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St Mary's Abbey, Quarr is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include religious activities.
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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.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Answers St Mary's Abbey, Quarr gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
St Mary's Abbey, Quarr's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
St Mary's Abbey, Quarr reported £1.6m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £970k (62%), donations and legacies £495k (32%), investments £89k (6%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £192.
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St Mary's Abbey, Quarr reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
The register records St Mary's Abbey, Quarr as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
St Mary's Abbey, Quarr's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
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Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.