# Douai Abbey Parishes Trust

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1063237
- **Other names:** DOUAI ABBEY PARISH TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** July 5, 1997
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1063237


## Contact

- **Address:** DOUAI ABBEY, UPPER WOOLHAMPTON, READING
- **Postcode:** RG7 5TQ
- **Phone:** 0118 9715339
- **Email:** dapt@douaiabbey.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.douaiabbey.org.uk/our-parishes.php



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION BY PROMOTING IN CHURCHES AND PARISHES APPROPRIATED TO DOUAI ABBEY AFORESAID

**Activities:** THE ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN CHURCHES AND PARISHES INCORPORATED TO DOUAI ABBEY.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gloucestershire
- Lancashire
- Warwickshire
- West Berkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £900377 | £1014051 | £5836028 | 9 |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £836936 | £928628 | £5970538 | 9 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £836249 | £811990 | £5927842 | 9 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £825001 | £695617 | £5686564 | 11 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £676196 | £623653 | £5639000 | 11 |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £690450 | £673667 | £5244212 | 13 |



## Trustees

- **Rev Paul Clive Forsythe Gunter OSB** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 9, 2016
- Rev Andrew Scott Hugh Somerville Knapman OSB — appointed Jan. 1, 2021
- Rev Bernard Godric Timney OSB — appointed Jan. 2, 2008
- Rev Francis Gerard Hughes OSB — appointed Oct. 1, 2006
- Rev Mark Benedict Thompson OSB — appointed Oct. 18, 2015
- Rev Paul Austin Gurr OSB — appointed Oct. 23, 2025
- Rev Thomas John Oliver Holt OSB — appointed Sept. 22, 2024
- Rev Walter Geoffrey Scott OSB — appointed Jan. 2, 1998
- Stephen Jones — appointed Oct. 18, 2018