THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY

Registered charity 261304 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH LANDS OR PARISH HOUSES, ST MICHAEL'S AND ALL SAINT'S CHARITIES - CHURCH BRANCH

Income is applied to defray the cost of repairs to the fabric, fittings and organ of the Parish Church and of insurance of the Parish Church, to the maintanance of music and provision of music, in aid of the stipends of clergy, to the maintenance of property and in making grants for such religious and other charitable purposes as the Feoffees decide after consultation with the PCC.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£682k

Latest spending

£632k

Registered

1970

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £682,219 and unrestricted free reserves of £629,746, which the trustees state are maintained at roughly the level of one year’s expenditure. The charity completed a merger and sold property assets in December 2025, resulting in a net decrease in total funds of £320,041 due to investment and property disposal losses. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: roughly the level of one year’s expenditure, currently at £630,000 (held: £630k)

“General unrestricted ‘free’ reserves available to spend on any of the Charity’s purposes are held in a liquid form in deposit funds and are to be maintained at roughly the level of one year’s expenditure, currently at £630,000.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Purchase of freehold of 136 High Street from Lincoln College (related via trustee Mr N Clifford).

“Mr N Clifford is also a Trustee of Lincoln College. In the prior year, the freehold of 136 High Street was purchased from Lincoln College for £20,000.” — page 23

“The services of the Clerk are made available at no cost to The St Michael's Oxford Educational Trust, which is a small trust awarding grants for educational purposes, five of whose eight trustees are also Feoffees.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Clerk's services provided at no cost to The St Michael's Oxford Educational Trust.

“Mr N Clifford is also a Trustee of Lincoln College. In the prior year, the freehold of 136 High Street was purchased from Lincoln College for £20,000.” — page 23

“The services of the Clerk are made available at no cost to The St Michael's Oxford Educational Trust, which is a small trust awarding grants for educational purposes, five of whose eight trustees are also Feoffees.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£682k

Total spending

£632k

Reserves (reported)

£630k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~12.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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 — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/12/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Lindsay Skoll CMG
Matthew Kent · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew Lebus · trustee of 3 other charities
Nigel Clifford · trustee of 4 other charities
Paul Boland
Professor Andrew Spicer · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev ANTHONY BUCKLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Rupert Francis Sheppard · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£682k	£632k
31/12/2024	£561k	£464k
31/12/2023	£667k	£378k
31/12/2022	£598k	£323k
31/12/2021	£270k	£429k

Common questions

Is THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total income of £682,219 and unrestricted free reserves of £629,746, which the trustees state are maintained at roughly the level of one year’s expenditure. The charity completed a merger and sold property assets in December 2025, resulting in a net decrease in total funds of £320,041 due to investment and property disposal losses. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BISHOP'S STORTFORD (ST MICHAEL).

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BISHOP'S STORTFORD (ST MICHAEL) income £245k
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES income £490k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH, MACCLESFIELD income £286k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LICHFIELD SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT MARY income £153k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, MANCHESTER income £221k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY APOSTLES, CHARLTON KINGS income £227k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY	£682k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BISHOP'S STORTFORD (ST MICHAEL) FY2024	£245k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES FY2025	£490k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH, MACCLESFIELD FY2025	£286k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LICHFIELD SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT MARY FY2024	£153k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANN, MANCHESTER FY2024	£221k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.