Douai Abbey Parishes Trust
Registered charity 1063237 Registered since 1997
Operates: Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Warwickshire, West Berkshire
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Rev Paul Clive Forsythe Gunter OSB Chair since 2016
- Rev Andrew Scott Hugh Somerville Knapman OSB since 2021
- Rev Bernard Godric Timney OSB since 2008
- Rev Francis Gerard Hughes OSB since 2006
- Rev Mark Benedict Thompson OSB since 2015
- Rev Paul Austin Gurr OSB since 2025
- Rev Thomas John Oliver Holt OSB since 2024
- Rev Walter Geoffrey Scott OSB since 1998
- Stephen Jones since 2018
11.4y median 10y
average tenure
28y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Paul Clive Forsythe Gunter OSB Chair since 2016
- Rev Bernard Godric Timney OSB since 2008
- Rev Francis Gerard Hughes OSB since 2006
- Rev Mark Benedict Thompson OSB since 2015
- Rev Walter Geoffrey Scott OSB since 1998
- Stephen Jones since 2018
11.9y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Rev Paul Clive Forsythe Gunter OSB Chair since 2016
- Rev Andrew Scott Hugh Somerville Knapman OSB since 2021
- Rev Bernard Godric Timney OSB since 2008
- Rev Francis Gerard Hughes OSB since 2006
- Rev Paul Austin Gurr OSB since 2025
- Rev Thomas John Oliver Holt OSB since 2024
- Stephen Jones since 2018
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Mark Benedict Thompson OSB since 2015
- Rev Walter Geoffrey Scott OSB since 1998
0
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 9Religious Activities 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 9
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£900k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
0.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
9 from 11 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Community of ST Edmund of the English Congregation of the Order of ST Benedict Established AT Douai Abbey, Woolhampton, Berkshire 1 shared trustee
- The Benedictine Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Studley ST Marys R C Junior and Infant School Building and Maintenance Fund 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Zichron Meir Limited Similar size; both Poverty relief
- AGE Concern Bournemouth Similar size; both Poverty relief
- Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire Similar size; both Poverty relief
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | http://www.douaiabbey.org.uk/our-parishes.php |
| dapt@douaiabbey.org.uk | |
| Phone | 0118 9715339 |
| Address | DOUAI ABBEY, UPPER WOOLHAMPTON, READING, RG7 5TQ |
Finances
£900,377 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £676,196 | £623,653 |
| 2022 | £825,001 | £695,617 |
| 2023 | £836,249 | £811,990 |
| 2024 | £836,936 | £928,628 |
| 2025 | £900,377 | £1,014,051 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious ActivitiesWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesCharitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION BY PROMOTING IN CHURCHES AND PARISHES APPROPRIATED TO DOUAI ABBEY AFORESAID
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 3 JUNE 1997 as amended on 03 Jun 1997
Trustees (9)
9trustees
0aged 70+
- Rev Paul Clive Forsythe Gunter OSB Chair since 2016
- Rev Andrew Scott Hugh Somerville Knapman OSB since 2021
- Rev Bernard Godric Timney OSB since 2008
- Rev Francis Gerard Hughes OSB since 2006
- Rev Mark Benedict Thompson OSB since 2015
- Rev Paul Austin Gurr OSB since 2025
- Rev Thomas John Oliver Holt OSB since 2024
- Rev Walter Geoffrey Scott OSB since 1998
- Stephen Jones since 2018
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