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

Religious activities

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Warwick, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£540k

Latest spending

£911k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £291,079, which is above the charity's historical policy target of six months' operating costs (approximately £185,000). However, the filing notes that total reserves have decreased significantly due to the completion of a major tower restoration project, and the charity is currently focused on rebuilding its financial strength. The trustees confirm that the budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months operating costs (held: £291k)

“Historically we have sought to hold six months operating costs in reserve (some £185,000)” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Angus Aagaard received £2,900 in flat rate expenses.

“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, a related party entity 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).” — page 22

“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.

Related-party transaction: St Mary's received income from The King Henry VIII Endowed Trust, a related party entity where trustee Angus Aagaard served as a trustee.

“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).” — page 22

“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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% 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: 8.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (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 stood at £291,079, which is above the charity's historical policy target of six months' operating costs (approximately £185,000). However, the filing notes that total reserves have decreased significantly due to the completion of a major tower restoration project, and the charity is currently focused on rebuilding its financial strength. The trustees confirm that the budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months. 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

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k
THE LAPWORTH CHARITY	1	£3k

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST MARY, WARWICK	£540k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WARWICK FY2023	£153k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS WITH ST MAURICE, YORK. FY2025	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY COGGES FY2024	£413k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH FY2025	£356k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, PLYMOUTH FY2025	£500k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.