THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF WITNEY
Provision of religious services and support activites
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a small operating surplus of £790 for the year, with unrestricted income of £249,737 against core operating costs of £248,947. Per the trustees' report, general reserves of £52,449 are held, which is significantly in excess of the £22,000 required by their agreed funding policy.
What the accounts disclose
“0101 ~+Giftaid - bank 107,225” — page 20
“This requires that the PCC maintains an average of £7,000 over the year, to meet unexpected changes in cashflow, while each DCC (Hailey, Holy Trinity and St Mary's) maintains an average of £5,000, to cover minor maintenance issues.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- 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
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- ANDREW JAMES SPARKES CMG
- ASHLEY STUART ARNOLD
- CHARLOTTE FRANCES TREMAIN
- Dr HELEN MARIE BROADBENT
- IAN GALLETLEY MBE, MA
- JANICE MARGARET STANILAND MA
- Jeremy Joseph Lasman
- KATHARINE GAIL BANKS
- Kirsten Sally Morgan
- NATHANIEL ROBERT MILES
- PHILIPPA ANN NASH CMG
- Professor Emeritus LINDEN REGINALD WEST Ph D
- RUTH HELEN SHEPPARD
- RUTH HELEN SMITH
- Rev DAVID AUSTIN PIZZEY
- Rev Mark Wilson Thomas
- Rev Susannah Hester Jones
- Revd Dr CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE DINGWALL-JONES
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £297k | £296k |
| 31/12/2024 | £381k | £412k |
| 31/12/2023 | £319k | £413k |
| 31/12/2022 | £488k | £430k |
| 31/12/2021 | £337k | £244k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF WITNEY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a small operating surplus of £790 for the year, with unrestricted income of £249,737 against core operating costs of £248,947. Per the trustees' report, general reserves of £52,449 are held, which is significantly in excess of the £22,000 required by their agreed funding policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/09/2015 | £247k | "Restoration of the chancel roof of St Mary's Church, Witney" |