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ECCLESIASTICAL PURPOSES IN CONNEXION WITH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

Registered charity 257099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ecclesiastical purposes in connection with the Church of England

Objects

TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. SWITHIN, WALCOT.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF ST SWITHIN WALCOT

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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Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the trust's net assets decreased by £4,881 during the year due to maintenance expenditures exceeding income, though the trustees note this was budgeted and asset levels are not expected to fall further in 2026. The trust holds unrestricted reserves of £33,591 in cash and investments, supported by a fixed asset property valued at £863,885. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental income (61% of income)
“Rental - Top Flat 19707” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Maintenance work carried out by Ian Williams Limited, a related party? The text does not explicitly state Ian Williams is a trustee or connected person, only that they carried out work. However, the prompt asks for disclosed related-party transactions. The text does NOT explicitly disclose Ian Williams as a related party. It discloses the grant to Walcot PCC. It discloses the letting agency Andrews. No explicit related party transaction is disclosed beyond the grant to the beneficiary.
“The trust pays a monthly grant of £1300 to Walcot PCC, amounting to £15600 in total for the year.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£32k£37k
31/12/2024£30k£24k
31/12/2023£24k£18k
31/12/2022£23k£16k
31/12/2021£20k£16k

Common questions

Is ECCLESIASTICAL PURPOSES IN CONNEXION WITH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust's net assets decreased by £4,881 during the year due to maintenance expenditures exceeding income, though the trustees note this was budgeted and asset levels are not expected to fall further in 2026. The trust holds unrestricted reserves of £33,591 in cash and investments, supported by a fixed asset property valued at £863,885. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.