2024-08-31-accounts - The Abingdon Passion Play

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: Period start date: 01 September 2023 To: Period end date: 31 August 2024

Charity name: The Abingdon Passion Play

Charity registration number: 1183512

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Promotion of the Christian faith by holding various events, particularly a regularly performed Passion Play. a) To put on Passion Play in Abingdon , and if possible every 3 years b) To advance the Christian faith by portraying the Passion of Jesus Christ and its relevance today. c) To involve members of the local community in Abingdon in the production. d) To highlight the importance of music and drama as religious and cultural activities.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	This financial year the passion play was done at easter time. All income was put towards the cost of this play.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to the guidance of the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The summary of this financial years achievements is that we completed a successful production of the passion play. This allowed the spreading of information regarding the passion.

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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Para 1.41

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The Charity has spent £18,900 on the production of the passion play leaving a closing balance of £930. Events detailed in Para 1.20.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity is committed to holding a production of a passion play generally on a 3-year cycle and so aims to raise funds to enable a production to be put on, after which any excess funds will form the basis of the fundraising for the next production. Therefore, there is no specific policy on holding a reserve. The charity is not committed to any ongoing or continuous expenses.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£930
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	No funds are materially in deficit
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	No uncertainties

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		None
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Elected by the charity’s AGM

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Abingdon Passion Play
Other name the charity uses	None
Registered charity number	1183512
Charity’s principal address	5 Nuneham Square Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1EH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year Nam e of pers on (or bod y) entit led to app oint trust ee (if any)
David Pope	Chairman	until 24.11.24
John Clare
Joyce Kelly	Secretary
Samuel Poyton	Treasurer
Anne Green
Jane Cadogan
Sarah Mears
Eliane Pony
Alex Winterburn	Chairman	from 24.11.24 to present

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Samuel David Poyton David Pope Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc) Chairman (until 24.11.2024) Date 24.6.2025

	Charity Name The Abingdon Passion Play	Charity Name The Abingdon Passion Play	Charity Name The Abingdon Passion Play	No (if any) 1183512	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01.09.2023	To	Period end date 31.08.2024

Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted funds A1 Receipts to the nearest £		Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	4,354	-	-	4,354	-
Income from Charitable activies	2,734	-	-	2,734	-
Grants	4,500	-	-	4,500	-
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A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). 11,587 Sub total (Gross income for AR)	11,587	-	-	11,587	-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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11,587 A3 Payments - Sub total Total receipts	-	-	-	-	-

	11,587	-	-	11,587	-

Raising funds	-	-	-	-	-
Expenditure on charitable events	18,918	-	-	18,918	-
Liability Insurance	-	105	-	105	-
Other expenditure	-	-	-	-	-
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A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) 18,918 Sub total	18,918	105	-	19,024	-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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18,918 - 7,331 - - - 7,331 A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end - Sub total Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) Cash funds this year end	-	-	-	-

	18,918	105	-	19,024	-

	- 7,331	- 105	-	- 7,436	-
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	- 7,331	- 105	-	- 7,436	-

Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B1 Cash funds	Metro Bank Account Details		funds to nearest £	to nearest £ - - -	funds to nearest £
	Metro Bank Account		930	-	-
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	Total cash funds		930	-	-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		Agreement Error	Agreement Error	OK
			Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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B1	Cash	funds	Metro Bank Account	930	-	-
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			Total cash funds	930	-	-
			(agree balances with receipts and payments
			account(s))	Agreement Error	Agreement Error	OK
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				funds		funds

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		Date of approval
SAMUEL POYTON		24.06.2025
David Pope		24.06.2025

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