THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF WITNEY

Registered charity 1129784 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WITNEY PCC

Provision of religious services and support activites

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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Latest income
£297k
Latest spending
£296k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Gift aid - bank (36% of income)
“0101 ~+Giftaid - bank 107,225” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: PCC average of £7,000 and each DCC average of £5,000 (held: £52k)
“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.”
Per its FY2025 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/09/2015£247k"Restoration of the chancel roof of St Mary's Church, Witney"