THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY WITH WALTON CARDIFF

Registered charity 1133813 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TEWKESBURY ABBEY PCC

To promote the pastoral, evangelistic, social & ecumenical mission of the Church. Public worship is available & Christianity is taught through sermons,courses & small groups. The Abbey welcomes visitors: offering hospitality, a sacred space for prayer & contemplation. To aid the pastoral work of the Abbey and for the benefit of the community it is vital to maintain Abbey buildings & churchyard.

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Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£1.1m

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £318,048 for the year, driven largely by a £250,000 grant from the National Lottery. Unrestricted funds showed a net deficit of £3,233 before transfers, while total net assets increased to £2,010,850. The trustees consider the going concern basis of accounting to be appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: a

“Included within staff costs (note 10 ) is: a) £40,798 (2023: £38,253) paid to Carleton Etherington, the spouse of a Trustee, employed as Director of Music and Organist. The amount owed at 31 December 2024 was £446.”

“b) £9,410 (2023: £8,461) paid to Pat Horsley, the mother of a Trustee employed, as a Temporary Verger. The amount owed at 31 December 2024 was £830.” — page 25

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: b

“Included within staff costs (note 10 ) is: a) £40,798 (2023: £38,253) paid to Carleton Etherington, the spouse of a Trustee, employed as Director of Music and Organist. The amount owed at 31 December 2024 was £446.”

“b) £9,410 (2023: £8,461) paid to Pat Horsley, the mother of a Trustee employed, as a Temporary Verger. The amount owed at 31 December 2024 was £830.” — page 25

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: c

“Included within staff costs (note 10 ) is: a) £40,798 (2023: £38,253) paid to Carleton Etherington, the spouse of a Trustee, employed as Director of Music and Organist. The amount owed at 31 December 2024 was £446.”

“b) £9,410 (2023: £8,461) paid to Pat Horsley, the mother of a Trustee employed, as a Temporary Verger. The amount owed at 31 December 2024 was £830.” — page 25

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: d

“Included within staff costs (note 10 ) is: a) £40,798 (2023: £38,253) paid to Carleton Etherington, the spouse of a Trustee, employed as Director of Music and Organist. The amount owed at 31 December 2024 was £446.”

“b) £9,410 (2023: £8,461) paid to Pat Horsley, the mother of a Trustee employed, as a Temporary Verger. The amount owed at 31 December 2024 was £830.” — page 25

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: e

“Included within staff costs (note 10 ) is: a) £40,798 (2023: £38,253) paid to Carleton Etherington, the spouse of a Trustee, employed as Director of Music and Organist. The amount owed at 31 December 2024 was £446.”

“b) £9,410 (2023: £8,461) paid to Pat Horsley, the mother of a Trustee employed, as a Temporary Verger. The amount owed at 31 December 2024 was £830.” — page 25

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Tewkesbury Abbey Limited

“The group and the Charity also trade under the name Tewkesbury Abbey Limited.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Regulatory Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£1.1m

Cost of raising funds

£337k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Benjamin Foster-Smithchair
Andrew Thomas Westenborg Maynard
Elizabeth Swift
Hildegarde Elizabeth Charman
James Bennett Lancelot · trustee of 1 other charity
Janet Edith Mary Davis
Joy Patricia Pegg · trustee of 1 other charity
Julie Northcott
Leslie John Stamp
Linda Jeffreys
Michael David Bristow
Nancy Oakes
Paul David Charman · trustee of 2 other charities
Peter James Smail
Rachel Walters
Rev Nicholas Duff Davies · trustee of 2 other charities
Rowan Ireland
Rubin Lee Hart

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.4m	£1.1m
31/12/2023	£701k	£616k
31/12/2022	£868k	£870k
31/12/2021	£791k	£827k
31/12/2020	£658k	£607k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY WITH WALTON CARDIFF financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £318,048 for the year, driven largely by a £250,000 grant from the National Lottery. Unrestricted funds showed a net deficit of £3,233 before transfers, while total net assets increased to £2,010,850. The trustees consider the going concern basis of accounting to be appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Regulatory Audit.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY WITH WALTON CARDIFF?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY WITH WALTON CARDIFF as a grant recipient include THE LIDBURY FAMILY TRUST, THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION.

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.

Paul David Charman — trustee here and at THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION
Rev Nicholas Duff Davies — trustee here and at THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LIDBURY FAMILY TRUST	FY2024	£182k
THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£65k	music in the Abbey
THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£41k	music in the Abbey
THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£35k	music in the Abbey
THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£35k	mission and ministry at Celebrate
THE LIDBURY FAMILY TRUST	FY2022	£30k
THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£27k	mission and ministry at Celebrate
THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION	FY2021	£25k	mission and ministry
THE TEWKESBURY ABBEY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£21k	mission and ministry at Celebrate

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	06/11/2024	£250k	"Tewkesbury Abbey – Welcoming All"
UK government	14/10/2020	£185k	CRF20 Tewkesbury Abbey PCC

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 ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST	1	£400

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY WITH WALTON CARDIFF	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST FRANCIS, BARCOMBE FY2025	£149k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST MARY'S SWINDON FY2025	£444k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALTHAM ABBEY FY2025	£309k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MILDRED'S, ADDISCOMBE FY2025	£383k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALTON HOLY TRINITY, AYLESBURY FY2025	£334k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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