
## 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 

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



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SORP  reference 



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 

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

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



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

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



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

|Charity  name|The  Abingdon  Passion  Play|
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|<br>Other  name  the  charity  uses|<br>None|
|<br>Registered  charity  number|1183512|
|<br>Charity’s  principal  address|5  Nuneham  Square<br>Abingdon<br>Oxfordshire<br>OX14  1EH|
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## Names  of  the  charity  trustees  who  manage  the  charity 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|Trustee  name|Office  (if  any)|Dates  acted  if  not  for  whole<br>year<br>Nam<br>e  of<br>pers<br>on<br>(or<br>bod<br>y)<br>entit<br>led<br>to<br>app<br>oint<br>trust<br>ee<br>(if<br>any)|
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||David  Pope|Chairman|<br>until 24.11.24|
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||Joyce  Kelly|Secretary||
||Samuel  Poyton|Treasurer||
||Anne  Green|||
||Jane  Cadogan|||
||Sarah  Mears|||
||Eliane  Pony|||
||<br>Alex Winterburn|Chairman|from 24.11.24 to present|
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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<br> <br><br>The Abingdon Passion Play|Charity Name<br> <br><br>The Abingdon Passion Play|Charity Name<br> <br><br>The Abingdon Passion Play|Charity Name<br> <br><br>The Abingdon Passion Play|Charity Name<br> <br><br>The Abingdon Passion Play|No (if any)<br>1183512|No (if any)<br>1183512|CC16a|
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||For the period<br>from||Period start date<br>01.09.2023||To|Period end date<br>31.08.2024|||
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|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>A1 Receipts<br>to the nearest      £|||Restricted funds<br>to the nearest £||Endowment<br>funds<br>to the nearest £|Total funds<br>to the nearest £||Last year<br>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,<br>(see table).<br>11,587<br>Sub total<br>(Gross income for AR)|11,587||-||-|11,587||-|
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|11,587<br>A3 Payments<br>-<br>Sub total<br>Total receipts|-||-||-|-||-|
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|Raising funds|-||-||-|-||-|
|Expenditure on charitable events|18,918||-||-|18,918||-|
|Liability Insurance|-||105||-|105||-|
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|A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>18,918<br>Sub total|18,918||105||-|19,024||-|
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|18,918<br>-<br>7,331<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>7,331<br>A5 Transfers between funds<br>A6 Cash funds last year end<br>-<br>Sub total<br>Total payments<br>Net of receipts/(payments)<br>Cash funds this year end|-||-||-|-|||
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|Categories<br>B1 Cash funds|Metro Bank Account<br>Details||||funds<br>to nearest £|to nearest £<br>-<br>-<br>-||funds<br>to nearest £|
||Metro Bank Account||||930|-||-|
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||Total cash funds||||930|-||-|
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## Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period 


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