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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SONNING

Registered charity 1130763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ANDREW'S SONNING WITH ST PATRICK'S CHARVIL

Regular public worship for all. Provide sacred space for personal prayer & contemplation. Pastoral work, visiting the sick & bereaved. Teach Christianity through sermons, courses, small groups. Religious assemblies in schools. Promote Christianity through events, meetings, & distributing literature. Promote the mission of the Church through parents & toddler activities. Support other charities.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£343k
Latest spending
£467k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the parish ended the year with a net deficit of £117,595, which was covered by cash reserves accumulated during the pandemic. Total income was £343,301, while total expenditure reached £467,152, including significant costs for repairs and the Parish Share. The PCC maintains a reserves policy of three months' unrestricted expenditure, with approximately £60,000 held in a designated reserve fund.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (41% of income)
“Total income for the year was £343,301. There were grants received of £140,025, which included £113,000 from The Bull Inn Ecclesiastical Trust.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months normal Unrestricted payments (held: £60k)
“It is PCC policy to maintain a Reserves balance, which equates to at least three months normal Unrestricted payments (if possible) to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time. Approximately £60,000 has been held in a Designated General Reserve Fund for this.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The parochial church council of the ecclesiastical parish of sonning (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£343k£467k
31/12/2023£314k£392k
31/12/2022£327k£323k
31/12/2021£281k£298k
31/12/2020£325k£288k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SONNING financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the parish ended the year with a net deficit of £117,595, which was covered by cash reserves accumulated during the pandemic. Total income was £343,301, while total expenditure reached £467,152, including significant costs for repairs and the Parish Share. The PCC maintains a reserves policy of three months' unrestricted expenditure, with approximately £60,000 held in a designated reserve fund. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SONNING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SONNING as a grant recipient include BULL INN ECCLESIASTICAL TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BULL INN ECCLESIASTICAL TRUSTFY2023£113kto support the PCC’s work in the parish, covering the communities of Charvil, Sonning and Sonning Eye
BULL INN ECCLESIASTICAL TRUSTFY2021£113kto support the PCC’s work in the parish, covering the communities of Charvil, Sonning and Sonning Eye
BULL INN ECCLESIASTICAL TRUSTFY2024£113kto support the PCC's work in the parish, covering the communities of Charvil, Sonning and Sonning Eye

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST1£52k

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 WALTON-ON-THAMES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SONNING£343k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALTON-ON-THAMES FY2025£385k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS BURBAGE IN THE DIOCESE OF SALISBURY FY2025£101k—0unclear—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, ALDEBURGH FY2025£183k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TIDENHAM WITH BEACHLEY AND LANCAUT FY2025£180k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARD'S, LEXDEN FY2024£154k—0unclear—no doubt

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