THE TRUST OF ST BENEDICT'S ABBEY EALING
Registered charity 242715 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EALING ABBEY - ST BENEDICTS SCHOOL - ST BENEDICTS PARISH, ST BENEDICT'S ABBEY EALING, ST BENEDICT'S, EALING
The charity's activities are centred around the Roman Catholic Benedictine Monastery of Ealing Abbey. They include the busy parish of Ealing Abbey, a non-denominational counselling service which seeks to fill a gap in NHS counselling and a centre for adult education where students study and seek to understand the monastic life.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £32,509 for the year, driven by a deficit on operating activities of £108,689 which was partially offset by investment gains. The trustees report that free reserves of £4,934,657 are reasonable in the current circumstances, noting that macroeconomic uncertainty may necessitate caution with financial decisions.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Investment income (44% of income)
“£748,606 (2024 – £736,918) was investment income”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between £2 million and £3.5 million (held: £4.9m)
“The trustees consider that between £2 million and £3.5 million is an appropriate level of free reserves for the charity to maintain” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The School paid £580,730 (2024 – £562,674) to the Trust being the rent for the School premises and the properties rented by School employees.
“The School paid £580,730 (2024 – £562,674) to the Trust being the rent for the School premises and the properties rented by School employees.” — page 52
“The School paid a net teaching salary of £5,623 (2024 – £5,380) to one member of the Community. This salary was gifted to the charity by the relevant member of the Community.” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The School paid a net teaching salary of £5,623 (2024 – £5,380) to one member of the Community. This salary was gifted to the charity by the relevant member of the Community.
“The School paid £580,730 (2024 – £562,674) to the Trust being the rent for the School premises and the properties rented by School employees.” — page 52
“The School paid a net teaching salary of £5,623 (2024 – £5,380) to one member of the Community. This salary was gifted to the charity by the relevant member of the Community.” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity also agreed to guarantee the pension liability of the Independent School's Pension scheme as well as pay all creditors and provided assistance in case of the school being declared insolvent.
“The School paid £580,730 (2024 – £562,674) to the Trust being the rent for the School premises and the properties rented by School employees.” — page 52
“The School paid a net teaching salary of £5,623 (2024 – £5,380) to one member of the Community. This salary was gifted to the charity by the relevant member of the Community.” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Dom Robert Igo — Abbot President of the English Benedictine Congregation (source)
- Jeremias Schröder — Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation (source)
- Michael Butterfield — Director of Music (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reported reserves equal ~29.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (44% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ealing
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE TRUST OF ST BENEDICT'S ABBEY EALING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £32,509 for the year, driven by a deficit on operating activities of £108,689 which was partially offset by investment gains. The trustees report that free reserves of £4,934,657 are reasonable in the current circumstances, noting that macroeconomic uncertainty may necessitate caution with financial decisions. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
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