THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH

Registered charity 1142099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WALCOT PCC

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

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: Bath and North East Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£356k

Latest spending

£269k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds showed a surplus of £84,211 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £290,978. The trustees report that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of three months of current expenditure, which is approximately £60,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of current expenditure (now being around £60,000) (reserves figure: £291k)

“The PCC has agreed that we should retain a long-term unrestricted reserve of three months of current expenditure (now being around £60,000), which is felt to represent a sensible balance between prudence and faith.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Spouse of Trustee Andy Waterman received staff costs for administrative services.

“During the financial year Mrs Bryony Waterman (Spouse to Trustee Mr Andy Waterman) received £16,744 (2024:£16,538) in staff costs in relation to administrative services provided to Walcot PCC in furtherance of the Charity's objects.” — page 18

“During the financial year Mrs Suzanne Darwin (Spouse to Trustee Mr Dan Darwin) received £19,706 (2024:£19,463) in staff costs in relation to administrative services provided to Walcot PCC in furtherance of the Charity's objects.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Spouse of Trustee Dan Darwin received staff costs for administrative services.

“During the financial year Mrs Bryony Waterman (Spouse to Trustee Mr Andy Waterman) received £16,744 (2024:£16,538) in staff costs in relation to administrative services provided to Walcot PCC in furtherance of the Charity's objects.” — page 18

“During the financial year Mrs Suzanne Darwin (Spouse to Trustee Mr Dan Darwin) received £19,706 (2024:£19,463) in staff costs in relation to administrative services provided to Walcot PCC in furtherance of the Charity's objects.” — page 18

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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: 40
Government income: £4,732 — grants £4,732 (1); 1% of the £356,472 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 30

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

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £959 — grants £959 (4); under 1% of the £200,935 total gross income on the same return

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Tim Gleghornchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Andy Waterman
Ben James Kelsey
Charles Tull
Dan Darwin
Fay Breed
Lorri Penn
Margaret Warne
Matthew Judd

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£356k	£269k
31/12/2024	£260k	£287k
31/12/2023	£201k	£227k
31/12/2022	£200k	£214k
31/12/2021	£179k	£190k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds showed a surplus of £84,211 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £290,978. The trustees report that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of three months of current expenditure, which is approximately £60,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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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 WALCOT, BATH	£356k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WARWICK FY2025	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, WOKING FY2025	£162k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, WATFORD FY2025	£349k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH, WESTON, ALL SAINTS FY2025	£694k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S, WELLING FY2025	£329k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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