ST NICOLAS SCHOOL AND EDUCATION TRUST ABINGDON
Charitable Incorporafrd Organisation
Incorporated 2 February 2022
Charity number: 1197757
Annual Report for Year Ending 31 March 2025
The St Nicolas School and Education Trust Abingdon was non operational
during the year.
Contents:
Administrative Information
Objects
Trustees
Activities
Finance
AdministrAtive Information
The St Nicolas School and Education Tn￿1 Abingdon. is a registered Charity, Charitable
Incorporated Organisation: Registration Number I 197757
Tb¢ ¢orrupondenee Vdddress 1$:
clo The Parish Centre, St Helen's COUQ Abingdon OX14 5BS
Legal Advisors:
Winckw'orth Sherwood
Arbor | 255 Blackfriars Road l LondoD I SEI 9AX |
Finan¢i41 Advisorj (appointed 24 October 2023):
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited
30 Gresham Street. London. EC2V 7QN.
Objects
The objects of the CIO are for the public benefit within the warish of Abingdon-on-Thames in
the County and Diocese of Oxford:
To advance education in such ways &s the trustees shall from tim¢ to time think fi¢ in
particular through..
Ihe proviJion of buildings. facilities and open 5pucesfor Church t)fEngland

SLhouls in Ihv saidparislt inpariicular St Nicol£Zg Church ofEngland School,
Abingdon,.
Ihe pruvision ofresideniial accommodafionfor reachers of Church ofEn¥lund
Schouls in the saidpurisk inparlicular.si ..VicolaY c'hU￿h ofEngland School,
Abingdon,. and
rhepmvi.sion offacilities and meeting roopnsfor secular and/or religious
ittYlruL'Iio
To advance the Christian faith in accordanc¢ with th¢ beliefs and practices of the
Church of England, in particular through:
the celebrailon ofdivine services In accordance wilh ihe riles and ceremonie.$ of
IhÉ Church nf Fngland.. and
Ihe pmvi.sion ofuplucefor clerical meeiings al￿30claI conference5for the
Cler￿,. und
aw iheprovision ofaplace ofmeelingfor di.slrici visilors andfor commillees of
any Church ofEnglandJocielieJ*."
To fijrther the objects and work of the Church of England in thc said Parish in such
ways as the t￿￿tee8 shall from time io time think fiL
Trustees l April 2024- 31 March 2025
The Revd Paul Smith- Team Vicar, Parish ofAbingdon-on-Thames
Mrs Eluned Hallas- Church Warden. 8t f44icolas
Mr Paul Ras1-1.inds¢ll- Church Ward¢Th, St N.i¢ol&s
Mr Robert Bou8h- Diocesan Appointtnent
Mr Rober Bough was appointed by the t)iocese in Novembtt 2024 for at least th¢ duration of
the Vacancy in Incumb¢ncy of the Benefice
The Rei'd Dr Charles Miller- Rector of the Parish of Abingdon-on-Th8Jnes (Chairman)
Retired October 2024
Thcre must be at least 3 charity trustees and the m&Yimum number of charity ttustees is 7
Trustees are appointed in three categories:
Ex-offieio
Each Churchwarden of the parish of Abingdonwon-Thames for the time being
designated to St Nicolas Church.
The IncUmE￿i of the B¢n¢fice of Abingdon-on-Tharnes in the County and Di(Kese of
Oxford.
The Team Vicar of the Benefice of Abingdon-on-Thames in the Coiinty ond Diocese of
Oxford for the time being) or such other person &s shall have pastoral responsibility for
St Nicolas Church in Abingdon-on-Thames.

Appoillted
The charir>' trustees may appoint up to non ex-officio clwity truste¢s pmvided that
such appointment{s) are approN'ed b> the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical
Parish of Abingdonwon-Thames in the County and Diocese of Oxford.
Nominated Trusttt
The Oxford Diocesan Board of EdU￿10n (ODBE) (the "appointing body.) n)ay
appoint on¢ chaTity trustee.
Activities l April 2024- 31 March 2025
The St Nicolas School and Education T￿￿t Abingdon has not yet begun its charitsbl¢
aciivilies.
WitEJ the notification (in July 2024) of the Retirement of the Tean) Rector with eff¢ci from
November 2024, momentum slowed. and w&s further affected by the unavailabiliry through
511 health of one Trustee for much of January & Febnwy 2025.
The provi?&ion of Bibles to St Nicolas School (established by rrndltion by the existing Trnst)
continued.
It is hoped that 2025-26 will see
A new'l'eam Rector. and thus Trustee. in post
The completion ofnegotialions V*'ith th¢ Chariry Commission
The transfer of as8els to the chosen Investment Company
A Tenewal of the lease lo Ihe Si Nicolas Pre.school, for the provision of preschool
services
Adoption of appropriate FM)licies
so that th¢ TN5t 15 8bl¢ to start work in direct furtherance of Ats charitable objectives in the
Finances
The St Nicolas School and Education Trusi Abin¥don has no income. expenditure or assets
during the year beginning l April 2024.
All &ssets are currently held by the Oxford Diocesan Trustees as Custodial Truste
Expenditure made on behalf of ¢he CJO is paid by St Nicolas ChurclL and reimbursed, on
provision of receipts. by the Diocese. Expenditure cove￿0
l) Fees for legal services
2) Provision ofBibles for new entrants al St Nicolas CE School, Abingdon
Signed
Eluned Hall&s, Trustee
Dak 21 January 2026