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BERKSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Registered charity 288797 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BERKSHIRE CHURCHES TRUST, R C B C T, ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE CHURCHES TRUST

To apply the income and capital of theTrust, at the discretion of the Trustees, for the "preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction" of Churches of specified denominations in "Berkshire or in any Parish adjacent thereto, and of monuments, fittings, fixtures, stained glass and chattels in any sych Church or Churchyard belonging to such Churches"

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Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £156,099, with no formal reserves policy currently in place. The trustees report that financial resources are sufficient for current operations, noting that grant expenditure has historically been limited by the number of applications received rather than available funds.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Berkshire Historic Churches Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£41k£38k
31/03/2024£36k£36k
31/03/2023£32k£21k
31/03/2022£26k£19k
31/03/2021£21k£30k

Common questions

Is BERKSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £156,099, with no formal reserves policy currently in place. The trustees report that financial resources are sufficient for current operations, noting that grant expenditure has historically been limited by the number of applications received rather than available funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BERKSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BERKSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TILEHURST ST CATHERINE AND CALCOT ST BIRINUS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kGeneral charitable purposes
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kGeneral charitable purposes
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TILEHURST ST CATHERINE AND CALCOT ST BIRINUSFY2022£25Home Missions
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TILEHURST ST CATHERINE AND CALCOT ST BIRINUSFY2023£25Home Missions
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TILEHURST ST CATHERINE AND CALCOT ST BIRINUSFY2021£25Home Missions