# THE SOCIETY OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 900512
- **Other names:** BURNHAM ABBEY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 16, 1990
- **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=900512


## Contact

- **Address:** BURNHAM ABBEY, LAKE END ROAD, TAPLOW, MAIDENHEAD
- **Postcode:** SL6 0PW
- **Phone:** 01628 604080
- **Email:** burnhamabbey@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.burnhamabbey.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES &amp; PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY A) THE PROVISION &amp; MAINTENANCE OF A RETREAT/ GUEST HOUSE B) THE PROMOTION &amp; MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. C) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS &amp; SPIRITUAL TEACHING 2. THE PROTECTION &amp; PRESERVATION OF SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL &amp; PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH BY PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE HELP TO THOSE IN NEED THEREOF 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY &amp; ARCHAEOLOGY OF BURNHAM ABBEY.

**Activities:** We follow a traditional monastic pattern of life. All our services of worship are open to the public and guest accomodation is available for private retreats and quiet days. We provide a listening ear to those who may be helped by it. Talks on prayer &amp; religious life are sometimes given to visiting groups. Financial support is given for the care of the Society&#x27;s elderly Sisters in Africa.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Lesotho
- South Africa
- Buckinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Windsor And Maidenhead





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **SISTER VICTORIA ANN LAY SPB** | Chair | April 19, 2004 |
| ALASTAIR JAMES HUNTER |  | Dec. 15, 2022 |
| Rev Mieke Aaltjen Cornelia Gaynor |  | Feb. 8, 2021 |
| SISTER MARY BENEDICT WARD |  | May 20, 2015 |
| SISTER MARY LAURENCE SPB |  | Aug. 11, 2011 |




