ANN PYTT'S CHARITY

Registered charity 247891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Funds raised are used for the upkeep of the fabric of the three churches in the parish administered by the Parochial Church Council of Asthall and Swinbrook-with-Widford, namely St Nicholas, Asthall, St Marys, Swinbrook and St Oswald's-in-the-field, Widford.Funds are obtained mainly from investment income and rental of land to local farmers.

Objects

The residue of the annual income of the Charity shall be applied by the trustees in such proportions as they shall think to advance religion by:(1) the maintenance, repair and enhancement of the fabrics of the Parish Church of Swinbrook, the Parish Church of Widford and the Parish Church of Asthall; and (2) supporting the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in the said ecclesiastical parish of Asthall, Swinbrook and Widford.

Area of benefit: PARISHES OF ASTHALL, SWINBROOK AND WIDFORD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £1,194,707, having decreased from £1,220,482 in the prior year due to a net expenditure of £25,775. The trustees report no fund deficits and confirm there are no financial concerns regarding the charity's ongoing viability. The charity holds significant fixed asset investments valued at £530,000.

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 3 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
• 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
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Jeremy Carter
• Nicholas John Lucas Chance CVO · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nigel John Street
• Rev Thomas David Putt · trustee of 11 other charities
• angus john cordy-simpson

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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