THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HEADINGTON QUARRY, OXFORD

Registered charity 1138600 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOLY TRINITY HEADINGTON QUARRY

Holy Trinity is part of the Church of England providing regular public worship which is open to all.

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Latest income

£299k

Latest spending

£657k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £357,695 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to treating church extension construction costs as current expenditure rather than capital assets. Despite this reported loss, total net assets increased to £445,464 following a £465,000 revaluation of the Binswood Avenue property, and unrestricted reserves of £38,736 remain above the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ reserves cover (held: £39k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance of at least 3 months’ reserves cover.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Helen Day, a PCC member, received a salary of £7,621 for work as parish administrator.

“Helen Day, a member of the PCC, received a salary totalling £7,621 (2023: £7,275) for her work as parish administrator. Her appointment as parish administrator preceded her election to the PCC.” — page 20

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Helen Day, a PCC member, received salary for work as parish administrator.

“Helen Day, a member of the PCC, received a salary totalling £7,621 (2023: £7,275) for her work as parish administrator. Her appointment as parish administrator preceded her election to the PCC.” — page 20

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2023) to "above" (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Bryan Martin Littlechair
ANDRENA HYLOUISE ELAINE PALMER BA, CA
Andrea Taylor
Anna Williams
Diana Harrison
Diane Elizabeth Mason
Frances Farrar
Hannah Hanlon
Helen Madoc Nowicki
Hilary Rollin
Janet Foot
Lucy Vickers
Peter Jordan
Philippa Logan
RICHARD WILLIAM CARLING
Rebecca Morris
Richard Churchill
Yue-Yi Hwa

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£299k	£657k
31/12/2023	£261k	£127k
31/12/2022	£141k	£116k
31/12/2021	£195k	£134k
31/12/2020	£186k	£138k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HEADINGTON QUARRY, OXFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £357,695 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to treating church extension construction costs as current expenditure rather than capital assets. Despite this reported loss, total net assets increased to £445,464 following a £465,000 revaluation of the Binswood Avenue property, and unrestricted reserves of £38,736 remain above the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HEADINGTON QUARRY, OXFORD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HEADINGTON QUARRY, OXFORD as a grant recipient include DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Single payment

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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 HOLY TRINITY, HEADINGTON QUARRY, OXFORD	£299k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER FY2025	£739k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, IN THE DIOCESE OF OXFORD FY2025	£369k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, SOUTHPORT FY2025	£203k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY BOLTON LE SANDS CARNFORTH FY2025	£138k	—	below	20.2%	noted
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE MOST HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY, HULL FY2024	£623k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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