# THE COMMUNITY OF ST EDMUND OF THE ENGLISH CONGREGATION OF THE ORDER OF ST BENEDICT ESTABLISHED AT DOUAI ABBEY, WOOLHAMPTON, BERKSHIRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 236962
- **Other names:** DOUAI ABBEY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Nov. 9, 1965
- **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=236962


## Contact

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



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION.

**Activities:** Douai Abbey is a community of Benedictine monks who are involved in educational, pastoral and other work. The main pastoral activity consists of welcoming guests who come for retreats and conferences, in groups or as individuals. The Abbey Church and the other facilities are also used by other organisations, both religious and secular, for their own meetings and activities.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bracknell Forest
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor And Maidenhead
- Wokingham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £872445 | £1197618 | £14488377 | 15 |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £568545 | £1218871 | £14738796 | 15 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £597883 | £1078534 | £15250691 | 15 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £634063 | £932933 | £15976074 | 13 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £483205 | £795808 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **REV PAUL GUNTER OSB** (Chair) — appointed March 23, 2017
- REV THOMAS HOLT OSB — appointed March 23, 2017
- Rev Andrew Scott Hugh Somerville Knapman OSB — appointed Nov. 18, 2014
- Rev Mark Benedict Thompson OSB — appointed May 20, 2025
- Rev Stephen Gabriel Wilson OSB — appointed May 11, 2022