THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST MARY, WARWICK

Registered charity 1128087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£540k

Latest spending

£911k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased significantly due to the completion of the Tower Project, leaving free unrestricted reserves of £100,000 against a historical policy target of six months' operating costs (approximately £185,000). The trustees confirm that the budgeted income and expenditure for the next twelve months are sufficient to continue as a going concern without material uncertainty.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £291k; policy: six months operating costs (some £185,000))

“Historically we have sought to hold six months operating costs in reserve (some £185,000) currently leaving only just over £100,000 as “free” unrestricted reserves.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Angus Aagaard received £2,900 in flat rate expenses towards expenditure incurred in his role as Vicar.

“During the year, Angus Aagaard, trustee, was paid flat rate expenses of £2,900 (2023 - £Nil) towards expenditure incurred in his role as Vicar.” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: St Mary's received grants from Warwick Choral Trust, where trustees Elizabeth Antrobus and Angus Aagaard served as trustees.

“During the year, trustees Elizabeth Antrobus and Angus Aagaard were also trustees of Warwick Choral Trust from which St Mary’s received grants of £1,140 (2023: £1,710). Angus Aagaard was also a trustee of The King Henry VIII Endowed Trust, Warwick from which St Mary’s received £181,527 (2023: £174,662) and £62,000 from the Project Pool (2023: £85,215)” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£540k

Total spending

£911k

Cost of raising funds

£44k

Reserves (reported)

£291k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (01/02/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTHONY RICHARD MAYELL KING
Alex Matheson
Amelia Webster
Carol Warren
DESMOND MICHAEL JACK
DOREEN JOAN MILLS
Elisabeth Antrobus
GILL JAMES
Helen Dodworth
JAYNE ALISON MCHALE
JOHN STEPHEN LUXTON · trustee of 2 other charities
Julie Blake
Kate Stenner
Olena Milienko
Rev Angus Aagaard
Tim Clark

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£540k	£911k
31/12/2023	£976k	£1.7m
31/12/2022	£1.1m	£459k
31/12/2021	£671k	£695k
31/12/2020	£437k	£415k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST MARY, WARWICK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased significantly due to the completion of the Tower Project, leaving free unrestricted reserves of £100,000 against a historical policy target of six months' operating costs (approximately £185,000). The trustees confirm that the budgeted income and expenditure for the next twelve months are sufficient to continue as a going concern without material uncertainty. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/04/2024	£8k	ALB - Rural Payments Agency - Farming Recovery Fund 2024-25
UK government	01/04/2023	£17k	GCA DEL RPA UK ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/11/2022	£250k	"Understanding the past, imagining the future"
UK government	01/04/2022	£23k	Environmental Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2