THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF COWLEY ST JOHN, OXFORD

Registered charity 1130349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COWLEY ST JOHN PCC

Regular public worship open to allThe provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereavedTeaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groupsTaking of religious assemblies in schoolsSupporting other charities in the UK and overseas

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Latest income

£322k

Latest spending

£394k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £72,707 for the year, driven largely by £126,845 in church improvement costs and high repair expenses. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves held at year-end were equivalent to between two and three months of expenditure, which is broadly in line with the stated policy target of three months.

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: £57k; policy: three months of regular expenditure)

“At 31st December 2025, equivalent to between two and three months of expenditure was held in unrestricted reserves which is broadly in line with the PCC’s reserves policy.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Martha Grace Weatherillchair
ALISON JANE SHAPTON
Chloe Robinson
David John Stanford Gimson
RODNEY BURR
Richard Keith Dunkerley

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£322k	£394k
31/12/2024	£226k	£201k
31/12/2023	£197k	£177k
31/12/2022	£177k	£204k
31/12/2021	£153k	£238k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF COWLEY ST JOHN, OXFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £72,707 for the year, driven largely by £126,845 in church improvement costs and high repair expenses. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves held at year-end were equivalent to between two and three months of expenditure, which is broadly in line with the stated policy target of three months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF COWLEY ST JOHN, OXFORD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF COWLEY ST JOHN, OXFORD as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	05/03/2026	£305k	"Securing the Fabric and Future of St Mary & John, Cowley Road, East Oxford"
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/01/2026	£20k	Providing a warm and welcoming space for our community activities
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/11/2024	£20k	All Ages Community Coordinator
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/01/2020	£5k	Enabling community use of an urban churchyard
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/11/2010	£5k	Nature Trails in an Urban Churchyard

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, COWPLAIN.

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 COWLEY ST JOHN, OXFORD	£322k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, COWPLAIN FY2025	£121k	—	below	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF COWLEY, OXFORD FY2024	£108k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARETS, IPSWICH FY2025	£181k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND ALL SAINTS WHALLEY FY2025	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, COLNEY HEATH FY2024	£206k	—	above	—	no doubt

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