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st mary's abbey, quarr

The charity supports the general public. St Mary's Abbey, Quarr is a registered charity whose purpose is religious activities. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Ryde and operates in Isle Of Wight.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The main aims of the charity are the promotion of the Catholic religion and hospitality to all visitors to the Abbey, in the spirit of the Rule of St Benedict. To preserve the spiritual identity of the Abbey and its Benedictine community through maintenance projects to preserve the Abbey and its building; and running the Abbey's tea shop, farm shop and art gallery for the benefit of its visitors.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,558,730
Latest Expenditure
£1,653,525

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 42.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 40.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 60.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £494,694
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £970,223
Investments £88,756
Other Income £5,057

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £665,720
Raising Funds £987,805
Governance £11,450
Grants to Institutions £8,267
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,558,730£1,653,525£665,720£4,250,939£869,05840 / 35
2023£1,448,747£1,469,603£590,791£4,342,117£1,059,49038 / 20
2022£1,672,335£1,330,378£589,288£4,367,757£1,048,85233 / 25
2021£1,094,023£1,042,435£480,370£3,965,075£1,183,60126 / 25
2020£597,360£853,145£513,509£1,691,182£887,36021 / 13

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers