PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHAMPSTEAD AND CALIFORNIA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Previously excepted
Registered: 10 June 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £371,087
Latest expenditure: £361,905
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Church Office, The Manor House, Church Lane, Finchampstead, Berkshire, RG40 4LU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.pfc-church.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Regular public worship open to all.The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation.Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved.Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups.Taking of religious assemblies in schools.The provision of a youth club with a Christian ethos.Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £371,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £361,905

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £352,722
Total Gross Expenditure: £373,073

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 7 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £346,477
Total Gross Expenditure: £380,905

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £304,329
Total Gross Expenditure: £346,186

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £405,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £374,717

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £371,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £361,905
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £900
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 80

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £352,722
Total Gross Expenditure: £373,073
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £346,477
Total Gross Expenditure: £380,905
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 90

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £304,329
Total Gross Expenditure: £346,186
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £405,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £374,717
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wokingham
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHAMPSTEAD AND CALIFORNIA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event: 2009-06-10T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES
Charitable Objects: Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 497579
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ST JAMES' PCC, FINCHAMPSTEAD

Charity Name Id: 497582
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' FINCHAMPSTEAD

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures