THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OLVESTON

Registered charity 1134397 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S PCC, OLVESTON

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Latest income

£122k

Latest spending

£97k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general purposes expenditure exceeded income by £10,431 in 2025, resulting in an in-year deficit of £6,674 after transfers. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, citing unrestricted reserves of £36,945 which represent just under six months of unrestricted general purposes expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 6 months’ unrestricted general purposes payments (held: £37k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain (where possible) a balance on unrestricted general purposes funds (free reserves) equating to approximately 6 months’ unrestricted general purposes payments.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

David Lewis Prothero
Debbie Harries
Dr David George Shaw
GEORGE BERNARD AMOS
John Lindsey Henniker-Heaton
MIKE WRIGHT · trustee of 1 other charity
Martin John Gibson
Philip Edward Savage · trustee of 1 other charity
REV ANN LLOYD
REV DAVID HUGH BONE MA
Rev David Peter LLoyd
Rev David Sefton Moss · trustee of 2 other charities
SUE FARR
Stephanie Fairhead

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£122k	£97k
31/12/2024	£160k	£119k
31/12/2023	£167k	£146k
31/12/2022	£126k	£152k
31/12/2021	£219k	£273k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OLVESTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general purposes expenditure exceeded income by £10,431 in 2025, resulting in an in-year deficit of £6,674 after transfers. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, citing unrestricted reserves of £36,945 which represent just under six months of unrestricted general purposes expenditure. 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 LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

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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. MARY'S, OLVESTON	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY WITH ST. LEONARD, BROOMFIELD FY2025	£119k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST NICOLAS PRESTBURY CHELTENHAM FY2025	£379k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN THAME FY2025	£338k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW FY2024	£303k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY, STOKE BY NAYLAND FY2025	£219k	—	unclear	4.7%	noted

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