THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL WANTAGE

Registered charity 1181640 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF WANTAGE

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER AND ST.PAUL WANTAGE

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: Vale of White Horse, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£194k
Latest spending
£232k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £62,153, driven by unrestricted funds falling by £6,584 and restricted funds falling by £55,569. General unrestricted reserves stood at £41,088, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £70,000. The trustees have concluded that the charity remains a going concern with sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“It is the PCC’s policy to maintain general unrestricted funds of approximately six months’ unrestricted expenditure, to allow for fluctuations in income and unexpected repairs or other items of expenditure. This would amount to approximately £70,000. At the end of 2025 general unrestricted funds were £41,088.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Phil Johnson (trustee) received salary/expenses of £8,397.
“One trustee (Phil Johnson) is employed by the PCC as Director of Music at an annual salary and expenses at the end of 2025 of £8,397 (2024: £7,384) under a contract which pre-dates his appointment as a trustee in May 2025.” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Phil Johnson employed as Director of Music
“One trustee (Phil Johnson) is employed by the PCC as Director of Music at an annual salary and expenses at the end of 2025 of £8,397 (2024: £7,384) under a contract which pre-dates his appointment as a trustee in May 2025.” — page 48
“In 2025, the PCC’s income included £17,267 of accrued grant from the Butler Trust towards roof repairs and building maintenance and running costs (2024: £19,871).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from Butler Trust (trustees overlap with PCC)
“One trustee (Phil Johnson) is employed by the PCC as Director of Music at an annual salary and expenses at the end of 2025 of £8,397 (2024: £7,384) under a contract which pre-dates his appointment as a trustee in May 2025.” — page 48
“In 2025, the PCC’s income included £17,267 of accrued grant from the Butler Trust towards roof repairs and building maintenance and running costs (2024: £19,871).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from Wantage Parish Music Guild (trustees overlap with PCC)
“One trustee (Phil Johnson) is employed by the PCC as Director of Music at an annual salary and expenses at the end of 2025 of £8,397 (2024: £7,384) under a contract which pre-dates his appointment as a trustee in May 2025.” — page 48
“In 2025, the PCC’s income included £17,267 of accrued grant from the Butler Trust towards roof repairs and building maintenance and running costs (2024: £19,871).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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: 35
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £8,000 — grants £8,000 (1); 4% of the £208,320 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 3% of the £158,382 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 10/11/2024, 10 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£194k£232k
31/12/2024£208k£251k
31/12/2023£158k£187k
31/12/2022£180k£229k
31/12/2021£160k£248k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL WANTAGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £62,153, driven by unrestricted funds falling by £6,584 and restricted funds falling by £55,569. General unrestricted reserves stood at £41,088, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £70,000. The trustees have concluded that the charity remains a going concern with sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL WANTAGE£194k——below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, CAMBERLEY FY2025£354k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER'S PEDMORE, STOURBRIDGE FY2025£86k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY FY2025£365k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, UPLYME FY2025£94k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN SWANLEY FY2025£49k—0above—no doubt

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