Activities

As described by the charity on the register

ITS PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE BENEDICTINE COMMUNITY OF MONKS AT BUCKFAST ABBEY.

Latest income

£11.9m

Expenditure

£12.7m

Financial year end

2024-10-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-10-31 £10.4m £9.9m
2021-10-31 £10.0m £10.0m
2022-10-31 £10.5m £10.9m
2023-10-31 £11.1m £12.4m
2024-10-31 £11.9m £12.7m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-10-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £284k
Charitable activities £406k
Trading £5.7m
Investment income £587k
Total income £11.9m

Spending

Charitable spend £5.3m
Raising funds £7.4m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £76k
Total expenditure £12.7m

Balance sheet

Reserves £51.3m
Total funds £78.3m
— restricted £2.0m
— unrestricted £69.0m
— endowment £7.3m
Total assets £78.3m
Cash £2.4m

People

Employees 150

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Religious Activities

Who it helps

  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.