THE FRIENDS OF BATH A88EY
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR TrIE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEPIBER 2024
The trustees present their report with the financial st8ternen15 of the chanty for the year ended 30
Septernber 2024 The trustees have adopted the provisions ofAccounting and Repothng by Charities.
Staternent of Recommended Practs"ce applicable io charitie5 preparing their accounts in accordance
with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UKand Republicollreland IFRS 1021 leffective
1 January 20191.
REFERENCE AND AOMIN15TRATIVE DETAILS
Reglstsred Charity number
0205082
Prin¢iyl •ddres$
9 Kingston Building5
Bath BAI 1LT
Trustee$
The trustees who s8￿e￿ during the year are contained within the published Annual Report sent to all
members of The Fnend5
Independet)t Examlner
Berkeley Hall Marshall Limited
8 Charlotte Street
Bath BA12NE
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND ￿NAGEMENT
Governlng document
The unincorporated charity is govern￿ by its constitution, as adopted at th8 Annual General Meeting
on 26 January 2013.
Rfsk management
The trustees have a duty to identity an¢ review the risks to which the charity 15 exposed and to ensure
appropnate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
Reserve5
All the funds of the ch8rity are unre5tn.cted and a￿ expendable at the d15Grelion of th8 trustees in the
Jrtherance of the Gharity's objects.
Truste
New trustee8 are appointed with regard to the Constitution of the charty and guidance published by
the charity commission.
OBJECTIVE5 AND ACTIVITIES
Promotion of interest in the history. fabric ant1 ornaments of Bath Abbey. and collection of monies by
subscription, donations, legacie8. and events to enable grants to be made toward5 the oost of building
Works. refurbishments, repiacetT*nts and additions. as approved by the Parochial Church Council and
all with due regard lo the Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefit.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The Gharty's activities are descnbed in the published Annual Report. The charity's ￿se(veS continue
to grow in readines5 for assisting the Al)bey with the follow-up lo the Footprint project.
ON 8EHALF OF THE BOARD
Trv5ts8
27 January 2025

THE FRIENDS OF BATH ABBEY
STATEAIENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVftlES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEIABER 2024
Incomlng rn8ourc88
2024 IZI
20231£)
Subseriplions
2,245
3.475
Donations
2.108
10,151
Co11eclK)n box
1.145
3,411
Investment Income
9.373
e,256
Ta¥ ￿rUnd
1,186
2,651
Surplu5 on 50cval events
844
1,120
Legac
81
Total incomlng ro8ources
Re￿￿T¢￿ ¢xpended
Dir&t chantable expenditure (note 31
37,500
2.wo
Administration (note 41
Total r88ource8 oxpended
N•t Incomlng re&our¢e& lor the year
58,197
36.022
Gain on inve5trnent5
Net movement in funds
60282
36,406
unreStr￿ted fvnd brought forwar
18
Unre5trictod lund carried fo￿ard
279 185

ThE FRieNDS OF BATH ABBEY
BALANCE SHEET ASAT JO SEPTEMBER 2024
20241£>
20231£)
Accurnu￿ted unre$triGted fund
R•pre88nted by:
CBF Church of England Inve$irr*nl
Balance brought forward
21,106
20,721
Unrealis& gain
Balance carried forward
23,190
21.105
CBF Church of England DeFQ51t Fund
14S,881
138,528
Bank Reserve Account
104A83
53,069
Bank Current Accounts
4.233
3.731
Cash
188
173
Debtor5
1.210
2.824
Creditor
218903
The financial 5tstement$ were approved by the Board of Trustee5 on 27 January 2025 and signed on
115 behalf by
Trustee

THE FRIENDS OF BATH ABBEY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEAIENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accountlng convention
The finanGial statements have been prepared under the historical GOSt convention. and in accordance
with the Financial Reporting Standards for SrnallÈr Entities, the Charrties Act 2011 and the
requiremenis ofthe Staiement of Recommended Practi¢e. Accounting and Reporbng by CharitEs.
Incoming re$tsurceB
All incoming resourGe5 are included in the Statement of Finan￿al AGlivlties when the charity 1$ legally
ents"Ved to the ir￿orne and the amunt can be quantified wth reasonable accuracy.
Taxation
The charty is exempt from taxation on incom? and gain5 to the extent that these are applied to its
charrtable object5. No liability has arisen in the year.
Accumulated fund
The whole of the AcGumulated Fund is unre51ricW and can be u5etl In accordance wth tt)e charity's
objects al the discr?tion of the trustees.
2. TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES
Ther8wa5 no trustee remuneration paid or other benefft5 for the year ended 30 September202412023
No trustee expenses were reimbursed during the year ended 30 Septernber 202412023- nill.
3. DIRECT CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE
20241£)
20231£)
Churchwardens, medallion5
New blower for or9an tuba stop
Advance for liturgical furnrture
2,000
17,500
37,500
2.000
4. ADMINISTRATION
Printing and strt￿)nery
Poslsge
Insurance
Independent examinerfs fee
Other expenses
1.164
1,220
384
423
462
100
449
462
285
2,704
2.589

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE FRIENDS OF BATH ABBEY
I reportto the charity's tru5tee5 on my examination of the accounts of Ihp ¢hanty for the year ended 30
September 2024. which are Set out on the following pages.
RBsponsiblllties Ind Iw1$ ol report
As the charity'5 trustee5 you are responsib18 for the preparation of the accounts in accordan¢e with the
rè]uiremen15 of the Charities Act 2011 I'lhe Acl'l.
I re[￿rt in respect of my exarninalion of the charity's accounts carried out under 8eCtbon 145 of Ihe A¢t
and In carrying out my examinatK>n I have followed a118pplicable Directions given by the Charty
CcTnmis5ion under section 14515llbl of the AGt.
Indopendent oxamlne¢5 Statem•nt
I have completed rny examination I confimi that no material matter5 have come lo my attentK)n in
connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material ￿SpeGt
accounting records were not kept in re$pe¢l of the charity as requireLI by section 130 of the Act, or
the acGounlS do not a¢cord wrth those recorL15, or
the accounts do not ¢omply with the applicab￿ requirements concerning the fom antl cwtent of
accounts set out the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulati￿8 2008 other than any
requirement that the accounts gNe a true and fair view which 15 not a matter considered a5 part
of an Independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination towhich
attention Should be drawn in th￿ repK>rt to enable a Pfoper understanding Df the a¢¢ounls to be reached.
/Y 4
Matthew Small FCA
Bfrrkeley Hall Marshall Llmitsd
Chartered Accountsnts
6 Charlotte Str8et, Bath BA12NE
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