenl £2,SBO.691. Tni$ wa$ Mtugd durlng the y••r by w•y of o
grortt paym•nl ￿ Downsld• School of £141,951 on 29 Nov•mb•r 2023. and lurlhwr by. Iho £2,431,740 OownJld• School
loan 118blllty duo to B•r¢l•y• e•nk baifig pokl by Down$ld• Abboy Gtnor•l Tru¥1 on 28 M•r¢h 2024. Th• f•p•ym•ni of th•
88rcl8ys loan was Achleved by taklng Out a now loan, of £2,424,000 Is9• noie 221 from Lloyds Bank, Th• inveslm•nt
properties of Down8ide Abbey General Tfu$l aGt a8 89curlty for thls new108n.
Sop*rgl•ly, during Spiing 2024 Downside SGhool requeJi#d lurth¢r lln•n¢lJl support. lor th• S¢hooi yo4r 1 S*pl•mtsor 2024
31 Augtsyi 2025. eoLtlvalent lo 1119 annual renl of £425,000 which wa$ Attgpted ond agro•d by the TruJleea ol Downslde
Abbèy Gen•ral Trugl. This h8s be*n fully provided for by Ihe Tru31ees.
P8ym¢nl of th•s4 #mounts will b• fund•d oul ol the TNol'8 r••¢rv•$ and from th• •Jle ol ¢ert*lrt Inv•8im•nts.
Th• provl$ioh 1$ •xp•¢l•d tts unwind In full wllhln OTr• year.
R•tit•m•nt b•n•llt •oh•m••
D•fin•d ¢•ntributiort $¢h•rn•$
Tho Charity run# o dellned contdbullon8 Scheme. The cosi lor th• y•4r, rnpr058nts the Ch8rlty'8 tontribulions tts that 8Gh•m¢
of £9.20712023.. £9,096). At thè yoar-•nd È1.18212023.. £1.0761 wo? accNed In reJpe¢i of conlflbution$ 10 Ihls 5eh8m•.
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DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
25 Re8trict¢d fwids
The Income ftsnds ol ihe ¢harlty Include reslrfcte(l fvnds compl1￿￿9 Iha follrNing unoxpondèd bal3rKe$ ol dona￿On& and
>ranis h•ld on Irv$t lor $pocifie purpose$'.
Movement In funds
B*lan¢• at
l O¢tob•r
2023
Gal
L05••• Jnd
Tr4n81•
In¢omlng
i¢•¢ur¢••
ReKwrce•
•xp•nded
8alane• •t 30
S•pt•mb•r
2024
ecdesknststsl Educa￿)n
Abt¢y Churth Nave Fund
Fri8nd$ ol Down5kle
Oro•n Re)1￿¥t￿
St Vedast Ftjnd
Other Funds
315.560
188.570
2,237
99,878
3,267
213
4,280
12,3771
116,9311
13921
1281)
412,689
1S4.825
2.450
206,352
103.321
125.3591
1888
14031
11561
180.590
102.277
796.oeo
107.818
145,5551
17,2321
866,891
Prl(¥r Yojr
Mov•m•nl In lund•
8al•ne• •t
1 Ociob•r
2022
•i•nc• •13fj
8•ptomb•r
2023
In¢omln9
ourGg8
R•6¢)urc•#
Etxk)sioslcal &14Kati
Abbey Church Fund
Frtend8 of Down$Kh.
OownsKle School
Sl V8dAsi Fund
Olhor Funds
324,694
186,429
2,137
60.000
222,853
100.029
2,851
2,560
119.4fj01
125,7891
7,495
5,370
315,580
188.570
2.237
150.0001
125,735
1,546
314
7,688
2,978
206,352
103.321
888.142
7,371
1120,9841
23.531
796,060
Th• Ecc[•6iasllc￿ Edu￿11￿n Fund provkl*$ lur ¢duc•iion tn England 4r •ls•wher• ol $ludents tor thg Roman Gaihdl¢ pl•Sth￿￿.
Th• Ab* Chweh N•v• Fund provld•¥ for Ihe •xl•nslryi. sjpkeep OT f¢palr ollhB Abbey Church 81 Dry￿￿109.
The Friends ol Downside is a supp(Kt gn)up lor the Bgnedicline rnonks oflhe Abbey of St GwDry tha Great, its ¢entral alms b9hg to
holp Ihem wllh Iholr work In edueal￿n, minislry. sthol•r5hip ond pray•r.
Organ Re*oraUon Fund provldg$ lor tho f¢siof81ion woth required to th& Comffi Organ Iwated wltho1 the Abboy ¢h41rch at
Q¢)wn$ldt.
Oown•ld•School I￿l¢One1$1•d of 81*9acy f•celvod that wa6 transferred lo l)ownslde School.
The Sl V8das1 Fund provides Support lo memb8f5 oFth8 wnmunily.
Sufficient resourG95 are held in 8n approprl8ie form for oach furtd to •nable Iha luhd lo be épplled In accordance wllh the
rastricuw.
.30-

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
26 Unr••trl¢l•d fund8 -d•Jl9nat•d
Th8s• ara unr•8tricted funds whtch are m8teri•l to Ihe charity'8 Èeb¥it18s mad8 up as follows..
Mgv•rn•nt In tund•
Balanc• •t 1
Octob•r 2023
IRcomlnq
Galn•. L￿•¥
BndTrnn•fv
Balane• *130
S•pt•rnb•r 2024
wienthd
Sundry Fund
12,880
1131
12.867
Prlor Y•af
Mov•mèh¢ in lund•
B•l•nc• *t I
.O¢tob•r 2022
Incomlno
r••oui¢
Oalnb, Lo88e•
•nd TrnMf•rn
•xp￿d•d
8•p¢•mb•r 1023
Sunory Funds
12.598
27
255
12.880
Sunary lunds cornwts￿ ol Jmall fur￿5 for varloLtJ purp)ses such as schdarshlps bur4811•&.
31

DOWNSIDE ABBEY.GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ICONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
27
UThrvstrlcted f￿d5
The in¢om• (unds of the charity includ• Ihè followlno d•slo.natad hjnds which have b89Th 8¢1 ¥$lde oui of unr8slrtcied lund6
by thè tNsiées for Spec￿lC purpo$vs.'
Movement In lund$
8oIAn¢¢ at 1
OGiober
2023
Incomlno
R¢sour¢es
•xponded
Balaft￿ ot 30
S•oomb•r 2024
•ThJTransf•rn
Gon•ral Funds
19,640.137
1.315.TOS
(1,666,109)
702,718
19.992,511
T¢*¥1 unrestrlct•d
19,640,137
1.315,765
11.866,1091
702,718
19.892,S11
Prlor Y••r a•
1•8tated
v•monl in lund•
Balonce It I
October
2022
In¢omlng
ro•oure•$
ReBourc•s
G￿(*, L089èS
•ndTr*n•f•r¥
alan¢• al 30
Sept•mb•r 202J
Gon•ral Fundg
18,501.482
1,491,5T
11.378.802
1.025,898
19.e40.137
Toi¥l unr•$trfcted
fvnd$
1,49?,57
11,378,602
IB,501.462
1,02S,898
19.640.137

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
28 An•ly•h a•••l• ts•￿•￿ lund•
Unmgtrlcted
.D￿lgnalttt
R•strlct*d
Fvnd b818nces at 30 SepiÈmber 2024 are
r6pre88nied by..
Tanglbl• a$s*tg
Inveslmènt proporties
CLsrrent assetsllliabllities)
Provis#)nwLoan$
9,718,121
13,468.595
1351.4141
12.842,7911
9,718.121
13,488.595
518,344
12.842.791)
12.867
856,891
19.992,517
12.867
858.ft91
20.862.289
Plloi y••r a$ r••tst•d
Analy•l$ pf n•1 a$$fyts b¢rw•en fun0$
Unrn$M¢t4d
D•51gnated
R•strlct•d
T•tsl
Fund bAloneos 0130 Soptember 2023 •rn
represented by..
Tanglblo a$sot$
Inve8tm•nt proportlv?
Curoni a?•etyllllJblllllBJI
Pffjv151on$
9.640,371
13.292.000
1711.5431
2.580.691
9,640.371
13.292.000
97,397
2,580,891)
12,880
798,080
19,640,137
12,880
796.060
20,449.077
The operntlng lea8e repfesonl8 the lea80 ol thts premlses to Downslde Scltool. Th&.18ose ¢ommeneèd on 11 Sept8mb•r
2019 ¥nd Is sutylecl lo a five yearly rgnl review. At 11 SoPtemb8r 2024. 51was agre¢d that the r8nl revlèw would be postponed
by 12 monlhs and Downsido Abboy General TfU8t would prov¢de Down$id¥ School wllh 0 9rAni of £425,000. s¢e note 23.
th• èquiv81onl ol ono yo•r's r•nl for lh• School y•ar 1 sap￿mb•1 2024- 31 Au9u$1202S.
At thg reportln9 •nd djlt the ¢horfty hod contracled wllh tenanis for th8 tsiiowlno mlnjmum1•8•• poym•ftts:
2024
2023
Withln one year
42S,OOD
425,000
8elwevn Iv40 and fiv• y•ars
425.000
425.000

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
R•lated pary tran$aetions
Tr•n••¢tion• with r•l•l•d p•rtl••
Ouring thè yoar th• charity ontgre¢J into the followlng traDs8Ctlons wilh rèlated paffj'es:
2024
2023
Parlsh prtos
Parl8h expenses
550
17,474
25,921
18,024
25,921
The foiitrwing amountswero o¢Jtslandlng Rt th• rep)rtlng oro dat•..
Amounts ow•d by
rnlated partles 2024
Amoun1• ow*d by
r•lai8d port1•6 2023
B•1•
N•t
Balan
N•t
Parlsh exwn#•a
S6
32
32
32
The above b8lance Is duè from Downsld& Abboy Ml8sionJ Trusl. The a•set$ ol Oownside Abbey mLI￿on5 TruBt •f• held
sèpardlèly trom Ihosa of Oownstde Abbèy eenorel TruJl.
31
Prlor Y••r 4dlu•tm•nt
As notèd wltiitn not8 17. 8 prlor year 8dluglm•nt h98 b•8n r85ged wlth ¥e98rd8 to Inv•slmenl. Propertles as a r¢3uli ol
lundamont•l •rror with th• v•luotion r¢tport For ih* f6rm land provlded by cooper •nd Tanner LLP. used ¥s a bo91s to kY•ntify lh*
Form'$ fa5r ¥•lu• •t 30 SOP￿Mb0¢ 2023. Th• ortgln•i v•lv8llon of £4.85rn wa) based on v8Ganl 905sesslon bul had b80h
dl$c1088d In Ihe valuatlon report 95 3ubje¢l lo Ihe ex13tlng tenancy due to end In May 2032. Tha valuatlon reportw•$ $ub6equonlly
reslaled lo value the farffl lano ai £3.85m sublgci to the •xisllng lengncy agr&emenl. As a f85uII, 8 £lm rodu¢lioft was ffjade lo
Inve8lmenl ProP&rtle8 lo bring Its• Farm lo it'o fair ¥8lu• and Itt• rov*lual¢on goln r•¢ts9nlB#d In th• 8lalemtrni ol Fln8rt¢1•l AGllvlty
•• et 30 Sepl•rnb•r 2023 ha• also bo•n r•duc•d by £1ffl.
Thg comparatfjve flgures as at 30 Sopl•mb8r 2023 havg omend•d 8¢cordSngly •$.Follow$:
A• pr•¥lo￿￿•t0IQd
PrloTy¢ar •dJu¥knent
AS regiat•d
Inv88tment Propoty
14,292,000
11,LW,0001
1,000.000
13,292.000
UnrvJlri¢iea Funds
12Q,640.1371
119.640.1371
Tol•l
16,W.1371
{0,3411,13n

DOWNSIDE ABBEY GENERAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THEYEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Cosh gtrnorttedfrom
21124
2023
a• r¢8tatsd
Surplusll¢Je17citl lor Ihe yeqr
Adjustmenis lor.
Investment income recogn1￿ In $￿t￿nent ol ttnandal
ath"villes
Falr value Igoins> and lossos on Inv•8iment pfop&rtl•$
Folr value Igalnsl ond on Investsnenlg
O¢pr•cl•tlon and imp•lrm•nl of t•nglbl¢ fixgd a8901•
413,192,
1,048,875
1429,54UI
1702,7181
1,245
339.402
1394.3761
11,025,698)
123,786}
338,710
hAovemoni$ in worklng ¢apito1'.
(Iner•88•yDè¢rts#s0 In siocKs
line￿0$9)10¢¢rfr•$g In debiors
IOe¢rea6eylncr•aso In cr•Llllor5
Increa3ellDocrea$el In pro¥l8ion8
2.249
{139.4741
1357.0491
12,ISS,6911
11.6701
154.9071
1131.1911
1502.6961
C4•h 4b•orb•d by op•r•16on•
13,028,293)
1748.939)
Atl
Octob•r
2023
A130
S•pthmb•r
2024
33
An4ty¢1o of¢h*no•• In n•tfithd•lldèb4
C••ll IIOW4
C8sh at 8ank and in h8nO
282.727
15,8801
276,867
Lo•rt• f•llin9 du• withln on• y••r
(19.6681
119,8681
Loart$ falling dug aftor mor• Ih•n one year
{2,398.1231
(2,398,123)
282,727
12,423.6511
12,140,924}
-35.