ST PAULS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL AND PARISH ROOM

Registered charity 309060 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(1) Awarding grants to persons under the age of 25, who live or are educated within the parish, for the furtherance of their education. (2) Providing grants to St Pauls C of E School for the furtherance of religious knowledge. (3) Providing grants to the Sunday School for the furtherance of religious knowledge.

Objects

A) PROVIDING AT THE SCHOOL PRIZES AND SUCH BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR THE SCHOOLS AS MAY BE AGREED BETWEEN THE MANAGING TRUSTEES AND THE GOVERNORS OF THE SCHOOL. B) FURTHERING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY MEANS OF A SUNDAY SCHOOL OR OTHERWISE FOR CHILDREN RESIDENT IN OR ATTENDING ANY COUNTY OR VOLUNTARY SCHOOL IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, WOKINGHAM. C) PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN OR ATTENDING AND COUNTY OR VOLUNTARY SCHOOL IN THE SAID ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

Area of benefit: ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WOKINGHAM

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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Registered contact address: Wokingham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£88k

Latest spending

£91k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £121,673 at the end of the financial year, with a net expenditure of £2,309. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity's reserves policy is to maintain sufficient funds to keep the Parish Rooms in good repair, with surplus income designated for grant payments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Income of £16,443 was received during the year from interest on proceeds which arose from the historical sale of a parcel of land associated with the Trust Deed.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to maintain the Parish Rooms in good repair for the foreseeable future (reserves figure: £122k)

“The Charity maintains sufficient reserves to maintain the Parish Rooms in good repair for the foreseeable future.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Charity received £13,560 (2024: £13,531) from the Trustee as reimbursement of payroll and incidental expenses.

“The Charity received £13,560 (2024: £13,531) from the Trustee as reimbursement of payroll and incidental expenses.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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ST PAULS PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£88k	£91k
31/12/2024	£93k	£53k
31/12/2023	£80k	£65k
31/12/2022	£67k	£47k
31/12/2021	£42k	£31k

Common questions

Is ST PAULS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL AND PARISH ROOM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £121,673 at the end of the financial year, with a net expenditure of £2,309. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity's reserves policy is to maintain sufficient funds to keep the Parish Rooms in good repair, with surplus income designated for grant payments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 ST PAUL, SLOUGH.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SLOUGH income £309k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CLAPHAM income £189k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CHICHESTER income £229k
The Parish of Saint Paul Grange-over-Sands income £65k
THE CHURCH LANDS income £849k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SHIPLEY income £109k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST PAULS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL AND PARISH ROOM	£88k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SLOUGH FY2025	£309k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CLAPHAM FY2025	£189k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CHICHESTER FY2025	£229k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Parish of Saint Paul Grange-over-Sands FY2025	£65k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHURCH LANDS FY2025	£849k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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