THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARDS, EYNSHAM

Registered charity 1165586 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST LEONARDS PCC, EYNSHAM

The Charity holds religious services, which are open to all, in the parish church, and these services can be accessed by all without charge..Within the ecclesiastical parish the church seeks to serve the whole community.The Church itself is open for various groups , concerts and other community events from time to time during the week.

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

Latest income

£237k

Latest spending

£284k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £647,666 to £595,501, resulting in a net expenditure over income of £52,165 for the year. The Trustees report that the reserves policy target of at least three months of normal unrestricted payments (£41,185) is being met, with £60,074 held in free reserves. The Independent Examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation of the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months normal unrestricted payments, equivalent to £41,185 (reserves figure: £60k)

“It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to at least three months normal unrestricted payments, equivalent to £41,185” — page 6

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
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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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: 50

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

Volunteers: 100

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

Volunteers: 100

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Duncan Piers Fraserchair · trustee of 3 other charities
ALAN FREDERICK THORNTON
ANDREW MICHAEL GREENWOOD
CATHERINE RACHEL ATHERSTONE
John Edward Anderson
Kevin Robert McKemey
Margaret Rosemary Thornton
Michael John Sinfield · trustee of 2 other charities
Neil Grady
ROY LEDGLEY WASTIE
RUTH ANNE LOCKWOOD
SIMON HUGH HOME COOK
SUSAN NICHOLA GREENWOOD
Sally Joy Owen

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£237k	£284k
31/12/2024	£205k	£199k
31/12/2023	£187k	£181k
31/12/2022	£176k	£161k
31/12/2021	£173k	£162k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARDS, EYNSHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £647,666 to £595,501, resulting in a net expenditure over income of £52,165 for the year. The Trustees report that the reserves policy target of at least three months of normal unrestricted payments (£41,185) is being met, with £60,074 held in free reserves. The Independent Examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation of the financial statements. 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 MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£25k
THE MESSAGE TRUST	1	£10k
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

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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 ST LEONARDS, EYNSHAM	£237k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, EAST GRINSTEAD FY2025	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARD, HYTHE FY2025	£171k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ECCLESHALL (HOLY TRINITY & ST CHADS) FY2025	£230k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF AYLSHAM FY2025	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN, CAMBRIDGE FY2025	£149k	—	above	—	no doubt

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