Christopher Daws is a chartered accountant and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
He was the Financial and Deputy Secretary of the Church Commissioners for England until his retirement at the end of 2006. He has been a trustee of Action for Children, Chairman of the Action for Children Pension Fund, a member of the Board for Actuarial Standards and the independent member of the audit committee of the Charity Commission.
He is a trustee of The Share Foundation, Friends of Malmesbury Abbey, and Malmesbury Abbey Music Society.