The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Reading Gateway

Registered charity 1128198 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC ST. AGNES WITH ST. PAUL AND ST. BARNABAS, READING, Reading Gateway Church, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. AGNES WITH ST. PAUL AND ST. BARNABAS, READING

Latest income

£351k

Latest spending

£316k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £18k for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £47k, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months of expenditure (£39k), providing adequate cover for the charity's operations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £47k)

“It is the policy of the PCC to keep 3 months of reserves in the General Fund to cover the costs of running the Parish. Based on the 2024 expenditure for the General Fund, excluding one-off and other non-cash items, 3 months of expenses amount to £39k. The balance on the General Fund is £47k.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2023) → no going-concern doubt (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Trustees

Rev Nicholas John Hillchair
Alan Cross
Claire Ashby
Helen Winter
JOAN WALKER
Jackie Creed
Jacqueline Caroline Vaney
James Darvall
Jamie Baron Pinches
Marcus Timothy Rutland
Mary Morrey
Peace Amaka Iloh-Obianwu
Rev Anika Parker
Rev Rachel Claire Jeremiah
Richard Winter
Sarah Josephine Simmons
Simon Hodgson
Simon Louis Vaney
Sue Gash

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

Operates in: Reading · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£351k	£316k
31/12/2024	£283k	£266k
31/12/2023	£380k	£420k
31/12/2022	£237k	£233k
31/12/2021	£231k	£287k

Common questions

Is The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Reading Gateway financially healthy?

Who funds The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Reading Gateway?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Reading Gateway as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREYFRIARS READING, BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE EARLEY CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREYFRIARS READING	FY2023	£24k
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k
THE EARLEY CHARITY	FY2024	£2k

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