THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALDATES, OXFORD

Registered charity 1131154 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ALDATES PCC, OXFORD

Latest income

£3.2m

Latest spending

£2.8m

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income rose by 22.1% to £2,899k, resulting in a surplus of £97k after designated transfers. Total reserves stood at £2,453k, with free reserves of £502k, which the Trustees note was higher than their stated policy target.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£76k)

“In the current year one member of staff received total remuneration (excluding pension contributions) of between £60,000 and £70,000.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“In the current year one member of staff received total remuneration (excluding pension contributions) of between £60,000 and £70,000. In the prior year one member of staff received total remuneration (excluding pension contributions) of between £70,000 and £80,000.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between 75% and 100% of the previous year’s Gift Day receipts plus allowance for unexpected expenditure and working capital (held: £502k)

“The Trustees have agreed that the reserves policy should be between 75% and 100% of the previous year’s Gift Day receipts plus allowance for unexpected expenditure and working capital.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Revd Mark Brickman and Revd Reema Shinhmar are ex-officio members of the PCC and Trustees and receive remuneration, pension or benefits for their ministry roles. Total paid was £86,405 (2024: £85,070) of which pension was £6,405 (2024: £6,810).

“Revd Mark Brickman and Revd Reema Shinhmar are ex-officio members of the PCC and Trustees and receive remuneration, pension or benefits for their ministry roles. The remuneration is set to match stipends, pensions and/or housing allowances in the Diocese of Oxford. Total paid was £86,405 (2024: £85,070) of which pension was £6,405 (2024: £6,810).” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Thousand Years Music Ltd

“The financial statements consolidate those of the charity and its trading subsidiary (Thousand Years Music Ltd).” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mercer Lewin.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2024) to £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2025).

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Stephen Foster — Rector (source)
Simon Ponsonby — Director of Theology (source)
Lauren Harris — Worship Director (source)
Tapiwa Mhuka — Head of People + Culture (source)
Tom Curtis — Head of Finance + IT (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£3.2m

Total spending

£2.8m

Reserves (reported)

£502k

Employees

37

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Rev Stephen Fosterchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Alissa Moore-Williams
Andrew Legg
Anya Herklots
Carol Lister · trustee of 1 other charity
David Peter Bennet · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Colleen McGregor
Dr Lydia Akinola
Dr Monique Davisson
Ifeanyi Maijeh
James Andrew Mitchell · trustee of 1 other charity
Jeremy Basset
Joven Lim
Katherine Nicholson
Lawrence Owusu
Mark Younger
Mrs Funmi Durodola
Nicholas Masterson-Jones
Rachel Yousaf
Reema Shinhmar
Shumirai Kupara
Wongani Mwanza

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£3.2m	£2.8m
31/12/2024	£2.7m	£2.7m
31/12/2023	£2.6m	£2.6m
31/12/2022	£2.9m	£2.4m
31/12/2021	£1.8m	£1.7m

Common questions

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

The accounts state that unrestricted income rose by 22.1% to £2,899k, resulting in a surplus of £97k after designated transfers. Total reserves stood at £2,453k, with free reserves of £502k, which the Trustees note was higher than their stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mercer Lewin.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALDATES, OXFORD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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