SEVEN TOWERS JOINT COUNCIL
We are the Joint PCC for 5 CofE parishes in Gloucestershire
Objects
PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,472 for the year, with total income of £230,343 and total outgoing of £237,815. Free/unrestricted reserves (General Fund) stood at £94,408, which the trustees note is outside their stated policy guideline of 3-6 months' expenditure but expected to fall back into range during 2025.
What the accounts disclose
“It is JC policy to maintain a balance on general funds (if possible), which equates to between 3 and 6 months’ general fund payments” — page 2
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- ANTHONY ROGER JAMES CRAWSHAW
- Alison Moseley
- Andrew Wilkins
- Carolyn Margaret Wright
- Derek John Wright
- Dr Ian Donald
- Eleanor Stevenson
- GRAHAM DAVID LIMBRICK
- HAZEL COTTON
- Janine Ruth Smith
- Joan Harris Howard
- Lynda Chan
- Philip Cotton
- Rev Philippa Donald
- Simon Trapnell
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £181k | £185k |
| 31/12/2024 | £230k | £238k |
Common questions
Is SEVEN TOWERS JOINT COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,472 for the year, with total income of £230,343 and total outgoing of £237,815. Free/unrestricted reserves (General Fund) stood at £94,408, which the trustees note is outside their stated policy guideline of 3-6 months' expenditure but expected to fall back into range during 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/05/2025 | £11k | "St Mary & Corpus Christi Re-roofing Project" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETROC'S SOUTH BRENT
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' STAPLEHURST
- THE JOINT CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL BENEFICE OF HOLY TRINITY MALVERN AND WEST MALVERN
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STRATFORD ST JOHN WITH CHRIST CHURCH
- The Parochial Church Council of the United Parish of Chinnor, Sydenham, Aston Rowant and Crowell
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, TEWKESBURY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEVEN TOWERS JOINT COUNCIL | £181k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETROC'S SOUTH BRENT | £100k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' STAPLEHURST | £149k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE JOINT CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL BENEFICE OF HOLY TRINITY MALVERN AND WEST MALVERN | £157k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STRATFORD ST JOHN WITH CHRIST CHURCH | £182k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| The Parochial Church Council of the United Parish of Chinnor, Sydenham, Aston Rowant and Crowell | £146k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |