THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BIRCHWOOD AND WOOLSTON

Registered charity 1185707 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION - WOOLSTON (PARISH CHURCH), CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION - BIRCHWOOD (WORSHIP CENTRE), THE TABLE, OAKWOOD (MISSION OUTREACH), THE UNITED PARISH OF BIRCHWOOD AND WOOLSTON

The PCC of the Parish of Birchwood and Woolston, have the responsibility, of cooperating with the Vicar of the Parish or visiting clergy whilst in an Interregnum, of promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Full details of current activities are included in our Annual Report.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are critically low, with a general fund balance of £3,600 (or £2,500 after pending costs) and total bank reserves of £44,000, most of which is restricted. The charity reports falling income and increasing costs, noting that the 2026 budget will be challenging to manage against this trend. While the charity is meeting its immediate obligations, such as paying the Parish Share, it acknowledges a need for long-term financial sustainability through revenue generation and cost reduction.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Investment
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Tabitha Prabhakara Raochair
• Ann Brennan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anthony Taylor
• Cheryl Ann Simpson
• Graham Arthur Broady
• Hilda Taylor
• Julie Margaret Clegg
• Michael John Brennan
• Neil David Fairweather BSc, MSc
• Peter Davies BSc
• Peter Eric Dibben
• Stuart Walsh

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).