THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SEBASTIAN, WOKINGHAM

Registered charity 1139933 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST SEBASTIAN'S PCC, WOKINGHAM

St. Sebastian's Church mission statement states that 'we believe God is calling us as a church to be a beacon in the community, to lead people to Jesus Christ and to help them grow in Him. ?A city set on a hill cannot be hidden? (Matthew 5:14)

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: Wokingham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£169k

Latest spending

£157k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £12,659 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £169,251 and total expenditure of £156,592. The trustees report that free reserves (General Fund) stood at £31,013, which meets their stated policy target of approximately two months' general fund payments or £30,000. The charity anticipates a further surplus in 2026, though it notes that additional funding will be required for future staff employment and significant church roof repairs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two month’s general fund payments or £30,000 (reserves figure: £31k)

“It has been PCC policy, where practicable, to maintain a minimum balance of free reserves (net current assets) equating to approximately two month’s general fund payments or £30,000.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The wife of Nigel Birch (a PCC member) is a trustee of The Mityana Charity. During the year the PCC made grants of £1,200 (2024 £1200) to support The Mityana Charity.

“The wife of Nigel Birch (a PCC member) is a trustee of The Mityana Charity. During the year the PCC made grants of £1,200 (2024 £1200) to support The Mityana Charity.” — page 37

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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: 32

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

Volunteers: 62
Government income: £400 — grants £400 (1); under 1% of the £211,183 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 62
Government income: £475 — grants £475 (1); under 1% of the £176,380 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rickey Simpson-Graychair
Christopher John Bull
Claire Madeleine Morrison
David Metson
David Paul Smart
JANET FRANCES ROGERS
Kathleen Stephenie Urban
Mark William Andrews
Mary Beatrice Unwin
Nigel Birch
Paul John Morrison
Wendy Lorraine Wickens

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£169k	£157k
31/12/2024	£211k	£187k
31/12/2023	£176k	£175k
31/12/2022	£148k	£172k
31/12/2021	£145k	£176k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SEBASTIAN, WOKINGHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £12,659 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £169,251 and total expenditure of £156,592. The trustees report that free reserves (General Fund) stood at £31,013, which meets their stated policy target of approximately two months' general fund payments or £30,000. The charity anticipates a further surplus in 2026, though it notes that additional funding will be required for future staff employment and significant church roof repairs. 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 LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£115k

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 BATH, WESTON, ALL SAINTS.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH, WESTON, ALL SAINTS income £694k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, WOKINGHAM income £472k
OAKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £276k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BOWLING ST STEPHEN income £168k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, SHADWELL income £791k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTHLAKE ST JAMES income £169k

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 SEBASTIAN, WOKINGHAM	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH, WESTON, ALL SAINTS FY2025	£694k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, WOKINGHAM FY2025	£472k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OAKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£276k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BOWLING ST STEPHEN FY2025	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, SHADWELL FY2025	£791k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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