Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 1

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

DOUAI ABBEY PARISHES TRUST

THE ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN CHURCHES AND PARISHES APPROPRIATED TO DOUAI ABBEY.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/22		£825	£696	£129	£3	£5,687	£60	1	11	112
31/08/21		£676	£624	£53	£0	£5,639	£56	1.1	11	112
31/08/20		£690	£674	£17	£14	£5,244	£44	0.8	13	80
31/08/19		£861	£969	£-108	£5	£5,284	£45	0.6	15	80
31/08/18		£927	£838	£89	£0	£5,352	£47	0.7	3	1
31/08/17		£904	£827	£77	£5	£4,404	£44	0.6	3	0
31/08/16		£771	£793	£-23	£22	£4,215	£54	0.8	4	0
31/08/15		£723	£900	£-177	£8	£4,111	£39	0.5	4	0
31/08/14		£696	£700	£-4	£6	£4,331	£39	0.7	4	0
31/08/13		£930	£739	£191	£7	£3,773	£35	0.6	4	0
31/08/12		£904	£724	£179	£8	£3,492	£29	0.5	5	0
31/08/11		£790	£712	£78	£9	£3,271	£26	0.4	5	0
31/08/10	*	£648	£651	£-2	£8	£3,174	£25	0.5	6	0
31/08/09		£623	£633	£-10	£5	£3,113	£38	0.7	6	0
31/08/08		£646	£551	£94	£5	£3,140	£46	1	6	0
31/08/07	*	£636	£686	£-50	£5	£3,095	£51	0.9	18	0
31/08/06	*	£541	£537	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05		£586	£547	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04		£683	£604	£80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1%
Reserves/Spending: 1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years

http://www.douaiabbey.org.uk/our-parishes.php

dapt@douaiabbey.org.uk

0118 9715300

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Reading, Warwickshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
112 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	04/07/2019	Community Hall Renovation Project
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Amplify youth group
£3,454	19/11/2018	We want equipment to continue to help young people in Ormskirk and beyond to gain access to the DofE Awards.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

REV ALISTAIR ALBAN HOOD OSB Appointed: 2022

REV ANDREW SCOTT HUGH SOMERVILLE KNAPMAN OSB Appointed: 2021

REV BERNARD GODRIC TIMNEY OSB Appointed: 2008

REV GERARD FRANCIS HUGHES OSB Appointed: 2006

REV PAUL CLIVE FORSYTHE GUNTER OSB (Chair) Appointed: 2016

STEPHEN JONES Appointed: 2018

FATHER GEOFFREY Appointed: 1998, Other trusteeship: THE BENEDICTINE TRUST,

REV MARK BENEDICT THOMPSON OSB Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE STUDLEY ST MARYS R C JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE FUND,

REV ROBERT ALEXANDER AUSTIN OSB Appointed: 2008, Other trusteeship: THE BENEDICTINE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/07/1997, number: 1063237

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR10: 13 days late, AR07: 28 days late, AR06: 38 days late,

Main office

Douai Abbey
Upper Woolhampton
READING
RG7 5TG

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources