Charlty r•gistration 221617 {England and Wales)
Company vegistration number 479317
THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Counclllorn
Thc¥nas Omin
Mthael Tamncf
Philip Dulsc
Aliwn Fry
Mlcha818rc6saTd
Sir H￿*01 Sants
Charlty numb•r
221617
C4)mpgny numb•r
479317
PrfrKlp•l addv
Mueknell Abbey
muck￿11 F8rn1 Lan•
Stoullon
WorcesieTshlrn
WR7 4RB
R•gl•i•r•d offlc•
Flrst Flw. P8rk C•ntr
4041 Pawk End Sfreet
O¥f(Yd
OX1 1JD
Audltor
G￿￿1& Audit Oxford LLP
Fir8t Fbor. Park Central
4041 P•k End Street
O¥r￿d
OX1 1JD
Prtne1￿1 Bank•r*
8ardays Bank plc
30 Malkel Squa
Witnoy
Oxc¥)
OX28 6BJ
Inve•tment •dvl•or•
Ch8rfes S￿leY St¢xktyokws
Willow Court
West Way
Minns Business Pa
0xfc￿d
Oxon
OX2 OJ8

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CONTENTS
Page
Counclll(xs' report
statement of ¢))uncilk*s' resp￿SIb￿s
Independ￿t audltc<¥
St8tomwt ol flnand81 octiv6Jg8
10
B•lan￿ sheet
11
NotsB to the finan￿￿ ststements
12-24

THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
COUNCILLORS, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Definilions.. *lembers" JTl&rs to Membèrn of fhe Society, ljound by its Afticl&s OfA&soci8t￿n." 'memb8rs" of any
oth8r body are gfven a low8r<ase 'm' and the relevant body AS Ment￿e￿ in Ihe t6Xt. 'Abbgf or TrJonastery"a
synonymous and refer erther to lh8 thne1￿81 pwty of the Chaity or to the Community rnsident 81 th81
prtsp8ty. Lvhose wor3hip and Iwilality pmvth thè publie benefi1. firdeff rgf&frs to Ihe 88n&dKllne Ordèr of
wh￿￿ Ihts abbgyand It$ membw3 are J part.. howgverlhk8 aithyis Iwalty gnd finanryalty.
The rxJunuNor8 presgnt th8lr onnU￿ repcrft a￿1 ffinanci?18tat•men18 fLY the y•ar endad 31 Dacemb&r 2024.
The finanual stataments have be¢n Prepared in accordan￿ wih Ihe acwjntsng pol￿•$ set out In rKJt• 1 to tha
flnancial staternents and compty wlh the tharty's Memcrnldum #nd Artides ofA$8ociall￿, the Crmnpanies Act
2006 and 'AccounlSng and Repwts"ng by ())arities." Statem8nt of RerJynmtsn¢Jed Practs'ce applicable lo ch8rffj.es
preparing tholr accounts in a¢ciYdanco ¥￿h the Finanri* Reporting Standard applicabl8 in th? UK and Republic
ol I￿land IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 20191..
Obhctfv•• and actlvltl•i
In accordancè wth the MeM￿ndum of As60dation. Ihs windp81 obj•ct of lh8 Charfty 1$ the aév8nc•ment ofthe
Chrisban Religion the promoticffl of rts pra¢tjce, pnrnarfly by maintainlng ihè lrfe ol 8 8en&Jidlne Rellgious
Cornmitnlty.
Slnce 1952 the Memb*Tr have wrsuod this c+)ject by maintsining the B6n•Jic*￿ monastic life, wthin the
Church ol England., the majonty of Members ar8 also M￿be1$ ol the Order. li￿￿9 the Religious kn'fe under Vow$
According lo the Rule ol Sl Benedict. al Mucknell Abbey. In aCc￿danCe this Rule. publlc Chn5ti8n worship Is
offer•d sever41 limes d8ity throughout the ￿ar, pastoral counsd is oftered Ito th0￿ who s*8k it) and hospltality
Ilncluding Quiet Days and R6trgalsl 18 given.. those eonslituta the most w&ble forms of publ1¢ b•neflt. Some
extwnal ongagemenls such 8s pv•achirKJ. the conducling of srns. t•athiThJ Étsys or Retraats elsewhere, arts
a180 uThJertak•n.
HO$￿'talIty 18 an important part ol the Benedictin? monastic Iradrtkn. PthJF4e ol all wJes and from all walks oflrfo
from a v8rfèty of r•lighXS baCkgr￿n￿$ and non•, have disc￿red 8en•didn& monasteries b be places of
Btoration, recO￿lI4allOn and peace, and many look io mambers of this Communty for fn"endshlp and spiritual
guidance. Th•y value the opp￿￿nIty U)e n￿astery affords fef quigt and rèflect￿. Grwnd$ are maintained In
ways that lostsr Ihis atrnosph¢re, ant1 to aUcN4 guests, and users of the wbli¢ right ol way to enjoy th￿r
un¥wtt qutet.
Th? bulk of the *￿rk ol the Charity is carried Ixrt by vdunteers. indeed the mèmbers of the Order make mr any
income they might r￿1ve to Il* Charity. VO￿ntary help is by some m&mbers of Ihe Fd•nds A3sociatk)n
(the Informal support group who rdrde funds lor Ihe Chanty and publiose its workl who help wth the
administrats'on of the Fnends and Ihè organisatson of FiierKls' events. Coundlknrs IDiwtorsrrrust•trJl glvè
th¢ir lime and experts'se on a vc4unlary ba￿s.
The councillors hav• paid due regartl to guidance issued by th8 Charity in decidhg what actiwbo9
the charity should undertake.

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COUNCILLORS. REPORT IINCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Achlwements and performanee
The abbey constitutes the functional KWOFvty of the Charity and was designed in Order to prowde suitable
building5 for M￿88￿¢ life, acc¢ynmodation for guests Retreat. and a suslain8tAe way of Ife whth - by
in¢orpcwating 8ppropnate 'green' te￿I￿leS - reflu￿ thè Charity's cathn fr*irinl. Maintenance work ss
carried out eath yew with the athce of h￿nthuS Clews. In 2024. the Ccmnmunty stsrted renewng fioors in
some part of Ihe Al)tw and updated the I￿￿tning protection system arAx)rding to CUfTent fire safety - and
insurance - athce, as well as a variety of repairs and Imp￿eMents. mean*thI￿ wot* ¢￿tinUeS in th8 grounds
to enhance their amenity and con5eNab"on value induding somg ￿￿an11n9 and hedgtrlayThJ (assisted,
respectively, by the wO￿land Trust and C¢yJntyside StV4vardshy grants)
Th8 regular pattem of public worship ccffitinued all year. The demand for hosprtalty has contsnued to grow,
despite the number of last minute cancellkn.ons have been offset in part by offering the Hemiitage to
regular guests. 369 resident guests120T3." 3261 and quiet day visti(x512023".1611 came to the rnonastery
duriry the year. M8intaining th8 pracbce of invfong p80￿e to INe al￿gsIde the oynmunity for 8 period of several
rnonths li.e.. It￿ger than that Ordinarily spent by a Retreat8ntl. the CL¥nmunty engaged severdl enquirws
and welcomed one new'aiongsKlel during th8 year.
Memtets of 1he Crijer ccmtinued to ?￿pt a few r8quests to minister ¢￿tsIde the abbey. One hAernber has
¢x)ntinued to seNe as a w￿sentatiVe of Religic*Js Communibes on the General Syr¥yJ of the Church ol
England. Two other Mernbers swve on the H(NJse of Bishops Ad￿5￿ Coun<il for Religiovs commt1n￿es, and
one on the ccmmittae of Angliean RelvJi(yJs ComrThJnNRs. whKtt regulate and as&st all Church of England
Religious Communitres.
Flnan¢kal r•vlow
The finanual 51atements alongside this ￿p¢￿t (xynply *ilh tre Charibes Act 2011, the Companies Act 20(
and the 'Accounting and Rewrbtsj by ChaFths.' Statement of Recommended Pradth, applicable to chaTities in
the UK and Republic of Ireland fvum 1 January 2015 under FRS 102.
The auditèd a¢￿Unts show 8￿re￿atIe finanaal from last y88r vthith are m8inty attributable to
unantiapated leg8oes and a significant donation towdrds a project for 2025. Guest donations increased again, in
part due to a 13% increase in Resident Guests aThJ 18% in the number of Quiet Oay visitor5. offset by a
decrease in Pension5 and Benefits made over to Charity by Members. Intere* Received again increased
gnificanuy due to Ihe Bank base rate. Sale of Work remained at a sirniLqr level_ On the expendi￿re &de. the
major diffefen(%s We￿ again in repaiws and Maintenan￿ of buikjings and ground5 as wdl ag lower enetgy costs.
On Investrnents. the cash hekl is in an aggregated chanty cash derxislt %knich retums ojnsistently higher than
thè 74ay LIBOR. The Ggprtal value of the investment pcthlio. net of cash injected, rose by 3%. underperfoming
the VSE 100 (rose by 5.8%) and the 'RPI + 4%. benchmark. While index benthmarks indicate Ihe pothl
perf0rrn3n￿. or perhaps sts asset alkKation relabve tr) the FfsE1W index. the'RPI + 4%. benchmark relates to
the costs of Tunning the rnonastery. For the L3St three years the disparate volaalibes ol drfferent sectors and
geopoktical reasons have resutted in diweryenr￿ between twthmarts and portfobo valuation3.
'Donations re¢eNed' indude £26.912 of Trustees. pensons and ben8fits made over to Ihe Charity; other m•lor
funding sources during the yearwere investsllent inccrfne and (k)nations.

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COUNCILLORS, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The Council has Monit￿ed the pror￿rtys running ¢>)sts and the returns on inveslments and has conctud8d that.
since the current actiwties are dependenl ￿ the lèvel ol pen&ons made over to the Chatity by Mernbers, it i
prudent to build up lh6 R•sevvM as and vthen tN)s*bl8. The genef81 unrestrid•d fund stands at £2,790,024
12023. 2.554,0941
In accord the pc4icy of cbrty'ng the acojunts and finanaal pc4icy of the Charity. the Coun￿1 divld•s
the R8S8rves lallhough Ihesè Arè neither ￿n￿anent w reslrictedl according to C8rt8in D•8lgnated Funds
whlch repmsent future pl&ns and n8éds. Three SLTrth Funds are allocated. The first is the Fabric Repair Fund
which is an allocation for repair. Inaintenan￿ and ksng lenn care ol the functic#)al property,. thls Fund is slated 8t
15% of construction costs, with subsequent Trncreases by Infia￿￿ and decreases accordin9 to Maior Repalr
expendlture (standing 8t £982,282). The Fabric Repair Pr£¥ed during 2024 was tsk8n from Ihis ￿nd. The second
1$ the Future Care Fund %thich is a wovlsion lor thè of fesi(Sèntlal care of èhlerty Members should thèy ne8d
it towards the end of their Iivg8'. this cost has been a sudden and con*derabk8 aijdition to costs in Ihe history of
the Community and is set to co¥er kxal csre c¥)sts for t*Y) persons for ¥ix years. wth annual upllft for Inflation
(standlng at £631,979). The third 1$ Ihe Opwlunity Fund Is18nding at £721,545).. ￿8ft the design for Muckn611
Abbey was agreed by the Council. planning and (wstraints determined which fa01￿"e6 for retre8t8n18 and
visitors might be prowd•d. the èmphasis was on the core need$ of those rx)ming to the abbey lor r851den¢ial
r8lreals,' Ihls fund represent$ an 8pproximaie 4XJSt ol Fxowding ftjrther f80lities on site or in th8 ￿trnity should the
8ize ol the Communlty and th• Sk￿13 it oftw increasa. The opp￿tUnIty Fund also provides one Bourc• for
m84or expenditure whith may be nsr*s6itate(J by ¢he dev•b)pment of Ihg propos8d new town around th
mon8stery.l.
The principal m8terial 88Set of the Ch8nty has kng been its fut)ctlono1 property. Th8 book value of Land Bnd
Bull¢Ying8, in the bolance sh6•l. rgpres8nls Iho purthasè t>)51 of Mucknell Farrn and the building addMotN to
dale, re￿ d•prgo*ion. A separate d8SWnat￿ fund is hgld ts this assd standing a¢ £5,233,213.
R08trfrt¢d funds th81 represenl tho unspent balence ol funds given for Wc purpose8 Stands at £13.099.
Det8118 of •ath fvnd ar• in nole 20.
In¥￿*m•nI polley
Invèstrnent wwers are described by th• Chanvs MerrKYandum olA8Boaation. and by Ihtr Twstee Investments
Act 1961, wth such amendmenls as gfven in the Charibes kt 2011 and th• Tru$tees Act 2000. The Coundl
determinès investrrenl pc4icy.' to ènsure Ihal investrnert de(xwons ara tsken On￿ by persons or organisatKJns
with the Skills and resources necessary to lake them effectivefy, Ihe CoJnc41 delegates rwline investment
decisions to investment manager5. The investrnenl performarte. whith aims at a loThJ-temi balance of overall
eaKY'lal and Incorne growth, IB ravth￿d at ￿￿$t hw'ce each year. The Statemenl of Investment Policy (lost
reviewed in 20221 addressès wch parameiers a$ aSBet alktsts"on, pert￿ce banchrnarks. SLdt8bility of
Investments and •thlcal crit6rf0.
Ajihough the Charitys assets are unr•sthcted, the in¥esbnèni portfdlo IB malntaln¢d in c¥d&r to p￿￿d*
uneamed incomo to enabk Memtws to c(￿￿"n￿o dc¥ng the ¢hawifab18 work thfiich does ganfrrate inC￿Me
of ItS8W.

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COUNCILLORS. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORD (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Rlsk ass•siment
The C￿n￿lIorS asses￿ Ihe may risks tr1 the ctsnty 18 exposed, and are satsfied that systsms are
in place to mibgat8 •XPOsure to the m8y risks.
The Ch8rStls Rl•k ￿•￿•m￿t and Flrn Rl•k a8•essment pokues Yemain under rtgu￿r feview.
Flnanclal rlsk wmprises In¥￿tr￿ent risks and fraud nsks. Th• ststement of investrnanl pollty covers lh8
followng.. man8ger, I￿vIdIty, wlibcal, ￿StodI#l. ￿1rrenCY, market 8nd lrfats'on risks. Mosl of these are oddres￿d
ernp1o￿ng profe6sion•l investment managers, vth05e perfomance Is regUla￿Y revlawed, and agreeing
ppropnate risk leve15. as8et allocabon and d￿0￿rIcatiOn. These are i*ing monitored by the Council kept
under discussbn wilh the investsnent man•3ers. Ad(J6tionalty. atthwgh inflat￿N is rrtjw m¢)der8te. incraas8d costs
8re still affecting the Ch8rfty. The risk of fraud is m￿'goted by a d￿j￿&S19natUr9 requirement lor all si9nlficant
Payments, profession81 accthinb"ThJ so1￿8 and materi4 lockn as well as password protectlon in IT., Intemet
banking 15 used for the Friends accwnts and fc¢ Ihe 8•ts￿￿ry bank aC￿nt.
Property risk affèds thè luncb'onal prcyerty of Ihe Chanty and all the fumishings and equipment used there.
This is largely addres8¢d by a schedule of inspecbws. frLm the arthitects, Quinquennial lnSpe(*L￿ l18st made
Aprll 20211 to regular obseN8tKm81 chec*s on rcof 51ates, maintenance contyacts on dl signific8ni equipment,
and a tegpoke Insurance pollcy desi9ned I￿th Ihe ￿tt.￿J18T ne•ds of Religious Communitse¥ in mind.
Roputstlon rl•k CA)mprises products and car• guests. Whibe Ihe Charity dcés not stst Olrt to work vAth young
peo￿8 ￿ vulneratAe adults. some rntreatsnis or visltrws mKJht be so des¢n￿.. in 8ny case the Charity hos 8
wrilten Saf•gu8rdlng pollcy which matth8s all the C￿je¢l$ and requiremenls of the widtr Churd) of England
Safeguarding Instruments. As a Con￿qUenc￿ of this, all the Mom￿r$ ol Ihe Order pa￿.￿p¥te in Saleguarding
training Ilatesl course in Jenu8ry 2023 and Novembti 20241 and the safeguanling officers have atttrnded fvrth8r
Inlorm81Ion and training days organI￿d centralty by tha Churth of En9land 8ndlor the Methodlst c￿jrCh ol Great
Britaln. Pr￿￿￿¢t quality Is thecked by Ihts u$¢ in-house ol our pffjduct8. and P￿lU4 Ilabillty Insuranee is
h8ld In regard to Pr￿jU¢l5 sokl.
In accor¢ance wlh b8St practice thw• bs #Iso 8 writtèn Iwlth and ••f•ty polley. *l)ith 1$ fo￿6wel at least
annually.
Plan• for fvtur• p•rfod•
The principal plon and hope for the monastery is the main￿nCe ofdaity W￿ship and to continue providing
pastoral care and hospitahly. Meanwhile er￿￿MiC ￿r￿rtaInty 8nd geokxslibcal c£fficems demand careful
monitoring and wudent responses in the fin8ntsal management of the Charily. The Communty is planning
ew of practi￿1 work arrnn98rn8nts may dwmand a Wet weview mwJ*8ar.
Slnce movlng to Mucknell, the mon8sts"c Comrnunity has retsived 32 Ajongsiders. of ￿orn nlne hav¥joined the
Cornrnunty 85 nowces and six ol these have Sin￿ made tt*"r monastic Lrfe PrOfew￿ and becorre Mernbers of
the Society. Increasin9 numbers Strengthen the Bènedictine life. enhance the public 8nd anablg the
Soo•ty to pmmde hospitality and spiritual accAynpaniment.
The evolution ol the South Worce$tothire Development Han will untloubtedty affect fvtur¢ plans and may
prompt pastoral work wth more Ioc81 T?￿dents 89 wpll as retreat8nts from further away.
Work continue6 in the light of the la￿ auinquennial l1weclb￿. and the Mgmber5 have agr8ed an add￿On to OUT
visitor accornrT*Jdalion which ￿11 ￿ effècted duriThJ 202&

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COUNCILLORS. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Structure. gov•mance and managem•nt
The Charity is a company limited by guarantee, Inc￿[#￿ted ￿ PAarth 1950. wislerfjd company numts•r
00479317,. chanty registrati￿ numbw 221617.
The TnJstee8 of Ihe Charity are th8 Coundllors of thè SoL¥ety And a￿ also the diredrms for thg purpose of
company L9w. Th8 Countsllors w￿) s8rv•J duriTh3 th& year ar41 up to the dat8 of 3￿Jna￿l￿ of the financlBI
8t8tements were..
Thom8$ Quin
Michad Tavinor
Phillp Dulson
ison Fry
Michaèl Br08sard
Sli Hector Sants
Thè finanaal offJceTS of Ihe Chanty during 2024 were..
Thomas Quin Itrust¢?I
Michaél Brossard Itru8t•••)
Th• Councll consisls of sorne members of the Order and som$ lay persrms cyrrentlyl COwOPted onto th&
Council ￿ their particular 8xpertise and aFvretsalM)n ol Ihe obj.ects of the Charty. The Coundl meels at least
41c8 each ealendai y¢8r. Thé Artides of Assockgtion provide lor w"remenl of Couneillors in ro¢ation'. new
Coundllors are tyopted by the CMbnuing Counalk)rs unbl the ngxl AGM whon thgy must 8tsnd for olgction by
th• Kl?rnb8rs.
Indudion of C0￿ClI10r¥ who arg memb*s of the l>der 18 by the syslwn of monaS￿e formatkn {tralnlngl whlth
involves limng and lo>aming the lrfe under supervisic￿ for a minimurn of fivts years. Members of the Ordor becom?
Mèrnbers of the Society before teing aligible lor c￿n¢418nd thus have pwous Èxposu￿ to the work of the
Council. Lay persons on th• Cojnal are ￿duded into the partiojlar work and n8èds of the Charity by tho89
Counryllors wh¢ 8Te m¢mbers ol the Ordor. Countsllor8 am r¢gvlaty referred to Iho guidanc• put out by the
Ch8rity Commis%on.
None of the eouncillors has any benefiual Inlerest in Ihe cJ)mpany. AJI of the &)undlh)rs are members of the
company and guarant•• lo contribute £1 in the evant of a windiNJ up.
Audltor
According to gtrfKI pradr'ce the role of 8udtt¢r was put to tènder during SpYOng 012024. firm were short
lisled and I￿lO￿Trg dls¢ussion in Counal in May 2024. Audit Oyford LLP werè appointed as auditor of the
company.
Dlsclo•ur• of Inlom4tlon to audltor
Each of the ¢ounullors has wnfiffted that thère is no infomialM)n ofvthith tw are aware Is relevant to the
audlt, but of which the audilor is unaware. They have futher c4)nfinned Ihat they hav& tsken appyopriate steps to
identify such r81evant Inf￿rn8b'on #nd to estsblth Ihat the 8udilor t5 aware of suth infoThnotion.
Thè counc11kn5' rfjp￿ was 8pwoved by the Board of cou￿1￿8.
Thomas Quln
Dlrectorrrrust

THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COUNCILLORS. RESPONSIBILtriES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The counullor5, who are a￿0 thè difecth of The soca￿ of the Salutstion of Mary Ihe Virgin Limited for the
PUTpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Counrillors, Report and the financial ststements in
accoTdance with applicatle I￿ and Ur*led A￿Unty"ng Standards (Unrted ￿.￿Jd0M Generalty Accepted
Accounting Practice).
Company law requires Ihe c(NJniilots to prepare finanaal Stste￿*nts fLY ead) firwicaal year which give 8 true and
fair view of the state of affaiTS ol lh8 d)arity and of the in￿ming r8sourcBs and aFrfJhcabc￿ of rgsourc8s, induding
the inccffie and expendtLure, ofthe d￿litab￿ company for that year.
In pr8pabing these financAI ststements, the CO￿rA110r$ are required to=
- seleet surtable accounb.ng policies and Ih¢n apply them consstenty.
- observe the methods and prinop185 in the Charities SORP..
- make judgements estimates tw are reasonable and F￿d￿l and
- prepare the finanaal statements on the goiTrJ concem basis Un￿5$ il is inappyopriats to presume that the chartty
will continue in operatKffi.
The councillors are responsible for keeping adequale ac(x*Jnting r8cords that disdose wilh reasonab￿ a￿1ra￿ at
any time the finanrAal posiknon of the rt￿17ty and enats4e them lo er6ure ihat the finanrial statements Compty wth the
Companies Act 2006. Th8y ale also responsible for Safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking
reas￿able steps for the wevents.on and detecbon of fraud and other i￿g￿larities.

THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF ThE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN
LIMITED
Opinlon
We have audrt8d the fin8nual statements ol The SOCI￿ of Ihe Salutstion of Mary the Wrgln Limrt8d {the 'charitVI
for the year 8n¢Sed 31 December 2024 which (£Jmwise the slalernent of finanoal ath"wb'es. the balance sh8et and
notes lo Ihe finanoal 8talem8nts, includirwj svJnrficant accounting poliaes. The finanual rekY)rting framework that
h88 been aptyled in their preparation is applicat4e law and United Kingdom Accounb"ng Standards, indtsdlng
Finanual R8POrting Standard 102 The Financwl Reporting St8fthrtl 8ppIKable ￿ the UK 8nd Republic of I￿land
Iuniled Kingdom General￿ACCepted AC￿untrIg Prnt*"cel.
In our opinion. the finanual statgments..
give a true and fair view of the $tate of the tharrtatlè ￿npan￿8 affairs as 8131 December 2024 and of118
Incoming r&sourees and applicatK)n ol mswrces. for th¢ year then ended,.
have b¢en pmpety F*epared kn acetydanr* 7Mth Unile(l ￿ngdoM Genaralty Aee8ptsd Actcyjnting Pract1￿.,
and
have bwi WgP8Ted In a¢xcfdance wlh th• requirnm8n18 of Ihe Ctynpanl¢¥ Act 2006.
Ba•14 for oplnl¢Jn
We conducted our audit In aC￿anCe wth lntemallm￿ Standards on AuditiThJ IUKI {ISAs {UKII and appJicabl8
law. Our rasponsbilitk?s under those standards are hjrthor described in Ihe Auditoes respon￿bilitieS ffor the audit ol
the financial sl4lem8nt$ Sectson of ¢JJr ￿por1. We are indèpendent ol tho tharity in accordanca wth the ethical
requirements th8t are re￿an1 to our audit ol the finanaal siatements in the UK, includlng thè FRC $ Ethlcal
St3ndard, and we have fuWilled our oiher ethical resFK)n&bilrties In a¢cordan¢x ￿th the6• requirements. We believe
that the audit evidénce w8 havo obtwrb8d 6$8uffie￿t •nd ¥pk¥rpriats ts provld• 8 ba￿# our cpinlon.
Concluslons rnlatino to golng ¢on¢ern
In audilirrfJ the financial slatemeftts, we have eondudèd Ihat the c￿ndSOr*. use ol th• 9c4ng c4)ncom ba￿$ 01
aceoundng in th• prepar4tron of the finarKial slalemonts B appropnate.
Basèd on the work we h8ve ￿rfCrnd. we have not id•nlified any mateiial uncertalnties ￿￿ts.ng lo ev•nts or
¢ondi¢lons that. indi￿duallY or c£41e¢tivety. may cast signffji¢ant doubl M the tharty's ability lo cx)ntinua as a going
concem lor a pariod of al le8St Nvelve monlhs from ￿en the finaNial statements a￿ authorwd for issu&.
0￿r respon8ibllitlts8 and the rnsponslbOlrUe8 of tho (%wncillor¥ wlth rtrBP8¢1 con¢em are dowibed In th
relevant sactions olthis report.
Oth•r Infomiatlon
The other informayon compns•¥ the inlrmmatlon ir*duded in the annu81 r•FQrt olher than th• finanrial statements
and our auditorfs repcyt ther80n. Th8 counts1￿ are res￿￿ble for Ihe oth¢r informatson rmt8Sned Vmhin the
annual report. Our opinlon on the fjnanoal ststgments ¢￿￿ not cover the other Snfr*m81th and, except to Ihe exiont
othe￿ise explic•ty stated In oui rem, we do not express any form of 4ssvr¥nce condtsslon thereon. Our
responwbilty is lo read the other infonnau'on and, in doitwj so, consid8r whelher lh8 other infoTmab"on is matarially
inconsistent wth Ihe finanaal ststements c* our kno￿edge Obtain￿ In the cOu￿e of Ihe audil. ￿ othew5e appaars
to be matenally misslatetl. If we identsfy suc* matenal incorwstetr)ues or app8￿nI material misstatements. we are
requi￿d to determSna whether this wves iise to a matèrial miss¢81ernent in the finanrial stslements themsdves. If,
based on the work we have perfcffii¢d. ￿lthde ihat there is a Materi￿ misstst8ment of th¢s other Inforniation,
we are required to repcwt Ihat lart
We have rKJthing lo repfxt in this rtyard.
Oplnlon8 on other matterJ proscrlb•d by the Companles Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work vndertaken in the 0)u￿e of OUT audit..
thè infonnab'on given in the coJniilfv)rs' re￿(￿1 Ihe finanLyal year for v*hith Ihe financ4al Statemènts are
wepared. which includes the dtrector8' repjrt prepared fc¢ Ihe ptjrposes o14*rrwany law, 15 cons*stenl ¥￿th the
financ¥al statements,. and
the directors, rekYJrt indud&J Wtin the ojuncillors. reFtht has been prepa￿ in acc(ydance vrith applicable
legal requirèments.

THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT {CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN
UMITED
Matt•r• on which ￿ •re T•qulv•d to rnport by •xc•ptlon
In the light of the know￿9¢ an(J und8r5tathJiThJ ol Ihe tharity and its environment obtsined in the course of the
audit, we have not ￿entsfied material M￿￿18teMentS in the ¢￿eCto￿. rep￿ induded ¥￿thin the counollors. report.
We have nothing to reF<)rt In resp8d Lrf the foll￿ng mattus in relats.￿ to vthith the Companles Ad 2LY)6 require8
us lo rgport lo you if, in our c¥)inlon'.
ad8quai• accounbny records have Thjt be•n kepL rx rebjms a(lequ8te for our 8udrt have not recelved
frorn branches not visited by us". c
financial statements are nol in agr¢W￿l wilh the acL)Junb"ng records and roiiims,. r
certain disdosures of trusiees, remuneration specafied by arè not madé". or
we have not received 911 the inlormallon and explanatscffl5 we require for our 8udiL or
the counallors were not entit￿ to prepare thè fin8ncial stalements in accnrdance wlth the Small companies
gime and take advafitsge ol th¢ small Compan￿8. exwnpb'ms in preparfng ihe counauors, rewt and from
the reqyiremenl to propare a stratègic rer(wt.
R•8pon•lbllltl•• of counclllo
AS explained more lully in thè st8tement ol r￿und11¢y3. rn8ponsibililps. lh• c4)unulth. vth¢ are 8150 the diredors of
the chBrfty fcf the purp08e of company law, arn ￿SpOnsI￿e for the prep8r8tkn of thè financial slatements and for
bdng sabsfied that they give a true and fwr wiew, and for gJch Int?mal ￿)nI￿oI as the eouncilk)rs determine Is
neces￿ry to •nAble ihe prepara￿ of financial Statements that are free from m&lerial Misstatem￿1, whether due
to fraud or error. In pmparing th• financaal sthtements, the c￿nd1k￿8 arn respon8ibk• for assessirvJ thè ch8rftyS
ability to continye as a golng eoncem. dlsclosing. as applic￿e. rnatt￿ rdated to going concem antl using the
going concern basls of accounting unless the councilloTr $ither intend to liqU￿ale the charitsblè company or to
cease operations. iy have no re01￿tic ah•mob¥e but lo do 80.
Audltorfl r••pon•lblllil•• for th• •udlt of th• I1n•nc￿l *t•i•m•nt•
Our objectivès are to obtain reasOna￿e ossuranc8 about whether thè finandal staternents as 8 whole aro free from
matertal misstatement, whether du• to fraud or error, and to issue an audrto¢s ￿port that indudes our opinlon.
Reasonabl8 assurance is 8 hlgh levd rjf 8ssur8nc8 but is not 8 guarantee Ihat An audit 0)nduCt￿ In eccordance
wth ISAS IUKI wll afv4ays d8teci a material m15Stalement vthen rt exists. Mi$st8lernents can aris• from fraud or
?nor and are considered material il, IndNidually L¥ in the aggregale, they could ￿880￿*b￿ be expected to Influence
Ihe eC¢ncffl￿ decI￿On8 of u8ern tsken on th• basi8 ol th8se financa81 stslomwls.
The extent io wthich our prc¢•dureg or• capabl8 ol *J•￿ir￿j irwulariti•s, indudin9 fraud, 18 d818lled b8lcrw.
Our approach to idenlifying and assessing the risks of matsrial ml$stst•ment In ￿spe￿ ol irreguLqrliles, indudlng
fraud and rth-ccxnpliance v•th laws and regulation8. was as folk)ws.'
. the engagement parlner ensu¥ed Ihat lh& engagwent tsam c￿ectiVe￿ had Ihe approwlate compotence,
capabilrti•s ond skills to bJentfy or rewgnlse nor￿c￿mplI￿nC* wih 8prlicable ￿w$ and regulatiorts..
entifisd Ihe 18w5 and regulabons 8ppIic3t4e to ihe chantabie company through discussiorts wlth
directorsArustees 8nd olher managemenl. and from wr knIM4edge and experience of the client's sector.
we focuset1 on specthc Lawy and regulati￿$ ¥•hith we o)nsbJared may have a dI￿¢t materfal effect on the
financial statements or the opwaty￿S of Ihe tharrtable ¢￿panY'.
we ass8ss•d the extent of complianc4 the lth¥s and regulations at*)ve through Ma￿n9
enquines of managemenL and
Identified laws and regLlation3 We￿ Commun￿t￿l *thin ts audit team regularfy and Iho t￿rn remalned
alert to instances ol nonix)mplianc8 Ihroughout Ihe audit.

THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDrroR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN
LIMITED
We assassed the svsCeptit￿ty of th• therilabkn rANnpatys finan081 statements to material m15slaiem8nt. kndudlno
obtsining an understanding of how fratsd ry*Jht (*Ar. by.
• makirrfJ anquiries of management as to where they con$dered there wa$ suscepb"bility to froud, th•ir
knovledge of actual, suspected and al￿ge￿ traud",
• eonsidering the intemal C￿t￿lS In plac6 to M￿'gate risks offraud and ntybo)mF4￿n¢e law5 and
To address th• rfsk of fraud through management ts.as aThJ 0￿rridO ofcc￿trfj18. W•..
performed 8nalyb.cal WocediJ￿ lo identify any unus(wl w un•xpected rtlationships".
lesied Foumal entr*s to identfy unusual transat*¢Th,'
assessed vthether judg•n¥3nts and a86umpticns mode in d•t•nninirw the aLX¥)unUng e8tJmatès wer•
indiealive of pot¢nbal bias:
' In￿6￿.gat0d the rationakry beh￿￿ *'gnffic4nt or unu8u•I transacU￿8.
In respon#e to th• risk of ltr•gulaiiti"•$ n¢y￿¢0MpNartee Lq%b% and rngulation$, wo delgned procedure8
vthlch inchJd8d, but w•r• not Ilmrt•d to-.
' 8greeirrfJ finandal s1•t￿ent di8drAur8s to Underf￿n9 suppthng doeJJnentation.'
. r•#ding th• minute8 of ￿￿n9$ of Ihog• t￿￿￿ t*ith g0￿M￿nCe,.
•enqUI￿r& ol m8nagem•nt as to actual and kthnbal l*ats'on and daims;
A furlher d¥$crbtion ol our r•￿￿ts￿￿￿¢S is awl*t4& on the Flnanoal R¢pth'ng Coundl'$ webslte at.. htlpg.'11
w4￿.fr¢.0rg.uk1#udito1Sr•s￿OTr￿bi1rt1e8. de8￿p￿ f(vms part of our audits￿$ repcrft.
ol our r•port
This rep)rt is made solely to th¢ ¢harrtabl• ccthpanws members. as a t#)Jy. In 8Ctordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16
of the Companies Act 20(￿. Our audit WC￿ ha5 b¢en Und￿tsken so thal we might stat¥ to ihe ch8ntable cornpany's
memÈ4rs (hos• m8tt8ts we are required to stale lo Ihem In 8n auditor's report and lor no 0lh&r purpose. To the
fullest eytent ptrmitled by law, we do noi accept ry assume responsitslity to anyone other than thè chartta￿e
ompaNy and Ihg tha￿table companys members as a tr￿. for our audtt wo￿. for this report, (* for the opinlons w¢
hove fomied.
Ro￿rt K5rt1and IS•nlor Statutory Audltorl
For and on behalf of Gravha Audit OXW LLP. StstutoryAuditor
Chartered AccA)unlants
First Roor, Park Central
4041 Park End Stre8t
Oxford
OX1 1JD
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THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPEND￿uRE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Unrnstrid8d Restricted
fund*
lunds
2024
Totsl Umr•strlcted R•sirfcted
fvndl
fund•
2023
2023
Total
2024
2023
Not••
Income from".
Donations and leg8cl•s
Charitable activities
Investments
Other material in¢om•
251,015
27.487
141,349
11.814
17.127
288.142
27,487
141.349
11.814
181,911
25,939
136,384
10.666
7.230
189,141
25.939
136,384
10,666
Totsl I￿orn•
431.665
17.127
448.792
354.
7,230
362,130
Exp•ndltur• on:
Raising funds
ChAritsble acb"viti6s
28.412
348.612
28.412
3S4,004
28,349
365.802
28,349
371,948
5.392
6,148
Totsl expend￿r#
377,024
5.392
382,416
394,151
fj.148
400,297
Net gains on
Investments
12
80.329
80,329
153.427
153,427
N•t Incom•
134.970
11.735
146,705
114.176
115,260
Transfers belw•en
funds
1,637
11.6371
Net moY•m•nt In
fund•
134,970
11.735
146,705
115,813
15531
115,260
R•con¢lllollon of fund•:
Fund balar￿S at 1 JoThJary
2024
10.084,687
1.364 10.086,051
9.￿8,874
1,917 9,970,791
Fynd bal•nc•• at 31
December 2024
10.219.657
13.099 10.232.756
10,064.687
1.364 10.086,051
The 5tstement of fin8ncJal actiwties indutles all gains and kIS￿ rwni#•d ￿ the ye8r. AJI income 8nd expenditur
erive from contsnuing actiwb"es.

THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS A T 31 DECEMBER 2024
2024
2023
Fixed a¥•ets
Tangible assets
Investments
14
15
5,130,637
4,581.191
5.272.269
4,353,407
Currnnt aM•t•
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
9.711.828
9,625.676
18
20,111
567,720
13.898
513,998
587.831
Credltor¥: •moont• lalllng du• wfthln
one y￿r
527,894
17
{11.6801
112,2961
N•t curr•nt
576.151
515,598
Tot•1 ••uts l•M ¢uTh•nt Il•blltti
10.287,979
10,141,274
Cr•dltov¥'. •mourf• falllng du• aft•r
mor• th•n on• y•*r
18
155.2231
1SS,2231
N•t aJ8•t¥
10,232.756
10,086,051
Th• lund• of th• ch•rlty
Restricted inwm8 fund8
Unreslrkted funds. g6n$ral
Dasignated funds
13,099
2.790.024
7,429,633
21
1,384
2,554,094
7,530,593
10,232.756
10,086,051
Thè finanaal staternents were appro4*d by tho counL?lorn on .........................
Thomas Quin
DIrector￿luste•
Cc¥npany registia11￿ number 479317 (England and Wales)
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THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
A￿0￿￿tIng pollcl•s
Charlty Inform•tlon
The Society ol the SalutatiC￿ of Mary the Limrted is a private cthnpany Ilmited by guarantee
Ineofporat8d in England and Wales. Th• registered office is First Floor. Pa￿ Central, 4Ck41 Park End Strest,
Oxford, OX11JD
1.1 Ac¢ounllng conv•ntion
The financial statements have boen prepamd in 8ecoTdance tmth Ihe Mernoranduffl and Arlid8s of
A8stiuth'on,
the C(xnpanie5 Act 2006 and 'Aco)unting and Reportlng by Ch8rits"es.' Ststèment of
Recomm8nd8d Practsce applicat4e to charitigs preparing their aC￿u￿r$ in 8ccordanc& wsih th8 Finanual
Rewb"ng Stsnd8rd applIca￿e in th¢ UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 {•ffective 1 January 20191". Th
charity is a Public Banefit Entty as dofined by FRS 11y2.
The tharity has tak•n advantage ol the provisions In the SORP for chariti# appl￿￿0 FRS 102 upda
Bulletsn 1 not to preparts a Statem•nt of Cash Flow5.
The finanual Ststèments am prepared in sterfkng. vhwch i8 lh• bJncdc4W Cu1￿c￿ of th• tharbty. Mon•tsry
amount$ in theso financial statements are rounded to Ihe n$af8St £.
The financ4al 8tatem¥nts have been pr•pared under th• hl8trKi¢•l CO￿ ts)nVenI￿n. ImtrJlfl•d to Indude lh•
revaluation of freehokl prorArties and to inc￿de inveslmenl prybes and c4rtwn finandal instruments at fair
Valuel. prfndpel acc￿ntIng Fdicw adopted are sot out below.
1.2 Golnq GOn￿M
At the time ol approvlng the finanaal Statements, thè ¢ounolltrs haw a rea8M8ble •xpect8Uon that the
has adequat• ￿K￿reeS lo coniinue in opeTrtional existence for th? foreseeable future. Thus the
coundlkjrs continue to 8dopl the golng COFK•m bg¥s of acwunbng in preparing the financial stalemerts.
1.3 Charbtabl• funds
Unrestn'ctad bJnd8 are avail¥￿e use at th• dis￿1￿7 of tt* coundllcvs in lurther¥nce of ththr charit8￿8
objecuves.
Th• F•brle RepJlr Fund ￿ a deswated r•serye •sta￿lSh8￿ to cg)¥eT f¢palrs and mwntenanc4 cKJ8ts
anllcipated in Ihe loNJ term ¢are of MucKnell Abbgy. Cound initi'alty sèt this Fund at 15% of
roconstruth.on costs.
The Future C•r• Fund is a d¢slgnated proyi5icm for residenll81 ¢are of •kJ8rfy m•mbers shou￿￿ they rwd It.
Thls is cvrrendy set at a level to cover •sts"mat•d Ic¢al care c￿ts for hvo per%)ns for six years.
Th• Opportunlty Fund is a d*￿nated reseN8 Tewgsenlirwj 8n appmximate CAlSt of PTo¥idlng ftjrthar
laciliti•s shoult1 the size of Ihe Communty and It can offer C4￿￿'n￿8 to ncrease.
Abb•y Property a de￿gnat￿ resorve. repr￿nts the historic cost las 8ubseqventty depreciated) Of the
functional prcperty and fix1u￿$ and fitb'ngs of ￿ Charity and Iberofo￿ d￿5 nol rep￿sent funds avallable for
exp8ndilure on general charilable pury)0s6s.
Rèstricted fvnds are subject to spwfic conditi"cffi6 by donry5 or grantcrfs as to how they rnay be used. The
purposes and u3es of Ihe rèstricted funds ort set out in the Mjtes to the finanaal statements.
1.4 Incorn•
Income is ￿rX)gniSed when the thanty is legalty entsued to rt after any perfiwmanrx condibons have ￿en met.
amounts can be rneasured ￿Iabty. and it is syobablè Ihat incLme will be receNed.
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THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARYTHE VIRGIN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
A¢￿untIng Wl¢l
(Contlnu•il}
Cash donabons are roco3ni8e(l on re￿ipt. Other d(￿all￿$ are rwnised once the charity has been nob.fied
of th6 d(￿atic￿, unjess perfomianc• COnd￿.0nS requirn def¢Th￿ of the amount. Income tax recoverable In
relation to ￿￿8￿0￿5 r8cewed under Grft Ajd or deed5 of ￿¥&DanI is reC￿JniSed at the time of the donation.
L8ga¢i8s ara recognwd OT othewwse rf tho tharity h83 been rn)tified of an impBnding distrtbution.
the am￿nt 1$ known. and receipt 18 expe￿￿. 11 Ihe amc¥Jnt 15 not kn¢Y*￿, legacy Is treot¢d as
conb"ngent assei.
Olvldend income ts accounted for ¢)n a due and recaivable basis.
Internst on deposit accountsls uedlw when r8¢¢1¥&J.
1.8 Expendlturn
Expenditure is recognls•J oncé there Is 8 legal or ¢on6tructsve Obligati￿ lo tr8n$f8r eo)n¢)mic benefit to g
thlrd p8ty. It is probable that a Lr8nsfgr ol banefrt8 wll be required in settlement. and Ihe amount of
the obl￿a￿on can mea$wed ￿lab￿.
Expenditure is da$8ified by oc*'iAty. The costs of each admty are mad8 up of the total of dlred costs and
shared CA)St$. Incljding Supwt costs invow in UTrderta￿"ng activity. Olr•cl ￿$ts attn'butablo to a 8lngl•
activity are allocat•d ijiredy to that activty. Share(I costs which eonlribule to mor• than one activity and
support costs which ar• nol attribU1ab￿ lo a actI￿ty are apportion•d beknn those a¢Yvlts'8S on a b8sIs
¢onsistent ￿th th• u8e of r•sources. Deprea8ts￿ charges are aloeated on the portion of the asset's use.
Cc6ts of generaung fijnds o)mprise Iho costs a88OCAat•d with gon•rabon vla Sale ol wrxk gnd cost8
8$8OCAatthJ wth lh• investm•nl pcrfllolio.
Chantab18 expenditure comwse8 diroct eXp￿dth attributabt• to Vfvre costs con1￿1 be &l￿dY
¥ttribut8d, they have been alth8ted to acovllios on a ba* ￿Mste￿I vAth Ihe us8 of resour￿.
Govemance costs indudè those ¢osts, suc* a8 ststulory audrt and ltyal and Ixofe891onal fe88. 488ocAated
th const￿jtK$nal and slatuw r•4uiremènts
Wher& ¢08ts cannot be dire¢lty attli￿led ¢0 headings. ilw have allocated to 8clivilies o
basis consistent with vse of the resources.
1.6 Tanglblè fix•d I￿01*
Tangib￿ fixed assets are Inilialy measurgj al ¢osi and ￿bSeqUen1lY measureA at cosi or va￿atIon, net of
deprecith'on any impairment kffjses.
Depreciation is recogntsed x) ¥$ to ￿lte crff the (x)si or valuatiori of assets less th¢ir res￿￿al values over their
us?ftJl Ives ￿ the folkmyig bases".
Fraehold land and buildirg
Fvmiture and eqU1pff￿nt
Fixture5 and fittings
Motor vehicles
SO Str5￿h1 lin•
5 yeats straighl li
10 years straight lino
4 years straight lino
The gain or 105s arising on the disposal of an assèt is det8rmin&J 89 the d[fferen￿ betr￿en the sale
prcteeds and thè Caryng v*ue of the a￿[ and is recognised in the ststement offinanaal activities.
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THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Accountlng pollel•4
IConllnu8dl
1.7 Flx•d •$s•t In¥e•trnènts
Fixed ass*1 Investment5 are inth'alty me8SUrtd at tTrns8cb"on wic• •XC￿Ing tra￿cl￿ Costs. and are
subsequently measured at lair value 8t èach reF¢Jtsng date. Changes in law valué are reoJgt)ised in net
Inccfflellexpendrturel for ￿T. TMlact￿ are w￿sed as in￿￿8d.
1.8 Imp8lrment 0fflX￿ J•••ts
Al eBch reporting 8nd date. the charity r•views th• carying amounts of tts tarvJlb18 assets to detemlne
whelher there Y& any indicats.on that ¢hose assets have suffer$d an impaim)ent loss. If any such indic8ts.on
•xisls. the TeC￿lable amount of thg as$81 B 85b"mated in Lyder to dgi*ming Ihe extent of the impairment
los8 Ikf any).
1.9 Cash and e••h •qul¥ihnts
Cash and cash equivalents Indu￿ cash in hgnd. derwts hdd at call wilh banks, other shc*t4erm liquid
Investments vthh origln81 maturilK8S of three mcmlhs rA1888. and bonk ovwdr8fts. Bank ovardrafts are 5hovm
wfthln borTowings in currorst liabililles.
1.10 Flff ancl•l InsinJm•nts
The chanty has elec¢ed to apply Ihg prowsiw8 of Section 11 '88$bc Financaal Insinjmwts, and Sgth"on 12
'Oth•r Flnancial InstNmenls18W•8' ol FRS 102 to all ol ￿S finantyal ￿struman￿.
Financial InstrUM￿ts are recognised in the b•Lgnce shoot wthan th• thanty ￿ComeS party to the
contra¢tu81 p￿Sic￿9 of th• Instrurnent.
Finanual assets 8nd llabllll￿8 8ro off801. vrith amc*Jnts kyesentod In ihe flnanclal stst&m8nts, wh•n
there 18 a legally enforceable righl io set off the recoanised amounts and there is an in1¢n￿ to sèttle on
net b￿18 or to reall￿ the asBet and setue Iha liability simuttaneousty.
8asic fin•ncl•l •ssets
B851c financial assets. whl¢h indvde ¢J•btors and cash ¥nd bank balances. 8re Initsalty measured at
transaction price Induding transacbon eosts and a￿ substy]uenUy carrie(1 81 amorb5ed c05t using Ihe
effèctiv8 inte￿t method unl•ss the arr8ng8ment (xjnslitutes 8 finanong transat*"on, ¥there th& trans8cl￿n 18
measured at th8 preseni Value of Ihe fulure recAipts diS￿nItIj al 8 mathet r8t* of intergsl. Finanuo198get8
cla$$ifigd as receiv8bl8 *thin one ￿Or are ncd omrtwd.
Bask nnwnel•l Il•bllili•8
Basic finanaal liabilities, Induding credhors 8nd benk loans are initwlly re¢csnis•d at transection prlce unl•$s
the arrangement consJtules o financ3ng transaction. Whe￿ th? debt in5trumenl is measured at the present
valuè of the fulure paymenls diSc￿nI8￿ at A mawk¥i rate of into￿$L Financwl Iwbiliues dasslfied as payable
within one year a￿ nol amort"¢sed.
Debt instruments are subsequenly carri￿ 8t aTrKJrb'séd cosL wng the effeth.ve intowt rate Moth￿j.
Trade credit015 8T* oblg8b'M5 to pay for gy)ods or seryices that have been acquir•J in ordlnary eourse of
operations frorn supplieT5. Amount$ paydble are dassffied as current 1¢8bilil'es rf payment is due within
yèar or less. If not, they ￿ presénted as non-current habilibes. Trade cred￿tc￿S are re￿niSed initialty at
transactscn price and subsequenty m835ured at am0￿"se￿ using the effecbve Inte￿$t method.
Derewgnltlon of Ilnancl* Ilabilhl•s
Financial liabilities arè de￿c￿3n1￿d when the thariws ccffltradu81 oblvJations expl￿ ￿ are tlischarged or
cancellad.
1.11 D<)wry monies
Dowry monies received are treated as Icw term. interest free kAns. hekl wthin ￿ditOrS on the balpnce
sheet.
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THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Crltical a￿OUnting estlmatss and ludg•ments
In the applicah'on of tha ch8rity's ac(x)unbng pobrAes. the coun(illors are required to make judgements,
estimate8 and assumptions abcrtjl the carTring arr¥)unt of assets 8nd liabilities th3t are not readily apparent
from other sources. The estimat&s and associated assumpbons are based on historical experience an¢J other
factors th81 are COn￿dered to be re18vanl. Acknal re5uhs may dFfier from these estimatgs.
The estimat￿ and un¢YeAying assump￿￿S are reviewed on #n ongthng basis. Revisions to a¢¢ounting
esb"mate6 ar6 rgwnisad in lh8 peric¥J in the e5bmate is rnvised where the revision 8ffects only that
pedod. or in the penod of th• rnvisw and fLtDJre ¥￿￿18 th• rnM8ic￿ aff•¢ts both curr•nl and lutur•
P8ri0ds.
Th• f￿1￿#￿n9 ludgements (apart from tlThe VM>fvkng ostwnatssl hove had tho rnost sIgn￿rant •ffoct on
amounts recc¥Jnis8d in the finano* ¥tatem•nts.
FlxedAsset Depreu'at
DeFyecAath￿ was calculated based on managemerfy estimat• ol the u￿(U1 eCOr￿1¢ lives ol tanglble fix8d
assets. fhJrin9 the year •nded 31 D￿rnber 2024. dep￿la1￿ towled £153.789 (2023.. £156,227).
Incom• from don•tloM and l•g4cl••
Total Unr••trkt•d R••trl¢t•d
fvnd•
2023
T¢)tal
lund*
2024
fund•
2024
2024
2023
2023
Donabons and grfls
L8gacAes
184.515
17.127
201.642
181,411
7.230
188,641
500
251.015
17,127
268.142
181.911
7.230
189.141
Income froffl chArllabl• Actlvttle•
lJnrn*trlct•d
fvndl
2024
Unr••trf¢t•d
fund•
2023
Sale of goods
27,487
25.939
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THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Incom• from In¥e•tm
Unrtstrletsd Unmtrlct•d
funds
fund•
2024
2023
120.195
16,1B9
Income Irom Ilstod investments
Irter•st reeeNabl
119,375
21,974
141.349
138,384
Ral•lng fund•
Unr••trlct•d Unrestiiclod
fund*
funds
2024
2023
12.804
Costs of gojds 8old
11,713
Inveslmant management
16,699
15.545
28,412
28,349
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2024
Charttabl• athities
Ireliglous
COMMUn￿y)
2024
Abb•y Oonatlon
2Q24 {v•lFglou8
communlty
2023
Total
2023
2024
2023
Dtspreiyatlon and
Impairment
Abbey {￿lIgiOuS
comrnunityl
153,789
153.789
1&8,228
156.228
183.876
4.577
186.453
200.078
4.618
204,696
337,665
4.577
342,242 356,306
4,618
360,924
Share of goveman¢e costs
(see note 81
11,762
11.762
11,024
11,024
349.427
4,577
354,004
367.330
4,618
371,948
Anatysl• by fvnd
V￿eStricted funds
Restricted funds
344,035
5,392
4,577
348.612
5,392
361,184
6.148
4.618
365,802
6,146
349.427
4,571 354.Cv)4
387.330
4,618
371.948
Qov•mJnc• ¢o•ts
Govern*n
2024
Govemanee
costs
2023
Audit feès
Accountan¢y
4.405
7.357
4,080
7,357
4,080
11.762
11.762
11,024
11.024
Analyg•d tse￿een
Char*t8t4e ath'mties
11.762
11.762
11,024
11,024
Govemance cO￿S InrkKlas paym8nts to the #udilcys of£4.405 {2023.' £4,080) for audit fees.
N•t mov•m•nt In fund•
2024
2023
Thè nel movemsnt in fvnds is ststed after ¢hargiThylcrediting}.'
Fees payable lor the audit of the charitys finaThiBI staterr*nts
Depreciation of owned tangib￿ fixed assets
4,405
153.789
4.080
1￿,228
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
10 Counclllors
Non• of the coundVLws lor any (¥)nneded Ih•ml r•ceived any remun•ratlon OT expense5 from
the charity during Ihe year.
Livin9 expenses of those trustees and m8mbÉts ol the chariV5 key manag8ment personnel are 0130
members. ol the Order were bcffje by the charty dunng the yeaf. However all members of the Order donate
pef50nal Income to the ch8nty. Totsl donatKm6 reCW¥￿ frrffi mefflbeTS of the ¢>)urK41 in thg year am￿nted to
£28.91212023.. £17.9901.
11 Employ•
Th• aver¥g• monthty number of employ88s dunng the ￿Orwa3..
2024
Numb•r
2023
Numb•r
Tol81
There ar¥ no ompbyw 86 at 31 D•cwnber 202412023: n(ml
Thervj were nts •mpl¢)yee& whose annual r•mun•rnkn was £60.OCO or rnor•.
12 Galn• and lo¥Ms on In¥￿t￿•￿t*
Unr••trlcted Unre*trlct•d
fvnd•
fundjj
2024
2023
Galnslllos￿8I arfslng on..
R¢v8luabcfi of investrnentg
80,329
153,427
13 Tax*tlon
The thaiity is •xempt Irom tsxatiCA) on its actmb.es becauy• ou Its incon¥J is applied for thadiable purpos88.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
14 Tanglbh fix•d as8•ts
d lyjllthnp •wlkwn•nt
Tol•l
Cost
Ai 1 January 2024
Addlllons
DIspO8￿S
7,169.316
80.605
14.119
(8.398)
183.000
1.074
{8001
49,427
7.482,348
15,193
124,3421
115,1441
At 31 Dec&Mber 2024
7,169,316
86.326
183.274
34.283
7,473.199
0•Pr￿•￿tIon •nd Impairm•nt
Al 1 January 2024
Depreciaty'on charged in the year
Eliminated in r¢spect of di8wsa19
1,936,104
139,386
68.T87
183.000
22,737
9,517
115.1441
2,210.078
153.789
121,3051
(5.361)
(8LXJ)
Al 31 Decèmber 2024
2,075,49)
67.708
182,254
17,110
2,342,562
Canylng amount
Al 31 December 2024
5,093,826
18.818
1.020
17.173
5,130,637
At 31 D8c8mber 2023
5,233,212
t2,367
26.690
5.272,269
Freehold land and bvihjings comwise Ihe Communitys monasw, kThry￿ 8$ Mucknall Abb8y. This indudes
freehokl land of £200,CKJO. vhjich is nol d¢precJated.
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THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
15 Flx•d 8ss•t Inve•imenlS
Li•t•d
Unll$t•d
Imf•slment• IDv•*tment•
Total
Coit or v*lu•tl¢)n
At 1 January 2024
Additions
Valuation char•Je
Dl8ws81
4.350.507
493,965
80.329
(346.510)
4,353.407
493,965
80,329
{346.5101
4,581,191
Al 31 D0￿mber 2024
4.578.291
2,WO
Carylng #mount
At 31 December 2024
4,578,291
4.581,191
4,353,407
At 31 D8cernbor 2023
4.350,￿7
2.900
C08t of Inve8tsn•nts £3,310,12812023.. t3,111,437).
At 31 De¢￿ber 2024 no single knv88tr*ni more than 5% of the porttolio value.
18 D•btor•
2024
2023
Amounts falllno du• wlthln on• y••r.
300
2.002
11,594
TT?de debtors
Olher debtor8
Pr•paymonts and a¢¢rued Ii)com
11,413
20,111
13,896
17 Cr•dltor¥: amounts l•lWng du• wlthln on• y•ar
2024
2023
11.680
12.296
Acuu81s 8nd defwred inccthe
18 cr￿ltOrS. amounts falling du• aft•r morn than y?ar
2024
2023
55,223
55.223
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THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
19 Conllngent 48S•t
The charlty has Ixen no11f￿ of an £18,OtM) legacy vthich %sill b¢ recewed ￿en certw"n condilkns have been
mèt.
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THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
22 Anatysl¥ of n¢t ass•ts I￿een funds
ilnrestricted Regtrocted
funds
funds
2024
2024
Total
2024
At 31 O•cemb•r 2024..
Tangible assets
Investments
Current assetsllllabi1￿"e$)
Long term liaLx"l￿es
5.130.637
4.581.191
563,052
155,223)
5.130,637
4.581,191
576.151
155,2231
13,099
10.219,657
13,099
10,232.756
Unrestrlcted Restrfcted
fund$
fund5
2023
2023
Total
2023
At 31 December 2023:
Tan9ible assets
Investments
Current assetsllllabilib8s)
LLmg tenn liab'lities
5,272.269
4,353.407
514.234
155,2231
5.272.269
4,353,407
515.598
155.2231
10.084,687
1,364
10,086,051
23 Related party transactlons
There wwe rK) transactions paid to (* on ￿h￿l1 of Tntstees in 202412023- £1.5471.
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