THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SHAW CUM DONNINGTON

Registered charity 1172611 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St Mary's is a church that is part of the Oxford Diocese in Berkshire. Regular services take place during the week and at weekends. Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals also take place. St Mary's plays an active part in the local community and runs lunch clubs for elderly residents, a support group for those who have been bereaved as well as a number of activities for young people and families.

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH, PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,819 for the year, primarily due to planned capital expenditure, which was covered by general reserves. Despite the deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £64,584, exceeding the stated policy target of £30,000, and cash funds were £76,353 at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Raymond Clive Obinchair
• BARBARA JANE BRADFORD
• David Willetts
• Dr Paul Sievers
• ELIZABETH MARY GOLDSACK
• Lesley Eleanor Almond
• MARY VERONICA DAWKINS
• Mary Rye
• Mike Stuart
• RACHEL HASLAM
• Rosamund Gillian Stuart
• Steven Richard Joplin

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

Operates in: West Berkshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, PURLEY ON THAMES, DIOCESE OF OXFORD income £134k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, BRAMALL LANE SHEFFIELD income £86k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESTIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY STORRINGTON income £159k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY, BRIDGWATER income £136k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIXHAM ST MARY income £127k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY OF CHARITY FAVERSHAM KENT income £113k

Side by side with its peers

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