related artivities, sport, dance, education and
training.
The House of Prayer Baptist Church make use
of the building on Sunday for their service5.
St Andrew's Church related artivities include
the parent and toddler group Noah's Ark which
although is a church run activity reaches out
with support into the community. There is a
BrownieslGuide Group as well a5 all of the
regular church group5 who meet in the hall.
The Trustees of the Abbey Hall have acted at all
times with regard to the principle5 of Public
Benefit as described in the guidance issued by
the Charity Comrnis5ion. There is an
identifiable public benefit to the operation of
the hall as a charity a5 required in Public
Benefit Principle l. The benefit is the use of the
hall by community groups at an affordable
cost.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.18
Additional information {optionall
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant about..
SORP reference
The Charity does not make grants of any kind
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
The charity does not hold any financial
reserves other than those used in the
maintenance of the hall.
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Volunteers manage the hall on a day to dav
basis.
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
The Trustees are all volunteers
Other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the period
Para 1.21
Despite many set backs in recent years the
charity15 continuing to operate within its core
income. A portion of the building is let to a
business which 15 thriving and the income has
become more Stable over the year and
continues to improve.
A long-term lease is now in place which will
bring further financial certaintv.
There are currently no reserves.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
slatin
are held
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Para 1.22
Para 1.22
Para 1.22
The trustees wish to See the charity back on its
feet fully and able to self-fund its activities.
They will then consider a reserves policv.
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
chanty continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.24
Para 1.23
Additional information {optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about..
The only SQUTce Df fjunding for the charity is its
income from the lease of the lower part of the
building to a business and from the hiring of
the hall by various community groups and
organisations.
The charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.4e
None identified at present
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
PaT4 1.46
Other

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted If not for whole
ear
Trustee name
Offlee lif any)
Name ol person lor body) entitled
toa
oint trustee
if an
Mac Forsyth
Malcolm Prideaux
Joe Dent
Diocese of Exeter
Diocese of Exeter
Rita Vvhyte
Janel Greaves-
Stocker
Church Warden
Peter Hodgkinson
Church Warden
Diocese of Exeter
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Cor
orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re ort was a
Diredor name
roved
Name of trustees holding tille to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name
Dates acted If not for whole
ear

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(sl
Full name{s)
Position leg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Jo56Yrf
Date

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Abw Hall Char
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
Forthe period
To
01.01.2024
31.12.2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestrlcted
Restrictsd
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
La¥tye8r
to1￿ noarest £ ttsth• nq•r•rt£
tl*the ngarest£
tolho ng*r•tt£
A1 Recei
Chuich Rent
P8StaufaDt r8Trt
ireofh
Donakn5
Reb*te9
f6.250
15WO
21b.169
18
1&500
165
13A32
16,800
14,914
Sub ttstal(Gro&s inGome for
AR)
52,919
62,019
8U32
A2 Assèt and Investmwrtsalss,
($00 table).
Stsb total
Total r•e•Wts
52.919
$2J19
A3Pa
menis
Ubirfies
In7uFan
ntsrranca
PPLIPRS LiEat
12,1182
6M96
16,235
33
17,970
772
722
I￿12
7,86?
31.743
722
IA32
7J57
31.743
3,093
1,753
5,591
0,755
Leaseco￿5
C8r*ake¢$ sefv
RdUrtrfstiM￿t
Sub total
A4 A55et and bnv85tment
urchases.
see table
Sub total
64.595
59,130
N•t ofr•wptsl(paymènts) -
A5 Tr&n$lets between funds
Afj Ca$h fund$ lastyeat gn
Cash funds thls yèar ènd
IqA70
11.676
24.077
12AOZ
24.077
12N02
1.175
24.0
CCXX R1 a¢0)L￿ts ISSI
0910212025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Vnrestricted
fund5
Restrictsd
nd5
to nNr•sL£
Endowment
fund5
r•M£
Categories
Details
81 Cash funds
Total eash fund
xXtytsII
Unrestrlcted
fund5
to n•are51£
R•51rfcted
En(knvment
fund5
Trearn4t£
Details
Detalls
B3 Inv•stm•rtt #ss•ts
FuTrdlDwhkh
Currertvaluo
Oetails
B4 Assets retslned for thg
¢harity'B l)wn u88
Details
B5 Uabllltles
S¥Jned by0nPor￿ tr￿0￿
th￿tr￿tee%
SvJnatur8
Print Na
Dale of
roval
CCXX R2 atts)unts Iss)
DW0212025

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Abbey Hall Charity
On accounts forthe year
ended
31° December 2024
Charlty no
(if any)
262926
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {￿he Trust.) for the year ended 3111212024.
Responsibilities and As the charty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charyties Act
2011 (kne Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515}Ibl of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below'l in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting r￿rdS
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Name:
144Jrtlie
Relevant professional
qualificationls) or body
lif any):
Address:
gi ¥i'.
P-S
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the exarniner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give hefe brief details of
any iterns that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018