THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BIBURY WITH WINSON AND BARNSLEY

Registered charity 1185185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF BIBURY WITH WINSON AND BARNSLEY

Provision of religious activities

Objects

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

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) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cotswold, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£146k

Latest spending

£275k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced a net outflow of £129,642 in 2025, driven by a significant drop in receipts and increased maintenance costs. While unrestricted reserves of £402,997 currently exceed the stated policy target of one year's expenditure, the trustees are actively monitoring the situation and taking steps to reduce future outflows.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Total receipts for the year were £145,677 which was £71,163 lower than in 2024. This was primarily because one significant grant which had been recurring was paid in January 2026 rather than during the calendar year 2025.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one year's expenditure (reserves figure: £403k)

“It is the policy of the PCC to hold general and unrestricted funds in reserve equal to at least one year’s expenditure.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Trustees are taking steps to reduce the outflow in 2026. This will be assisted by the renewal of the recurring grant for which the Trustees are grateful. In addition, a close watch will be kept on recurring expenses” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Vicar's expenses are reimbursed in full, covering travelling, telephone, stationery, postage, entertaining, gardening assistance, and a proportion of vicarage utility costs.

“It is the policy to reimburse the Vicar’s expenses in full. Expenses cover travelling, telephone, stationery, postage, entertaining and some gardening assistance and in addition a proportion of the utility costs of the vicarage.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 25
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 15

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

Volunteers: 15
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 29/02/2024, 121 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 29/02/2024, 486 days after the 31/10/2022 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Timothy Hastie-Smithchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Alexander David Forrester
Andrew Westbrook Edward
Angela Alderton
Caroline Hastie-Smith
Dana Kinder
Deborah Ballinger
Dominic Spacie
JANE SACCHI · trustee of 1 other charity
Jacqueline Colburn · trustee of 1 other charity
John Haiste
LAVINIA SIDGWICK
MARGARET ANN HAIGH
Matthias Hauger
Michael Gledhill
Verena Chalk

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£146k	£275k
31/12/2024	£217k	£244k
31/12/2023	£217k	£182k
31/12/2022	£190k	£178k
31/12/2021	£204k	£145k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BIBURY WITH WINSON AND BARNSLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity experienced a net outflow of £129,642 in 2025, driven by a significant drop in receipts and increased maintenance costs. While unrestricted reserves of £402,997 currently exceed the stated policy target of one year's expenditure, the trustees are actively monitoring the situation and taking steps to reduce future outflows. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUXTED AND HADLOW DOWN income £124k
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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BIBURY WITH WINSON AND BARNSLEY	£146k	—	0	above	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUXTON FY2025	£215k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ASHBURTON WITH BUCKLAND-IN-THE-MOOR AND BICKINGTON FY2025	£184k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUXTED AND HADLOW DOWN FY2025	£124k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KEIGHLEY FY2025	£568k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WHICKHAM FY2025	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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