Registered number
230096
The English Benedictine Order of Oulton Abbey
Report and Financial Statements
Forthe Year Ended
31 March 2024

Th8 En91ish Ben•dlctlnè Order of Oulton Abbey
Contents
Page
Rtference and administrative infoitnation
Report of the Trustees
Independent Audi101s' Reportto the twstees
staternentof Finan¢lal Activities
11
Balance Sheet
12
statement of Cash Flows
13
Notes to the Finanryal Slatsmenls
14

The English Banedlctlne Order of Oulton Abbey
Reference and admlnrstratlve Inforniation
TTU$tees
The Right Reverend Dom David Charl85WOrth (Chairman)
Reverend Dom Thomas Regan
Dame M8ry Peter Smith
Mr Elias Baroudl
Professor Andrew Hassell
Philip Arkwright
Fr Simon Steven5
resign8d 61212024
appointed 271612023
appolnted 61212024
Reglstsred office
Oullon Abbey
Qulton
stone
Staffordshi
ST15 8UP
Charfty Number.. 230096
Auditors
BK Plus Audlt Llmi18d
Advgntur8 Plac8
Hanley
Stoke on Tient
ST13AF
Bank6T8
National WÈstsninster Bank PLG
Granville Square
Stone
Stafford5hire
ST15 8AE
Sollcltors
Pickering & Butters
19 Greengate Street
stafford
ST18 2LH

The English Benedictin• Order of Oulton Abbey
Report of thg Trustees
for the year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees present their report along with the audlted financial statements lor the
year ended 31 Mar¢h 2024. The financial staletnenls have been prepared in acGordance with the
accounting poli￿e5 SEt out in note 1 to the accounts and Gomply with the charills Iiust deEd, the
Charllies Art 201 l and the Statemenl of RecommÈnded Practice 8pplicable tts charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Slandaid appll¢able in the UK and Republi¢ of
I￿18nd published on 16 July 2014
Reforence and Administratlon Informatlon
The Charity is registered VAth the Charity Commission under the registration number 230096 (England
and Wales). Details of the Charity'5 Trustee5, registered offi¢e and professional advisers are given on
paoe1.
Structure? gDvernall¢e and managBment
The Engllsh ￿en￿1ClIne Ord8r of Oulton Abbey was establish￿ by a trust deed and reglstared 8S
harity on 22 July 1963 and varied by a scheme datsd 15 November 1996 and a d8ed of Ydriation
dated 21 July 2011.
The charlty also OP8rates under th8 name5 of Oulton Abbey ar￿ Our Lady & St. Benedicvs Care Horne
and Oulton Abbey Playgroup.
The tru8t888 are appointed by the Chainran of Trustee5. On appolnknent each trusteE IS given the
Charity Commission book18t "Responsibilities of Charity Trustees" The tru51ees me&t at least three
time8 durin9 the year to revi&w the 8reas of adivity foi the Charity, including care hotne matters.
investment, reserves and rrsk rnanaoem&nt policies and performan￿.
Th8 day-ttrday running olthe ¢harity was delegated bythe Trustees to the Ag8nttc the Tiustees.
The cart home operations wer& managed on a daily basis by Matron and the 8usiness Administrator
with $upport frc)m the Agènt lo the Trusleps.
Rlsk management
The trustees acti¥ely review th8 major risk which the rharily fac&s on a regular basls and believe that
rnaintsining rpserwes al the current leve15, Cotnbined with an annual review ol tha controls over key
financial Systems, wll prey￿e sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The trustees h8ve
also examlned Dther operational and business risks faced by the ¢harity and confirm that they have
established 5yslem5 to tniligale thè significant ri5k5.

The English Benedlctlne Order of Oulton Abbay
Report of the Trustees
for the year ended 31 March 2024
OblectlYe5 and actlvltles
The object of the Ch41ily 15 th$ adv8ncernent of religious, educational or olher ¢harilabl& Works.
When planning Ihp obje¢livès for the year, the tr￿Ste8S have Gonsidered th8 Charlly Cotnmlssion's
guidHnce on publi¢ benefit and in particular the specific guidance on ¢haritle5 for the advan¢ement cf
religitrn.
The Trustees pursue their charrtabl& objectives throLJgh encouraging attendante to the day-to￿aY
Gelebration of the divine office5 of thÈ Church and by welcoming guests. In addition the Trustee5.
through the etnployment of suitably qualified stsff, run and operate a Ixre horne for the e1d8rly.
Resldpnts b8nefit from the religious almospher? and care, which Is given throughout the care home.
To facilitate the objectives the Iwslees recognise the importance of maintaining the fabric of the
functional property and the Deed lo develop various urtused buildings so that they do not become a
lobilily to the Charity.
Achievernents and perforniance
The Care Hom8 has been operating from its new bu1￿1n9 sin¢e June 2017. Thp former home and
Abbey buildings are empty awaitlng further dev8lopment. The Care Home is operated to the highest
standards of c8re and fHcililies. It is maini8in8d in an'as neW' stale and has a higher staffing r8tio than
many homes in the sector. Although there are 49 beds at the Care Home, in line with natlonal trends bt
is provlng ever harder to fill beds, to f5nd suitable staff and to obtsin the funding rtquired to meet the
highest stand8rd5. In Soptetnber 2019 the Care Home received a'Good ratlng from the Care Quality
Commission.
Flnancial roview
The Statement of Finandal AGtivilies on page 11 disGlo$es net outgoing resources of £471,30312023'
net outgolng resources of £432,6581. This yeaTS figures inclucle Impairm8nt Ios5e5 of £62,215 and for
the first time, a care home building depreciation charge of £144,887.
The r8sults above include the care home a¢tivities.
The carp home activity r85ulted in a deficit on ordinary activities of £62.215 bEfore Impairment charge5
and the care hom8 building depre¢lation charg8 12023.. deficit£369,3041.
Prfncipal funding Source
The principal funding 50urGe forthe current year 15 the surplus on the nursing ham8 8di¥ity.
Investment pollcy
The trustees have the power to inve51 in su¢h assets as they seE flL
Detal15 of movamanls in fixed a55els are Bet out in note 13 of th8 accounts.

Tho English Benedlctlne Order of Oulton Abbey
Report of th& Trustees
for the yèar ended 31 March 2024
Reserves pollcy
The trustee's airn is to malntain fr88 resetves in unrestricted funds, that are not committed or invested
in tangibl& fixed a5sEts, at a lewel that equate$ lo approxirDalely three month5 01 unrestricted charitabl8
expenditur8.
The reserves of the charlty in¢lud8 fixed a55ets of £7,353,440.
The Gurient levèl of resetve5 is less than ideal.
The board is ¢urrèntty taking measures to irnprove the reserves posits.on as disCrib￿ the'Plans for
the future section'of thi5 rep¢>rt.
Acknowledgèments
The financig15talementS Sel out the results for the period but do not ￿flect the ConS￿erable support
given to the charity by volunteers. Such support is wlal for the charity Its function successfully.
Plans forthe lutUl8
The board oltru5tees has a c105e relationship wth The BuGkfast Abb8yTIust and have agreed in
princip18 to transfer ¢ertain asset5 of the charity to The Buckfast Abbey Trust at which pointthÈ loan
will be considered to have been repaid in fu51. As part of this proGe5S the ¢are home operation wll be
partof the sale and The BuckfastAbbey Trust will tak8 over the assets and Ilabillties of th@ care hurne
operations. In the rneanbm&. The BucktsstAbb8y Trust has undertaken to ¢ontinue its support of the
charity.
This should allow the charity to repay it5 d6bt$ and move foN4ard albait as a muth smaller operation.

The English Benedictine Ordèr of Oulton Abbey
Report of the Trusteès
for the year ended 31 March 2024
ststement of trustees. ro$ponslblllties
The charity trustee5 arts responsible fgr preparing a twslees, annual report and finan¢ia1 statements in
a¢COrdan￿ wilh applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standard5 Iunlted ￿"ngdorn Generally
A¢cepted A¢counting Pra¢ticel.
The law applicabl6 to Gharitles In England and Wale5 requires the charKy trustees to prepar8 finanelal
statements for each year which give a twe and fair view Df the state of aftairs of the charity and of the
inooming resources and applicalion of resour￿, of the charity foi that per￿￿. In preparing the financial
statements, the trustees are required to..
3&1ect 5uilablè accounting poliues and then apply them consistently.
observe the method5 prlnciples in the applicable Charlties SORP.,
rnakeludgement8 and esumatss that are reasonable and pruden(
State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended prarti¢e have
been followed 5ublect to any departures disdosed and explained in the financia1 statem8nts.,
and
prepare the financial statementy on the going concern bas￿ unless It b inappropriate to
presume that the charity w￿1 continu8 in business.
The trustees are re5POn5Ible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose reasonable
a¢¢uracy at any time the financial position of the Gharily and enablÉ them to ensure that the financial
statements comply wth the Charitie5 A¢t 2011, Ihe appllcable Charltles (Accounts and Reports)
Regulalions, and th& provisions of the Trust deed. They are also re8pon51ble for safeguarding the
asset5 of the chariiy and hence for taking reasonable steps for the P￿ventIon and detection of fraud
and oth8r iflEgulariliÈs.
The trustees are re5pon5ible for the rnaintenance and integrity of the charity and financial informaUan
Included on the cJ)arity'3 website in a¢eordance with legi51atlon In the United Klngdom governing the
preparation and dis88rninats.on Dffinancial 5tatgm8nts.
This reportwas approved by the trustees on th6 dale sht>wn below and slgned
on their behalf by'.-
The Right Rever
David Charlesworth (Ghairnanl
Dated..
7*

Independent Auditors. Report to the tru5t8es of
The English Banedictine Order of Oulton Abbey
Oplnlon
hav6 audited the financ4al statements of The Engllsh Benedieline Order of Oullon Pbbey (the
'ChaTityI foi the year enEled 31 March 2024 which Gotnprise th& Statement DF Financial ActivitlES,
the Balance Sheet. the Statem&nt of Cyshflows and notes to the fsnancial 31alements, including
a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reportsng framework thal has been
applied in th&ir preparation is applicable law and United K1ngdom Accounting Standards,
Induding Financial Reporting Standard 102.. Thp Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the
UK and Republi¢ of lrtland (United Kingdorn Generally Acceptecl Accounting Praclicel.
In our opinion, th8 finanGial statements..
give a true and fair wi8w of the state ol the Charity's affairs as at 31 M8rch 2024 and of Its
inCDMe and expenditur8 lorthe year thon ended.,
have been properly prtpared in 8ccordance wth United ￿ngdoM Generally Acc8Pted
Accounting Practice.,
have been prepared in accordance wlh the requirem8nt5 of the Charities Act 2011.
Basis for oplnlon
W8 conducted our audit in a¢cordance wlth International Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS
IUKII and appli¢8b18 law. Our responsibili118s und8r those stsndards are further destrib8d the
Audiloffs responsibil￿leS for the audit of th& financial statements s&ction Df our report, W8 are
IndÈpend8nt of the Charity In accordance with the ethical requirernenls that ar8 relevant to our
audit of the financlal stat8ment5 In the UK, including tho FRC'S Ethical Standard and the
PIOV151Dns available for small entities, in the urcumstances Set out in note 18 to the finanaal
statement$, and we have ￿lfIlled our other ethlcal responsibilthes in accordance with these
requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate
to provi(Se a basis for our opinion.
Concluslon$ relatlng to going concern
In auditing the Iinancial statements, we have concluded that the trustees, use ol the going
concern basi8 of accounting in the prepar8tion of the financial statements is appropri8ts.
Based on the work we have performed, wa hav8 not idents.fied any materlal uncertaSnlies relating
io events or condit50n5 that, individually or collectivèly. may cast significant doubt on the Gharitys
ability to continue as a going concein foi a period of at 18ast 12 months from when the financial
statements are authorised for 18sue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the dlre¢tors wlth respect to going concern are
described in the relevant 5e¢tions of this repDrt.

Indopendent Auditors. Roport to the trustees of
The English B8n8dl¢tlne Order of Oulton Abbey
Othgr informatlon
The other information comprises the infomation indud8d in th$ annual r8port, other than th8
rinancial statements and our audilorfs iepDrt thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other
information. Our opinion on the finan¢i01 statements doss nDt cov&r the other infomation and,
except to the extent oth&rwisE expliciuy stated in our report, we do not express any form of
a5suranc8 conclusion thereon.
connection with our audit of the financial statements, our ￿SpOnsIbl11ty 15 to read the othar
infotrnation and, In doing so. con51der wh8ther the other information is materi211y inconsistent
with the finan¢ial slalem&nts or our knowledge obtained in the aud1( or otheThvise appea15 to be
rnatèrially misstated. If we idantify su¢h matèrial inconsi51encios or apparent mat8rial
misstatemont5, we a￿ required to determine whether there is a material tnisststement in the
fin8ncial 5tstements or a materia1 rnlsstatement of the other inloimalion. If based on the work we
have performed, we conclude that there 15 a material misstatement ol this oth&r informauon, we
are required trj report that fact,
W8 have nothing to report in this regar(l.
Matters on whl¢h wa are requlred to report by ex¢eptlon
In Ihe light of the knowledge and understanding of the ¢harity and its environmenl obtained In the
course of the a￿lt. we have not Identified malerial misstatements In the truste&s' r8port.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following mat18rs in relatlon tty which the Charfties Act
2011 ￿quireS us to report lo you if. in our opinion..
the infvmiation given in the trusteos. annual report is inconsistent in any material re5pe¢t with
the financial statements.,
sufficiellt accounting records h8ve not been kept.,
the f5nancial slatsm8nts are not In agreement with the accounting re¢ords and r8turns,' or
we have not obtained all the information and explanations necessary for the purposes of our
audlt
Respon8lblllti08 of thtt trusto
As explainpd more fully in Ihe trustees, r8sponsibllilies stat&mgnt set out on pag& 5, the trustees
are responsible for the p￿paratIOn of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they
give a true and fair view. 8nd for Such intemal control as they determine 15 ne￿SSary to enHble
the preparation ol financial statements that are free from material misstatement, wheth61 due to
fraud or error.
In preparing the financial stat8rnents, the trus￿5 are responsible for as$es$ing the Charlty's
ability to continuè as 8 going concern, disclosing, as applleable, matt8rs relatsd to going
concern and using the going con￿rn basks of a¢¢ounting unless the trustees aither intend to
I￿U[date the Charty orto cease operations. or have no reallstlc alternative but to do so.

Independent Auditors, Report to the trustees of
The English Benedictine Order of Oulton Abbay
Audltor'$ rgspomslbllltles for tho audlt of th# flnan¢lal stst8ments
Our obj8ctlves are to obtain reasonable assuranc8 about whether the financial statemènts as a
whole are free from matsrial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to Issue an
auditor's report that includ&8 our opinion. Reasonable assuranc8 is a high level of assur2ne8,
but is not a guarantee that an audit conduded in accordance with ISAS IUKI vitll always detect a
rnaterial mi5Statetnent wh&n il exists. Mi5Statements can arise from fraud or erior and
considered material if, individually or in th8 aggregate, they Could reasonably be 6xpeGled to
infltsence thÈ ecDnomic decisions of users taken on the basts ol these financial staternents.
I[￿gUlar￿e5, indudlng fra￿. are instances of non-c0mpl1an￿ wllh laws and regulatlons. We
design pro￿Ur¢S in line wth our rospon5ibililie5, Diillined above, to detect material
misstatements in respect of irregularities, including traud. The extentto whkh our procedu￿$ are
capable of detecting iiregulaiitie5, induding fraud is d8tsil8d below..
The extent tc* whl¢h the audit was considered capable of 4¢tectlng irrogularitles Includlng
fraud
Identilylng andrespondin9 to risks of material mtsstatement due to fraud
To Identify risks ol material misstat8ment due to fraud I'lraud risks'l we assess￿ &vents or
Gondltions that could indicate an in￿ntIVe OF pressure to commbt fr8ud or prtsvide an opportunity
to cemmit fraud. Our risk assessment pro¢edures included..
Enquiring of ttustees, infomed management and inspection of policy dorAJmentation as to the
Charivs high~level polici88 and procedures to prevent and detect fraud as well as whether they
have knowledg8 of any actual, 5uspe¢ted or alleged fraud.
Reading Trustees. meetlng5
We communicated Identified fraud risks throughout the audkt team and T8rnained alert to any
Indlcations ol fraud throughoutthe audit.
As ￿quired by auditing standard5, and taklng Into account our overall knowledgg of the control
environment. W8 perform procedure5 to 3ddrÈ$$ the risk of msnagement override of controls, in
particular the ii5k that ￿anagement may be in a PDSilioD lo mak& inappropriate acwunting
entries. On this audit we do not believe thore is a fraud risk related to revenue recognition
because th8 rev&nue 15 non-judgmental and straighttorward, with limited opportunty for
manipulation.
We did not identify any athition81 fraud riskg.
Wa perform￿ procedures lllcluding identifying journal entries to tP5t based on risk criteria and
compaiing the identified entries to supporting docum8ntatlDn. Thpse includ8d those p05te(S by
senior finance m2n2gementl thos8 POSted and approved by the s8rn8 userl those posied to
unusual accounts

Indèpondènt Auditors. Rèport to the trustees of
The Engllsh Benedictine Order of Oulton Abbey
Identilying and responding to risks of matertal mlsstatèment due to non-complianee with
laws andregulations
We idÈntified areas ol laws and regulations that could reasonably be eype¢ted to have 2 rnaterial
effect on the financial Statements fiom our general ¢ommercial and sector experience ,and
through dlscu5sion wlh management las required by auditing standard51 and discussed with
managetnent tho poli¢ies and prO￿dureS regarding compliance with laws and r￿ulatIOnS.
We ¢ommun1cated identified laws and regulations throughout our team and remained alert to any
Indication8 of non-complianc8 throughout the audit
The potential 8ff8Ct of thes8 laws and regulalSons on the financial statements vari95 Cons￿erablY.
Flrstly, the Charity sublecl to laws and regulations that directly affect the finan¢ial statements
Induding finan¢ial ièporiing legislation lincluding related companiES Ipgislationl, taxation
legislation and the Chari1188 Act legislation and we assessecl the extent of compliance with these
laws and r8gul81iDns as part of our procedures on the rÈlated financial statement items.
Secondly. the Charlty is sublect ta many other laws and regulatltrns where the Consequences of
noncornplianc& could have a material effect on amounts or diselosures in the financial
statements, for Instance through the impositson of fines or litigation or the loss of the Charity's
I1￿￿$? to operat8. We idèntified th8 following area5 as those most likely to hav8 such an effect..
Care Quality Commission registration. health and safety. anli-bribery. employment law, dats
protection, anli-money laundeilng anL% specific areas ol r&gulatory capital and liquidlty and cert￿"n
a5PEcts of ci)mpany legislatlon re¢ogni$ing the nature of the cha[￿ty'S act￿vitIes.
Auditing standards limitthe required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws
and regulations to enquiry ol management, inspection of regulatory and legal co[￿Spond￿nte, if
any. Therefore, if a breach of operational regulations is not dI501Dsed to us or evidenl from
relevant ¢orrÈspond#nce. an auditwill noldetect that bleach
Context of the abAIty of the audit to dete¢tfraudorbre8che5 of law orregulation
Owing to the inherent limitations of an 8udil, there is an unavoidable rrsk that W8 may not hftve
detected some materia5 misststements in the financial slatem8nts, even though we have propeily
planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For @xample, the further
removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected
in the financial slat&ments, the less likely Ihe 5nherenlly limited proc8dur8s required by auditlng
Standards would identity It
In addition, as with any audit. there remained a higher risk of non detestion of traud. as these may
involve collusion, forg&ry. ini8ntional omi$sion5. misrepresentation8. or the oveffida of inteTnal
controls. Our audit Pro￿dureS are des￿Med to detect mat&rial misstaternent
We are not rosponsible foi preventing non.¢omplianee or fraud and cannot be expeded to detect
non-complian¢e wth all laws and regulations.
A further de5¢11ptlon of our responsibilits.es for th6 audit of the financSal ststements is located of
the Financial Reporting Council's web511e at.. ￿ty¥w.[r¢.OrQ.UklaUd1Ior8r&3ponSlb11￿es. Thls
description forn)s P8rtof our auditor's Teport

Indopendent Auditors, Report fo thè trust8es of
The English Be.ryediotine Otdèt Of Oujton Abbey
U$e of ourr8port
This report Is mad8 solely lo thè Charltys Iiustee8, as a body. in aC￿rdanCe ￿th $8clion 144 of
the Charilles Aèt 2011 ahd the i¢gUlall"ons ma¢6 under secbnn 154 tsf that Act. Our audit work
ha8 been undertaken $0 that we might slate lo the Charity's trustees those matters we are
rèqulred lo S￿te to thè.rD in an auditors ￿port a￿d for no oth8r ptirpose. To ftjliest extsnt
pemittEd by law, we do nDt 8¢cepl 01 assume re5pon$ibifity to anyone other than the Chariws
trustees ps a ¥ody, for ouraudit V￿rk, forthls report or forthè vpNions we have formed.
L kJ
BK Plus Audit Llnbit¢
tskntory Audittsrs
Adventure Place
Hanl8y
stDk8 on Tient
STI 3AF
Dated..
i¢ib
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Thg Engllsh Benedictine Order of Oultorj Abbèy
ststement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Unr8strlctod R¢strlcted Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
Total
2023
Total
Notes
Incomo
Donation5 & legades
Charitable activities
FuThe tru8tees consider that it is 4ppi 4
Inv8Strnent incorne
Other in￿rne
4,136
2,901.352
33
27,142
8,500
83
4,219
2.901,352
1,745
27,142
8,500
3,565
2.550.215
1,030
27,755
17.316
1.712
Tolalincome
2,941,163
1.795
2.942,958
2,599.881
Expenfliturfr
Cost of raising fvnds
Property letting ¢osts
4.925
4,925
14,884
Expenditure on charitsble a¢liwties'
Care home
General
3,231,251
176.290
1,795
3,233,046
176,290
2,922.140
95,715
Total exponditure
3.412,466
1,795
3.414.281
3.032,539
NetincOme/f6xppnditLI￿j
Transfèr betwe¢n funds
1471,3031
1471,3031
1432.65BI
N8IrF￿¥eMgTrtIn fvnds
1471.3D31
1471.3031
1432,6581
Reconcilration of funds
Total funds brought forward
142,094
77,274
4,025
223.393
656.051
Tot811unds c8rri8d forward
329,209
77,274
4,025
247,910
223.393

The English Benedictine Ordèr of Oulton Abboy
Balance Sheet
as at 31 March 2024
Note$
2024
2023
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
13
7,353,440
7.610,479
Totr81 fixed assets
7,353,440
7,810,479
urrent assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
14
41,967
90,216
192,880
63.617
Total current 8ssets
132,203
256,497
Creditors". amounts falling due wthin
one year
15
183,623
3S3.468
N&t curr8nt(liabilltlesJ oss8ts
151,4201
196,9711
Tot818ss8ts less ourr8nl
{liabililles) as$8ts
7,302.020
7,513.508
CreditOTS'. amounts falling due after
more than one year..
16
7,549,930
7,290,115
Tot8lnet assets
247.910
223.393
Thè funds of the ¢harlty:
Endowment fund
17
4.025
4,D25
Restricted income fvnds
17
77.274
77,274
Unrestrl￿ed incorne funds
General funds
17
1329,2091
142,094
Total ch8rifylunds
247.910
223,393
The notes at pages 14 to 25 fomi part of these accounts
Approved by the trust8es on the dats shown below and
slgned on their behalf tsy:
The Right Reverend Dom D
arlesworth (Chairmanl
Datsd..
Jo2
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The English Benedictin8 Order of Oulton Abbey
statoment of Cash Flows
for the year ènded 31 March 2024
Total funds
2024
Total fund$
2023
Notas
Nel cash used In operating a¢tlvlties
21
115,448
Th8 Iru5tees Gonsid8rthat it IS 8ppropriate to
Cash flow5 from Investlnga¢tlvhles
Interest and rental income
Purchase of furniture alld equipment
Care home prop&rty Gosts
Site developm8nt costs
Proceeds from sale ol asset
27,142
15,7971
27,765
121,4071
16,0001
8,500
17,316
Net cash provld?d by 5nvestlng activitles
29.845
17,664
Cash flow5 from Ilnancing a¢tlvlties.'
Repayment of boriowing
Cash inflow from n8w boriowlngs
Net ca3h provldÈd by finanGlng activitie¥
Change In cash and eash equivalents In the
yoar
26.599
197.7841
Cash and Cash equivaltrnt brought foTh¥ard
63,617
161,401
Cash and cash equlvalents carrfied forward
63,617
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The Engllsh Benedi¢tir18 Order of Oulion Abbey
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the yaar ended 31 March 2024
Accountlng pollcle
Basls of preparatlon of accounts
ThE accaunls Ifinansial staternent51 have been prepared undei the hi81orical cost conv&ntion with iiems
rewgnised at cost or transaction value unl8s5 Qthe¥wse $tat8d in the rèlevant notelsl to these 8ccount8. Tho
financial statements have been prepared in a¢¢c)rdance with tha Statement ol Recomtnended Practlo..
AccDunting and Reportlng by ¢haritie5 preparing their accounts in acGordance with the Financial Reporting
standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial
Reporting Stsndards applicable In the United ￿ngdorn and Republ1¢ ol Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Ch8rilie5 Act
2011.
The a¢¢aunts lfinaneial slatem&ntsl have b$&n p18pared to gp18 a 'true and fair, view and hav& departed Iro
the Gharitie5 (Accounts and Reports1 Regulatlons 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fslr
vlew. This departure has involved following Ao¢ounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in
accordance with th8 Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021
issued on le July 2014 rathÈr than the A¢¢ounling and Repotting by Charities.. Statement of Recomrnended
Practice effective from 1 Ap￿1 2005 which has slnGe been withdrawn.
The trust consbtulès a public benefilentity ag defined by FRS 102.
The trustees consider that It is appropriate to pr8pare the accounts on a golng con￿rn basls. The most
significanl ar8a of key assumption is in resp8cI to the Trpayment terms of the loan provld8d by The Buckfast
Abbey Trust (note 161. Th8r8 are no fixed repayment terms and thp loan was 8dvan¢ed on the understanding
that it will be ￿paid when the care home is generating sufficlent cashflow surplus to allow repaym8nts to be
made without effecting the ongoing operations of the Gh￿rIty. Th8 board of trust885 ha5 a ¢los8 relationship with
The Buckfa5t Abbey Trust and have agre8d in principle to transfer assets of the charity to Th& Buckf)st Abbey
Trust atwhich polnt the loan wll be considered ta have been repald in lull. As part olthis pro￿5 the cere horne
op&ration wlll b& part of the sal$ and The Buckfast Abbey Tru$l will take over th8 855els and liabilit￿S of the
Ga￿ hom8 operations. In the meants"me, The Buckfast Abbey Trust has undertaken to conbnue supporting the
charity,
Fund structure
Endowment fund
Endowment funds are funds where the asset5 muslbe h61d pem)anently by the Charity.
Re5tri¢ted funds
Restricted funds are subjected to restriotions Dn their expenditure imposed by the donor or through ihe terms of
an apppa1.
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds represent unrestri¢ted incorne which is expendable al the discretion of the twstees in the
furtherance of the Dblecls of the ¢harity.
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The English Bèn6dlctine Order of Oulton Abbèy
Notes to the Financial Statèmènts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1 Accountlng poll¢les contlnued
Incorne rècognltlon
All incoming resources are included in the statement or rinanual activitie5 when the Charity Is entitled to the
income and the arnount can be quantified Ntrith reasonable accuracy. The following specifi¢ pollcies a￿ applied
to Particular categories Df income..
Voluntary Income is r8ceNed by way of grant5, donations and gitts and Is included in full the Statement of
Financial A¢tivilies whèn r6ceivablo. Grants, whert enlillem8nt in not Condition81 on the delivery of a specific
p&rforrnan¢e by the charity, are Tewgnised when the charity becomes unconditionalty entit18d to the grant.
Asset5 given for use by tha charity are recogni8ed 85 Incoming r8sourcès at their estimated market value
wh8n r&ceivable. If they form part of the fix8d assets of the charity, they are capilalised in the balance sheet at
th8 V8lue at which the gift wss in¢lud8d in incoming resources. All esumates of valu@ of such gifts ale tnade by
the trustees.
~ Nursing home fees, ￿CeIpts and collections are shown gross and accounted forwhen &arned.
The incotne frDm fund raising is shown gr05S, With the associated costs lifanyl included infundraising
costs.
Investment incDm? Is included wh8n re￿]vable.
hlo amount5 are includèd in the financlal stalem8nts for Services donated by volunt88rs.
Endowtnent fund income is E51rided to the terms ol the endowrnent.
Expendlture recognititsn
Liabilities ar8 recognised as 8xp8ndilure as soon as there 15 a legal or constiJ¢live obligation ¢ommitting Ihp
Charity to that expenditure. it is probakAe that ¥ettleTnent will be required and the amount of the obligation can bè
measured ffliabty
Resources expended are included on accruals basls as a liabllity Is Incurred. Expendlture is inclusive of VAT
which cannot be recov&red and has been dassified und8T headings that aggregate costs that relate to the
category. Overhead and support costs relate to the Charitsble Activities and have been apportioned based on
usage..
Costs ol generating funds ¢4)mpri8e of those costs a8so¢lated wth inv&stment propert￿8 and investment
managem&nt costs.
Charitable expendiluffj cornp115e ol those costs inGurred in the delivery of its activities. It inGludes both costs
that can be allo¢atsd direclty arid the relevant amount Df support costs that relate to that particular activity.
Flnance and operating leases
R8ntals appli¢ab1e to eperating lease$ are charyed to the Statement of Financial Activilies over the period that
they are incurred.
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The English Bonedictine Order of Oultork Abbey
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1 A¢¢tsuntlng policles continued
Tanglble Ilxed assets and dopreclatlon
Tangible fixed dssels are stated at cost less depreclation and any impalrmenl losse5.
Interest in¢urred to finance the ¢onslruGtion of assets is ¢apilalised until Ihe asset15 available fvr use.
Items under the cost of £100 are not Gapitalised.
Depie¢ialion is provided by the charity at rates to wrllé off the cost of tangible fixed aBsets. lèss their estimated
residual valve, ovèr their expected useful live5 as follows..
Land and buildings
Included in land and bUI￿l￿g5'.
Care Home
Barn construction
Playgroup cabin
Furniture and equlpment
2% per annum on cost
4% per annum on cost
5% p&r annum on cost
10¥0 ofwritten down value
15%_ 25% per annum On cost
No depreciation is prowded on certain freehokl properties a8 11 is the Char￿ty,8 practice to maintaSn these assets
in a continual slate of good ￿paIr. Accordingly, the trustee5 Gonsider that the lives of these assets so long
and resldual va1ue5 are 50 hlgh that depr&ciation is inslgnificanL
Imp•lrmont of Fixed assot8
At each ￿pOrting p8riod ènd date, the ¢ompany revlews carrying amounts of its tangible assets to deteimSne
whetherth8re is any Indi¢abon that thos8 asset5 have suffered an impairmentloss. If any su¢h indicatlon ￿l$t8.
the recoverable atnount ol the asset is estimated in ord&r to detemiin& th& exlenl of the Impairment loss.
Recognisgd Impairment losses ar8 r8ver5eEI il, and only if. the reasons forthe itnpalrment105s have c&ased to
apply. Wherg an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount olth8 asset is in¢rea5ed to the
rewsed estimate of its reeov8rable amount. but so thatthe incieasÈd carrwng amountdoes not exceed the
Garrying 8mountthat would have been detemined had no Smpairment bs$ been recognised for the asset In
prior years. A reversal of an Impalrment loss is r8cognlsed immediately in profft or loss, unless the relevant
asset is catried al a ￿ValUed amount, in which case the reversal of the irnpaimient loss is treated as
revaluation increase.
Investments
l investments #re stated at market value at the balance sheet date. The Siatement of Finan¢lal Aelivities
indudes realised and unreallsed gains and losses forthe period.
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The English Benedictinè Order of Oulton Abbey
Notes to the Financial Statements
for thè year endèd 31 March 2024
2 Donatlon5 & legacles
UnTr8tricted R8Stricted Endowment
Fund5
Funds
Funds
2024
Total
2023
Total
Gifts and donations
4,136
83
4.219
3,565
4,219
3,565
3 Charltablo activllle$
Unre$tricted Restricted Endowm¢nt
Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
Total
2023
Total
ca￿ home fee5
ApprenticB funding Grants
2,883,815
16,080
2,883.815
16,060
2,539,813
8.820
mis￿118ne0uS re¢eipis
1,457
1.457
1,582
2,901,
,901,352
2,550 21
4 Fundralsing aGllvltles
Unrestri¢tÈd Restricted Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
Total
2023
Total
Mi8cellaneou$ events
33
1,712
1,745
1,030
33
1,712
1,745
1.030
6 Inve8tment in¢c¢me
Unrestricted Re5tri¢tpd Endowmgnt
Funds
Funds
Fund5
2024
Total
2023
Total
Ineome fTOrn Investmonts held In U.K.
Rents from proparti&s
Bank Interest
26,777
365
26,777
365
27,541
214
27.142
27,142
7,755
6 Other inttom8
Unrestrlcted RÈ$trlcted Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
Totsl
2023
Total
Profit from sale cf land
Income from sale ol assets
17,316
8,500
8,500
8,500
17
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Tho English Benadictlne Order of OuEton Abbey
Notes to the Flnancial Staternents
for the year ended 31 Illarch 2024
7 Property letting costs
Unre$trlcted Restricted Endovmiont
Fltnds
Funds
Fund5
2024
Total
2023
Total
Repalrs and Maintenan￿ to properties
4.925
4.925
14,684
4,925
14.684
8 Allv¢atlon of sUPPOrt GV5ts
The costs of ststionery. advertising and tèlephone charge$ prewouslytreatecl as support Costs are
allocated directty to th8 charitable activity conGèined.
Charltable activitles
Care Hom
General
2024
2023
Chaplains maintenan
Charitable donations
Church goods, flowers bwk$
Food eto
staffing costs
Medi¢al cara expenses
2,400
5,280
30
7.680
30
1,856
102,338
2.183,909
51.444
5.356
4,318
150.815
44,867
72,800
88,795
16,382
5.191
10,077
1.283
23,563
57,347
22.026
5,468
24.290
6.850
259,815
7.291
200,621
62.215
62,215
rffj46 Th 3.409,336 3,017,855
8,366
162
102.338
2.183,909
51,444
5,356
4,318
138,898
20,511
21.840
86.603
16,382
5,191
10,071
594
23,563
56,4fj5
21,757
5.468
19,370
3,425
259,815
193,330
110,994
2,0￿,526
44,478
2,988
6,481
71,536
38,243
59,565
83.847
11.250
Unifom costs
Heating and lighting
Rale8 and water
Insuran
Repairs and tHaintenance
Equiprnent leasing and rental
Tel8phone costs
Stationery and advertising
Motor and travelling
Outsourced laundry sem
Cleaning expenses
M15cell•neous exp8nse5
Residént activity costs
Legal and professional feES
Audit fees
Loan interest
Depreciation
Impalrment Ioss8S
11,919
24,356
So,￿0
2,192
10,285
1.308
41,919
53,592
21.019
3,260
48,601
6,970
250,416
58.938
689
882
289
4,920
3,425
10 Funds tran8f8r
No Iransfprs bet￿n funds We￿ made this year.
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Tho English Benèdlctlne Order of Oulton Abboy
Notes to the Flnancial Statsments
for the year ended 31 March 2024
11 Net incomlng I loutyolngl resources
2024
2023
Thi8 IS Stated aft8r charging..
Dep￿claI10n & other amounis written off
rixed assets owned by the charity
Impairmènt10s$8S
Audit fees
oth8r professional fees paid to the auditors
200.621
82.215
6.850
3,794
56,938
6,970
3,470
12 Analysis of $taff costs. trustee remuneratlon ond oxpenses, and the cost of key managoment personnel
The average weekly number of per8ons employed by the ¢harily during the year was..
2024
2023
General maintenance
Care staff
Care home administration
Charity administration
93
89
99
95
The aggregate payroll costs of the above was..
2024
2023
Wages and salarfes
Social security ¢osts
Pension Costs
2,034.225
126,262
23,422
1,746.958
111.479
20,448
3,909
,885
Agency staff are used by the charity ttr cover staff shortage Mrithin the Car? Home.
No etnployeès emoluments exceeded £60,000. Pension contributions have been made in acGordanc8 Wlth the
ulo-enrolrnent leg￿slation.
The TtU5t ¢onsid8rs its key managern8nt personnel comprise of the trustees and the Tru51 se￿tary.
No remuneration was paid to trustÈQ8 in the year12023.. Nill. Payments to indlvidual trustees for travelling
expenses ieSmbur$ed in the ypar£68912023.. £6121.
Redundancy and temiinab'on payments made during the year amounted to £8.00012023.' Nill.
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The English Benedictine Order of Oulton Abbey
Not8S to the Finan¢ial Statetnents
for the ye3r 8nd8d 31 March 2024
13 Tangible fixed a$$ets
Land &
Buildlngs
Land and New Care
bulldlngs
home
Furnlture &
equlpment
Total
Cost
At 1 April 2023
Additions
Di5P05als
782,643 6.684,794
513,397
5,797
7,960.834
5,797
Al31 March 2024
78
6.664,794
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023
Charge for the year
On disposals
Impaim)ent losse5
52,567
4,291
297.788
51.443
350.355
200,621
144,887
62,215
62,215
At 31 March 2024
9.073
44,8
349,23
613.191
Net book value
At 31 Mar¢h 2024
At 1 Aprll 2023
8e3,570 6.519.907
730,076 6 664,794
169.963
215.809
7,353,440
7,610,479
Land & Bulldlngs Now Care home
The care home building has been cLassified separately as Its purpose and operation is sepatatp from th6 other
buildings held by th8 charity.
14 Deblors: amounts falllng due within one y¢ar
2024
2023
Trade debtors
Prepaym8nts
Other debtD15
4,385
37.602
157,480
3S,400
41,987
92,880
15 Creditors: amounts falllng due witbln one year
20Z4
2023
Feés rai88d in advanGe
Trade credltors
TaX?￿an and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and defer￿d in¢orn8
159,461
70,605
50,496
21,842
51,064
64,325
34,911
19,486
64,921
183.623
353.468
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The English Benedictine Order of Oulton Abb•y
Notes to the Financsal Statèmtrnts
for the year onded 31 March 2024
16 Creditors amounts f#lllng due after more than one year
2024
2023
Loan- Buckfa51Abbey Tnjstees Regisier8d.
7.549,930
7.549,930
7,290,115
7.290,115
Due within 2-5 years
Due in greater than S years
7,549,930
7,549.930
7,290,115
7,290,115
Loan- BuckfastAbbey Trust.
Loan arnounts recelved from Buckfast Abbey Trust have been advanced to assist $Dd support the charitable
sctivitles ol Oulton Abbey. This loan is part of the "Programme Related Investments of Buckfast Abbey
Whe￿bY they support other cotnTnunits"es by v8ing gr8nts and loans. ThÈ loan is secured by a leoal charge on
the assets of Oulton Abbey dated 16 May 2012 in favour of BuckfastAbbey Trust.
Balance al
1 April
2023
Balance at
31 Marth
2024
In¢omlng Rg8ources
resources
expended
Galn$ and
105sè5
17 Movement in funds
Trat)sfer
UnTp$trfcted funds:
General fund
142,094
2.941,163
13,412,4e61
1329,2091
Total unre$trl¢t¢d fund8
142.094
2.941,163
1329,209
Restrlcted funds
Care home sUPPOrt fund
77,274
1,795
11,7951
77,274
Total restriGted funds
77,274
1,795
1,795
77,274
Endowmanlfunds
Care endowTnent fund
4,025
4,025
Totsl endowment funds
4.025
4,02S
Total funds
223,393
2.942 9S8
3,414,261
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The English Benedictine Order of Oulton Abbey
Notes to th8 Flnartclal Statements
for thè year ended 31 March 2024
17 MvvÈmÈnt In funds- contlnued
Detai15 of the restricted funds are as follows
Nur5Fng HOMÈ support fund-A grant froTn Fernham Abbey was prewously invested in stock5 and 5hare5. The
Income derived from the investment wa5 restrided lo support the nuising hDtne care. A number of years ago, the
original stoBks and shares were sold and the total funds of £76,629 Inv&sted in the conversion of the rooms
formerfy used by the members of the community into four bedrooms for the residents olth& Nursing Home. It is
not possible to trAleulate with any degree of a¢Guraty the amount of profiudeficlt that is directly linked to the
property improvements. The fund bHlantÈ In rÈ3pect of thi5 grant has been left at ils r&alised valup.
In addltion to this. fund ralÈlng acliwti&s have been carrled out by Ihe support group In ortlér to provide funds to
rinanGe excursions and entèrtainment forthE benefrt olthe resident5.
CdTr enth)wment fund
An endowment of £5,000 was reTriv&d from Bud¢fastAbbey TtU5tees ID 2006 which was invested in storks and
Sha￿$, The Ineome from the endowwnent ran only be applied to support those dlsadvantaged elderly people
who cannot pay the full Gost of a nursing home residential beds. Last y8ar the stod(s and sha￿9 w&re so5d and
the total lund$ of £4,025 invested in the conversion of the room5 fotrnerly ttsed by the members of the
community into fallr bedrooms for the residents of the Nursing Home. It 15 not possible to eaku18te *ryth any
degree of accuracy the amount of profiudeficit that is direGlly linked lo the property lrnprovements. The fund
balance in respecl of this grant has been lèft at its reali5ed value.
Fund babnttes as at 31 March 2024 are represented by..
Unrestrlcted
lunds
R*strl¢ted Endowment
lunds
funds fotal funds
Tangible flxÈd assèts
Current assets
Creditors.. amounts fallin9 Clue Mrythin one year
Creditors.. arnounts falling due after more th8n one
year
Total net a55ets
7,273.835
130.509
1183.6231
75,580
1,694
4,025
7,353,440
132.203
1183.8231
7,549,930)
329,
09
.549,930
247,910
77,274
4.D2
22

The Engllsh Benedictine Order of Oulton Abbey
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
18 Related partle$
e BuclrfastAbbe
The Right Reverend Dom David charleswoth is a Trustee ol Oulton Abbey and is the Chair ol Tru5te&'s of Th8
BuckfaslAbbey Trust. Mr Philip Arkwright is a Trustee of Oulton Ab￿Y and Is the Chi81 Executive orfi¢8r of Th8
Bud(fa$tAbbey Trust
Loans have been received from Th8 Buckfa5t Abbey Trust to assist and support the charitable activities ol
Oulton Nhbey. Interest is chargad on thB loan at a ￿mMercial rate. The amount outstanding at the balance
sheet dale was £7,549,92012023.. £7,290,115). The loan is secured by a legal charge On the assgts of Outton
Abbey datsd 16 May2012 in favour ol The Buckla8tAbb6y Trustees R8gist8r8d.
The Charity 8130 receNes HR adwce and other support from The Buckfast Abbey Trust at no ¢harge. It is not
Possible lo quantify Ihe value of Ihis with any accuracy.
Sale of assets to
During the yearthe Charity sold as581s to Mr Eliès Baroudi ITruste81 forthe amount of£8,500. The value of lh8
8ssets was detemiined by a th￿Id party valuation and the salewas sanctioned by The board of Trust88S.
19 Non4udlt ser¥ice5 provld¢d by audltor
In corrtmon wlth many ¢hariti8s of our5ize and nature wa use our 8uditoi's flmi to pr8pare and submit r8tum5 to
the tax authorities and as51Stwith the preparation of the financlal statements.
20 Commitmonts
Therewere no commifrnents forcapital expendItU￿ al the ye8r end 12023.. Nill.
At the year end the chaTityvra5 committed to making the followng payments under non-cancellable operoting
18asos in the yearto 31 March 2024..
Plant & Other
2024
2023
Within one year
tween two and fiv8 years
OV8r five years
12,059
18,492
30,551
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The English Bonèdictlne Order of Oulton Abbay
Notes to the Financial Statemen15
for the year ended 31 March 2024
21 Reconciliation of net rnov¢ment In funds to net cash flow ft<sm operatlng actlvitie$
2024
2023
Net movernent in funds
Add baGk impaiiment losses
Add back deprecial'on charge
Deduct Profit on disp0581
Deduct interest and rental Income shown on Inveslng aCt￿MeS
Add Interest charged on loan8
Decrease lincr8asèl in debtors
Increase Id8crea5el in C￿ditors
1471.3031 1432,6581
200,621
56,938
62,215
18,5001
127,1421
25g,815
150,893
1189,8451
117,2161
127,7551
250,416
100
54,827
Net cash used In opgratlng actlvlt18S
3.246
24