THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF OADBY

Registered charity 1132456 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OADBY PCC

Regular public worship open to all. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through the provision of activities for all ages. Teaching Christianity through sermons and small groups. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation.

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.

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

Registered contact address: Oadby and Wigston, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£187k
Latest spending
£182k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net positive movement in funds of £4,736 for the year, with unrestricted reserves held at £48,412. The trustees state that reserves are currently held above the stated policy target of six months' core operating costs due to anticipated building expenditures. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months core operating costs (gross salaries and essential operating costs) (reserves figure: £48k)
“It is the policy of the PCC to hold reserves equivalent to six months core operating costs (gross salaries and essential operating costs) at any one time.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Payments of £1,790 were made to three trustees (Donald Smith, Linda Harwood, Robert Morris) for services at weddings and funerals.
“During the year three (2024: 3) Trustees were paid for their services at weddings & funerals. These were Donald Smith, Linda Harwood and Robert Morris. The combined total of their payments in 2025 was £1,790 (2024: £2,248)” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees and their partners
“Donations of £17,678 (2024: £20,753) were received during the year from 18 (2024: 20) Trustees & their partners. No conditions were attached to these donations.” — page 21
“During the year a grant of £2,218 was received from the Oadby Educational Foundation towards work with children. Donald Smith and Steve Bailey are trustees of the charity and also trustees of the Oadby Educational Foundation.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant received from Oadby Educational Foundation
“Donations of £17,678 (2024: £20,753) were received during the year from 18 (2024: 20) Trustees & their partners. No conditions were attached to these donations.” — page 21
“During the year a grant of £2,218 was received from the Oadby Educational Foundation towards work with children. Donald Smith and Steve Bailey are trustees of the charity and also trustees of the Oadby Educational Foundation.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to St John the Baptist Church
“Donations of £17,678 (2024: £20,753) were received during the year from 18 (2024: 20) Trustees & their partners. No conditions were attached to these donations.” — page 21
“During the year a grant of £2,218 was received from the Oadby Educational Foundation towards work with children. Donald Smith and Steve Bailey are trustees of the charity and also trustees of the Oadby Educational Foundation.” — page 21
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £1,813 — grants £1,813 (4); under 1% of the £187,068 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 55
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Peter's Church, Oadby (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£187k£182k
31/12/2024£190k£214k
31/12/2023£212k£178k
31/12/2022£182k£169k
31/12/2021£171k£146k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net positive movement in funds of £4,736 for the year, with unrestricted reserves held at £48,412. The trustees state that reserves are currently held above the stated policy target of six months' core operating costs due to anticipated building expenditures. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST1£52k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£15k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF OADBY£187k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL , OADBY FY2025£156k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SELBY ST MARY FY2025£404k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PORTISHEAD FY2025£314k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CROSBY ST FAITH FY2025£63k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF OTTERY ST MARY FY2025£542k—0above—no doubt

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