# WORTH ABBEY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1093913
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 24, 2002
- **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=1093913


## Contact

- **Address:** WORTH ABBEY, PADDOCKHURST ROAD, TURNERS HILL, CRAWLEY
- **Postcode:** RH10 4SB
- **Phone:** 01342710310
- **Email:** TheMonastery@worthabbey.net
- **Website:** www.worthabbey.net



## Activities

**Objects:** (1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION;(2)THE RELIEF OF THE INFIRM, AGED OR POOR AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE RELIEF OF AGED PRIESTS AND CLERICS, OTHER PERSONS PROFESSING THE CATHOLIC RELIGION OR WHO ARE RELATED TO PRIESTS OR CLERICS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH;(3)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PRIESTS AND PERSONS DESIROUS OF BECOMING PRIESTS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH; AND(4)SUCH OTHER PURPOSES THAT ARE CHARITABLE IN ENGLISH LAW WHETHER OR NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

**Activities:** In response to the call of Christ, the monks of Worth Abbey live as a community, create a sanctuary into which we welcome visitors to share our life of prayer & we offer evangelization through our many works outside of the monastery including within Worth School, parish & our retreat house.  We support the Lay Community of St Benedict, the Compass project & work with refugees & the poor in Peru.

**Area of benefit:** WEST SUSSEX




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Peru
- Brighton And Hove
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £23485427 | £23409591 | £30266278 | 301 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £21870855 | £21745246 | £29989372 | 280 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £18976833 | £17969850 | £30086934 | 278 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £15525089 | £15717200 | £29188121 | 270 |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £16310895 | £15946333 | £28812378 | 271 |



## Trustees

- Alda Andreotti — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Anne-Marie Piper — appointed March 25, 2024
- Rev John Douglas Barrett — appointed Dec. 21, 2013
- Rev Michael Thoms — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Rev PATRICK VINCENT FLUDDER — appointed June 29, 2012
- Rev Peter Christopher Jamison — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Rev Peter Mostyn Williams — appointed June 15, 2021
- THE REVEREND CHRISTOPHER LINLEY MURRAY