THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF CAVERSHAM THAMESIDE AND MAPLEDURHAM

Registered charity 1133686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PETER CAVERSHAM AND ST MARGARET MAPLEDURHAM

The main objective the PCC is to promote in the Parish the whole mission of the Church; pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical.

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Latest income
£381k
Latest spending
£421k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted current assets amounted to £295,000, which the trustees consider adequate to continue operating. However, the charity reported an overall deficit on unrestricted funds of £33,000 for the year, driven by a £14,000 operational deficit and a £19,000 loss on investment values.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of normal annual expenditure (held: £400k)
“it is PCC policy to maintain a cash balance equivalent to around six months of normal annual expenditure on Unrestricted funds, which implies a balance of approximately £165,000 is required.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£551k
Total spending
£609k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~20.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Reading

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£381k£421k
31/12/2024£551k£609k
31/12/2023£414k£430k
31/12/2022£342k£348k
31/12/2021£700k£315k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF CAVERSHAM THAMESIDE AND MAPLEDURHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted current assets amounted to £295,000, which the trustees consider adequate to continue operating. However, the charity reported an overall deficit on unrestricted funds of £33,000 for the year, driven by a £14,000 operational deficit and a £19,000 loss on investment values. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.