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

Regular public worship open to all. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Promoting Christiantity through the staging of events, meetings and the distribution of literature. Promoting the whole mission of the church through the provision of activities for all. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

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Latest income

£351k

Latest spending

£316k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £33k for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £351k and expenditure of £316k. The trustees confirmed that available cash and short-term resources of £173k, alongside the ability to redeploy designated funds, provide adequate cover for the reserves policy, allowing the accounts to be prepared on a going-concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £35k; policy: 3 months of reserves in the General Fund)

“Based on the 2025 General Fund expenses, excluding one-off and non-cash items, 3 months of expenses amount to £39k. The balance on the General Fund at 31 December 2025 is £35k.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from PCC members

“During 2025 Reading Gateway received £130,261 in donations from its PCC members (including parties closely related to them). The donors did not attach any conditions to their gifts which required Reading Gateway to alter significantly the nature of its existing activities or policies.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £33k for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £351k and expenditure of £316k. The trustees confirmed that available cash and short-term resources of £173k, alongside the ability to redeploy designated funds, provide adequate cover for the reserves policy, allowing the accounts to be prepared on a going-concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREYFRIARS READING	FY2023	£24k	Other locally based projects
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREYFRIARS READING	FY2024	£24k	Redevelopment Grants
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£3k	Community support and development
THE EARLEY CHARITY	FY2025	£2k	Applications
THE EARLEY CHARITY	FY2024	£2k	Applications

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. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, READING.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Reading Gateway	£351k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, READING FY2024	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK AND ALL SAINTS, READING FY2025	£196k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER FY2025	£230k	—	above	—	no doubt
The Parochial Church Council of Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmer Green and Caversham Park St Barnabas FY2025	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKES REDCLIFFE GARDENS FY2024	£310k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt

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