# THE FRIENDS OF ABINGDON ABBEY BUILDINGS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1183398
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 14, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1183398


## Contact

- **Address:** ABBEY BUILDINGS TRUST, 18 THAMES STREET, ABINGDON
- **Postcode:** OX14 3HZ
- **Phone:** 01235 559120
- **Email:** chair@abingdonabbeybuildings.co.uk
- **Website:** https://www.abingdonabbeybuildings.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ABINGDON ABBEY, ITS BUILDING AND SITE AND OTHER HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND LAND IN THE TOWN OF ABINGDON-ON-THAMES AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD;B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECTS OF THE ABBEY, ITS PROPERTIES AND THE HISTORY, HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF THE LOCAL AREA.

**Activities:** (a) for the public benefit,  the preservation, restoration, development and maintenance of Abingdon Abbey, its buildings and site and other historic buildings and land in the town of Abingdon-on-Thames and its neighbourhood;(b)  to advance  education in the subjects of the abbey, its properties and the history, heritage and culture of the local area.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Oxfordshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Gregory Bensberg MBE** | Chair | Aug. 24, 2023 |
| Andrew Cherriman |  | Aug. 11, 2025 |
| BRYAN WYMAN BROWN |  | May 14, 2019 |
| Godfrey Cole CBE |  | Sept. 19, 2023 |
| Lucinda Sporle |  | Oct. 21, 2025 |
| Matthew Stevens |  | Aug. 27, 2019 |
| Michael Ward |  | July 15, 2024 |
| Roberta Ann Nichols |  | Aug. 27, 2019 |
| Roger Michael Thomas |  | Aug. 27, 2019 |
| Sarah Ann Onion |  | Feb. 25, 2025 |




