ARBORFIELD AND BARKHAM PARISH CHURCHES TRUST

Registered charity 1056400 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE TRUST SEEKS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PARISH CHURCH COUNCILS OF ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH, ARBORFIELD AND ST JAMES' CHURCH, BARKHAM AND CHRIST CHURCH, WOKINGHAM. THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE: - TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; - TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS OF PEOPLE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS; AND - OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£434k

Latest spending

£395k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets stood at £475,943, with unrestricted reserves of £61,040. The trustees note that the charity does not seek to accumulate large reserves and that there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operating.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: 1). This employee’s benefits were in the range £60,000+ to £70,000.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: 1). This employee’s benefits were in the range £60,000+ to £70,000.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £61k)

“The Trust does not seek to accumulate large reserves and uses the resources at its disposal to further its objectives in the medium term.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr CHARLOTTE LOUISE WILDE · trustee of 1 other charity
MICHAEL ROGER BYRNE · trustee of 2 other charities
Maarten Fontein
Rev ANDREW PHILIP KEARNS · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£434k	£395k
31/12/2024	£422k	£377k
31/12/2023	£377k	£351k
31/12/2022	£382k	£353k
31/12/2021	£367k	£340k

Common questions

Is ARBORFIELD AND BARKHAM PARISH CHURCHES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets stood at £475,943, with unrestricted reserves of £61,040. The trustees note that the charity does not seek to accumulate large reserves and that there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of ARBORFIELD AND BARKHAM PARISH CHURCHES TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds ARBORFIELD AND BARKHAM PARISH CHURCHES TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARBORFIELD AND BARKHAM PARISH CHURCHES TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARTHOLOMEWS, ARBORFIELD, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BARKHAM.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

MICHAEL ROGER BYRNE — trustee here and at THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BARKHAM
Rev ANDREW PHILIP KEARNS — trustee here and at THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARTHOLOMEWS, ARBORFIELD

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARTHOLOMEWS, ARBORFIELD	FY2024	£29k	Parish Share / Ministry costs
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BARKHAM	FY2022	£12k	Church Plant fund payments

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARTHOLOMEWS, ARBORFIELD.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARTHOLOMEWS, ARBORFIELD income £119k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, WEST WICKHAM income £147k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BARKHAM income £229k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, WOKINGHAM income £472k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WAREHAM income £245k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHIGWELL AND CHIGWELL ROW income £393k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ARBORFIELD AND BARKHAM PARISH CHURCHES TRUST	£434k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARTHOLOMEWS, ARBORFIELD FY2024	£119k	—	0	above	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, WEST WICKHAM FY2025	£147k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BARKHAM FY2025	£229k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, WOKINGHAM FY2024	£472k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WAREHAM FY2025	£245k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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