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ST MARY'S HEADINGTON PCC

Registered charity 1209987 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S BARTON

Latest income
£546k
Latest spending
£664k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £81,058, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £25,000. The charity notes that general costs reduced significantly due to the building closure, but faces ongoing challenges including the completion of the 'Building to Serve' project and the recruitment of a new vicar.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £81k)
“The trustees have a policy of maintaining £25,000 or 25% of general expenditure in the previous financial year whichever is the greater. This is to maintain a minimum of three months general expenditure.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans from congregation members
“As of March 2026, we have £140,000 offered in interest free loans from several members of the congregation”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Data breach with DBS provider APCS
“In October, following a data breach with APCS, our DBS provider, we temporarily signed up with thirtyone:eight as our DBS provider” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£546k
Total spending
£664k
Reserves (reported)
£25k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£546k£664k

Common questions

Is ST MARY'S HEADINGTON PCC financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £81,058, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £25,000. The charity notes that general costs reduced significantly due to the building closure, but faces ongoing challenges including the completion of the 'Building to Serve' project and the recruitment of a new vicar. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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