The Community of ST Edmund of the English Congregation of the Order of ST Benedict Established AT Douai Abbey, Woolhampton, Berkshire

Registered charity 236962 Registered since 1965

Operates: Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7y median 9y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.6y

average years in governance

4 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 5Religious Activities 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Douai Abbey Parishes Trust 1 shared trustee
The Studley ST Marys R C Junior and Infant School Building and Maintenance Fund 1 shared trustee

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Douai Abbey Parishes Trust 1 shared trustee
The Studley ST Marys R C Junior and Infant School Building and Maintenance Fund 1 shared trustee
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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST. Andrew and ST. Mary Magdalene, Maidenhead Similar size; both Religion
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Mary, Totnes With ST John the Evangelist, Bridgetown Similar size; both Religion

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Contact

Website	www.douaiabbey.org.uk
Email	bursar@douaiabbey.org.uk
Phone	01189715300
Address	DOUAI ABBEY, UPPER WOOLHAMPTON, READING, RG7 5TQ

Finances

£872,445 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£483,205	£795,808
2022	£634,063	£932,933
2023	£597,883	£1,078,534
2024	£568,545	£1,218,871
2025	£872,445	£1,197,618

What it does

What

Education/trainingReligious Activities

Who

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How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 22 SEPTEMBER 1934.

Trustees (5)

5trustees

0aged 70+

REV Paul Gunter OSB Chair since 2017
REV Thomas Holt OSB since 2017
Rev Andrew Scott Hugh Somerville Knapman OSB since 2014
Rev Mark Benedict Thompson OSB since 2025
Rev Stephen Gabriel Wilson OSB since 2022

Connected charities (2)

The Studley ST Marys R C Junior and Infant School Building and Maintenance Fund 1 shared trustee
Douai Abbey Parishes Trust 1 shared trustee

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