THE FRIARS, AYLESFORD

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern...”

Group structure

1. THE FRIARS, AYLESFORD · parent
   1. Aylesford Priory Limited 100% · England & Wales · manages the commercial activities

Significant events

• “2024 saw a full calendar of regular pilgrimages. Twenty-five in total, continuing the upward trend and marking a full recovery from Covid restrictions.”
• “During the year, we continued to invest heavily in our infrastructure, enabling better Wi-Fi reception throughout the site and continuing the work to upgrade our offer to guests and conference delegates alike.”
• “We continued acting responsibly as stewards of the buildings and the physical environment by completing work to provide extra energy capacity to the lower part of our site.”
• “There was continued focus on the development of the Artisans' Yard under the guidance from our adviser Jonathan Louth and with the signing of the lease with the respective parties, we remain confident this will help increase footfall and rental income in the years to come.”
• “The group posted a combined surplus of £207,031, a much better outcome than originally forecasted.”
• “Principal masonry and other fabric repairs [especially the tall South wall of the walled garden] arising from the 2013 Ql report were completed in 2024.”
• “In 2023, with the assistance of two government grants, a major 2 year restoration of the Grade 2* shrine was completed and this has been followed in 2024 with restoration work to the ceramics in the Rosary Walk, along with the continued expansion of our Wi-Fi/contactless network, completing our project to bring internet facilities to all our conference rooms and the Shrine area.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +4%

  £1,215,686 → £1,264,194

• Cash

  -7.6%

  £370,234 → £342,092

• Net assets

  +16.1%

  £1,283,874 → £1,490,905

• Employees

  +5.6%

  54 → 57

• Wages

  +5.6%

  £665,373 → £702,575

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers