THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, BANBURY

Registered charity 1153218 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PAUL'S PCC, BANBURY

The purpose of St Paul's Church is to honour God the Father by:living ourselves in the light of Jesus;caring for one another in the love of Jesus;reaching out to others with the life of Jesus,in the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Latest income

£262k

Latest spending

£315k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £53,010 for the year, driven by reduced income and increased expenditure. Despite this, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £85,000 meet the stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity remains in a position to continue its operations with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £85k)

“The PCC policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves at a minimum of 3 months of unrestricted expenditure. The target is 6 months.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Three trustees received remuneration for their employee roles within the charity: Susan Castle (£5,806), Rev Steve Short (£40,988), and Jeannette Law (£37,180).

“During the year three trustees received remuneration. The remuneration paid during the year was for the employees' role within the charity and not for their role as a trustee. The total remuneration paid during the year is as follows: Susan Castle £5,806, Rev Steve Short £40,988, Jeannette Law £37,180” — page 21

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Abigail Patterson
Diane Todd
FIONA WILKINS
JAMES McKENZIE
JEANNETTE LAW
JONATHAN PATTERSON
Jessica Bonas
Katherine Carlisle
Lynne Denyer · trustee of 1 other charity
MARGARET CLARK
MICHAEL CLARK
MICHAEL MOIR
Nelly Lukwo
Paul Freake
REV DANIEL MCGOWAN
Rebekah Morgan
Rev STEPHEN SHORT
SARAH PRESTON
TIMOTHY HOWE
VICTORIA MOIR

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£262k	£315k
31/12/2024	£353k	£296k
31/12/2023	£226k	£182k
31/12/2022	£187k	£161k
31/12/2021	£176k	£161k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, BANBURY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £53,010 for the year, driven by reduced income and increased expenditure. Despite this, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £85,000 meet the stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity remains in a position to continue its operations with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. 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
MAGNIFY FOUNDATION	1	£55k
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

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 ST. PAUL , OADBY.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL , OADBY income £150k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, WOKING income £103k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S KNIGHTSBRIDGE income £802k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, HAMMERSMITH income £1.5m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SLOUGH income £309k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S EALING income £739k

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 PAUL'S, BANBURY	£262k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL , OADBY FY2024	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, WOKING FY2024	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S KNIGHTSBRIDGE FY2024	£802k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, HAMMERSMITH FY2024	£1.5m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SLOUGH FY2025	£309k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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