THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER CHIPPENHAM

Registered charity 1131473 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PETER'S PCC CHIPPENHAM

Ministry to the Parish of St Peter ChippenhamPromoting the sharing of the Christian FaithOutreach to local community

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Latest income

£128k

Latest spending

£170k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of nearly £41,000 for the year, primarily due to significant expenditure on the Peter Window replacement. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £10,984.96 remain above the stated policy minimum of £8,000, and planned giving increased by over 18%, which they consider a demonstration of the church's true financial health.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months essential expenditure (held: £11k)

“The PCC is committed to maintaining an £8,000 minimum reserve representing three months essential expenditure” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Simon David Dunnchair
Ann Dunn
CHRISTOPHER GOUGH
Cordula Hurcum
DAPHNE PATHENA BRINDLE
Gillian Perkins
Margaret Ann Hall
Margaret Perthen
Matthew Charles Hurcum
Nigel Alfred Fuller BA Hons
Philip godfrey
Rev Christina Lynne Godfrey
Rev Jason Dean Lee
Susan Valerie Burt

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£128k	£170k
31/12/2024	£123k	£121k
31/12/2023	£104k	£107k
31/12/2022	£216k	£197k
31/12/2021	£103k	£96k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER CHIPPENHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of nearly £41,000 for the year, primarily due to significant expenditure on the Peter Window replacement. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £10,984.96 remain above the stated policy minimum of £8,000, and planned giving increased by over 18%, which they consider a demonstration of the church's true financial health. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£10k

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 CHIPPENHAM (ST ANDREW) WITH TYTHERTON LUCAS.

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 ST PETER CHIPPENHAM	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHIPPENHAM (ST ANDREW) WITH TYTHERTON LUCAS FY2024	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER LE POER, FRIERN BARNET FY2025	£288k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, WATFORD FY2025	£241k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, CHIPPENHAM WITH LANGLEY BURRELL FY2024	£225k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT PETER FARNBOROUGH FY2025	£703k	—	above	—	no doubt

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