THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WILTON

Registered charity 1134647 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST GEORGE'S WILTON

Religious Activities

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: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£281k

Latest spending

£244k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £36,008 for the year, driven by a significant increase in unrestricted income from Christian Giving. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £49,271 are just under the stated policy target of three months' revenue expenditure, and they anticipate challenging times ahead due to planned recruitment and building projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“As at 31 December 2025, the PCC's unrestricted reserves stood at £49,271 which amounts to just under three months regular revenue expenditure payable from unrestricted income.” — page 9

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 113
Government income: £4,714 — grants £4,714 (1); 2% of the £280,872 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 49

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

Volunteers: 55

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Dr Nicholas Philip Griffinchair
Andrew Simon Moore
Bethan Elizabeth Baigent
Hilary Anne McKegney
IAN PINDER
James Martin Calder Leck
Lisa Westlake
Mark Maddocks
Mary Rose Waring Carson
Matthew Norman
Naomi Jane Medlock
Paul Smallwood Cole
Rachel Ann Pinder
Rev Richard Paul Kelley
Rev Robert James Cromwell
Richard Barnes
Stephanie Blake

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£281k	£244k
31/12/2024	£222k	£226k
31/12/2023	£223k	£221k
31/12/2022	£192k	£179k
31/12/2021	£140k	£136k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £36,008 for the year, driven by a significant increase in unrestricted income from Christian Giving. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £49,271 are just under the stated policy target of three months' revenue expenditure, and they anticipate challenging times ahead due to planned recruitment and building projects. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Somerset Community Foundation	17/09/2026	£5k	St George's Wilton
Somerset Community Foundation	25/02/2025	£5k	Providing food and building community among isolated and elderly people in Taunton
Somerset Community Foundation	05/12/2024	£1k	Develpment costs for a rural community Men's Shed
Somerset Community Foundation	08/07/2024	£3k	Contribution to new kitchen equipment in a church community hub near Taunton
Somerset Community Foundation	18/08/2023	£3k	Continuing and expanding a warm and welcoming space for vulnerable adults
Somerset Community Foundation	15/11/2022	£1k	Providing a warm space to support those experiencing fuel poverty during the cost-of-living crisis
Somerset Community Foundation	21/12/2021	£3k	Mobile community café to reduce isolation around Taunton

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 MILTON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MILTON income £157k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WILTON WITH NETHERHAMPTON AND FUGGLESTONE income £154k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF WITNEY income £297k
HAMPTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL income £246k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUXTED AND HADLOW DOWN income £124k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S, WELLING income £329k

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 WILTON	£281k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MILTON FY2025	£157k	—	0	above	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WILTON WITH NETHERHAMPTON AND FUGGLESTONE FY2025	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF WITNEY FY2025	£297k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HAMPTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FY2025	£246k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUXTED AND HADLOW DOWN FY2025	£124k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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