ENCOUNTER TRUST WINCHCOMBE

Registered charity 1157308 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian Faith through the running of a church and related activities in Winchcombe and the surrounding area. To support mission and those in need or distress.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN WINCHCOMBE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£292k

Latest spending

£305k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,507 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £291,870 against total expenditure of £305,160. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £90,603, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy of holding not less than three months of discretionary expenditure. The charity is debt-free and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of discretionary expenditure (held: £91k)

“unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets should be not less than 3 months of discretionary expenditure including that required to satisfy contractual commitments to staff members and provide working capital for growth as the charity continues to develop.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Encounter Trust Winchcombe uses church building and No 9 Gretton Road owned by Matilda Swinburne Trust at no extra cost.

“Encounter Trust Winchcombe is the sole trustee of the Matilda Swinburne Trust which has legal ownership of the church building and No 9 Gretton Road both of which are used by Encounter Trust Winchcombe at no extra cost.” — 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.

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
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/10/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (22/04/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Mark Robert Baileychair
ALISTAIR CAMPBELL MAGEE · trustee of 1 other charity
Adam Jonathan Lee
Alison Jayne Busby
Malcolm Norman Hayes
Martin Shields Dickie
Maxwell Wiltshire
Michelle Dearman

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£292k	£305k
31/08/2024	£318k	£298k
31/08/2023	£226k	£223k
31/08/2022	£177k	£177k
31/08/2021	£188k	£160k

Common questions

Is ENCOUNTER TRUST WINCHCOMBE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,507 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £291,870 against total expenditure of £305,160. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £90,603, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy of holding not less than three months of discretionary expenditure. The charity is debt-free and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified during the examination. 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
CLARK FOUNDATION	1	£10k
TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON	1	£9k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHANDLER'S FORD	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WINCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE.

WINCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE income £14.2m
REDEEMER WINCHESTER income £324k
HOPE CHURCH WINCHESTER income £975k
WINCHCOMBE ARTS & COMMUNITY HUB income £197k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S CHURCH, WINCHMORE HILL income £384k
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH GLOUCESTER income £212k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ENCOUNTER TRUST WINCHCOMBE	£292k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WINCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2025	£14.2m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
REDEEMER WINCHESTER FY2025	£324k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HOPE CHURCH WINCHESTER FY2024	£975k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WINCHCOMBE ARTS & COMMUNITY HUB FY2025	£197k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S CHURCH, WINCHMORE HILL FY2025	£384k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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