Registered charity · Devon
The English Benedictine Congregation Trust
- 7 trustees
- Income £406k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Rev Paul Robert Igo OSBChair · since 2022
- Rev Alexander BevanTrustee · since 2026
- Rev James Andrew Mohrman OSBTrustee · since 2022
- Rev John Douglas BarrettTrustee · since 2026
- Rev Karol O'ConnellTrustee · since 2026
- Rt. Rev. Abbess Bridget Ann Brennan OSBTrustee · since 2021
- Very REV Gavin Francis StrawTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Italy, United States
- Website
- www.benedictines.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1987
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£406k£261k
- 2024£84k£128k
- 2023£170k£337k
Earlier years
- 2022£138k£383k
- 2021£187k£347k
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE ABBOT PRESIDENT (DEFINED IN THE TRUST DEED) SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT AND FOR THE SERVICE AND SUPPORT IN SUCH WAYS AS AFORESAID OF ANY LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSE PROMOTED OR SUPPORTED BY THE CHURCH INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE PURPOSES DEFINED IN THE TRUST DEED.
Board analysis for researchers
Board DNA
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Rev Paul Robert Igo OSB Chair since 2022
- Rev Alexander Bevan since 2026
- Rev James Andrew Mohrman OSB since 2022
- Rev John Douglas Barrett since 2026
- Rev Karol O'Connell since 2026
- Rt. Rev. Abbess Bridget Ann Brennan OSB since 2021
- Very REV Gavin Francis Straw
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Rev Paul Robert Igo OSB Chair since 2022
- Rev James Andrew Mohrman OSB since 2022
- Rev Karol O'Connell since 2026
- Rt. Rev. Abbess Bridget Ann Brennan OSB since 2021
Portfolio (3)
- Rev Alexander Bevan since 2026
- Rev John Douglas Barrett since 2026
- Very REV Gavin Francis Straw
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 297880
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 7TH OCTOBER 1987, AS AMENDED 20TH JANUARY 1993
- Contact on the register
- 01364645500
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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