THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST MATTHEW, CHELTENHAM

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
St Mary with St Matthew's is a Church of England church.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024
Total income:
£560,617
Donations and legacies | £529.53k | |
Charitable activities | £26.50k | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £3.15k | |
Other | £1.44k |
Total expenditure:
£563,865
Raising funds | £1.97k | |
Charitable activities | £561.89k | |
Other | £0 |
£1,461 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £1.97k | |
Charitable expenditure | £561.89k |
People

6 Employee(s)
22 Trustee(s)
105 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Religious Activities
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Gloucestershire
Governance
- 24 September 2009: Previously excepted registration
- ST MARY WITH ST MATTHEW PCC, CHELTENHAM (Working name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investment
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
22 Trustee(s)
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Rev Richard Murray Coombs | Chair | 24 November 2018 |
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Bethan Howes | Trustee | 27 April 2025 |
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Thomas Watson | Trustee | 27 April 2025 |
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Diane Bruckland | Trustee | 27 April 2025 |
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Henry Cole | Trustee | 27 April 2025 |
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Mani Srikotla | Trustee | 27 April 2025 |
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Charlotte Mary Butcher-Barnard | Trustee | 25 June 2024 |
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Martin Lindsay Court | Trustee | 12 May 2024 |
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Andrew Paul Castro | Trustee | 12 May 2024 |
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Rebecca Isabel Horton | Trustee | 12 May 2024 |
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Deborah Fawzi | Trustee | 12 May 2024 |
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Howard Christopher Padley | Trustee | 12 May 2024 |
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Gail Noele Macdonald Jones | Trustee | 12 May 2024 |
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Michael Owen Bishop | Trustee | 14 May 2023 |
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Anna Elizabeth Laszlo | Trustee | 14 May 2023 |
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Rev Stefan Karlowski Davies | Trustee | 01 June 2022 |
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Russell Heusch | Trustee | 10 April 2022 |
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Natalie Storey | Trustee | 10 April 2022 |
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Oliver Graham Parker | Trustee | 20 April 2021 |
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Nerys Joyce | Trustee | 20 April 2021 |
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DAVID WARREN | Trustee | 10 May 2012 |
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David Royston Evans | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £423.60k | £515.20k | £499.69k | £552.29k | £560.62k | |
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Total expenditure | £410.19k | £459.33k | £545.83k | £541.79k | £563.87k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | £500.30k | N/A | £529.93k | £529.53k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | £811 | N/A | £15.23k | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | £3.91k | N/A | £4.12k | £26.50k | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | £29.55k | N/A | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | £8.32k | N/A | £2.69k | £3.15k | |
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Income - Other | N/A | £1.86k | N/A | £324 | £1.44k | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | £56.00k | N/A | £24.32k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | £459.33k | N/A | £540.96k | £561.89k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | £0 | N/A | £838 | £1.97k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | £0 | N/A | £2.20k | £2.40k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | £56.29k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | N/A | £377.19k | N/A | £378.13k | £364.17k | |
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Long-term investments | N/A | £66.39k | N/A | £64.17k | £65.63k | |
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Other assets | N/A | £139.53k | N/A | £116.43k | £136.13k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | N/A | £12.20k | N/A | £25.71k | £34.70k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2024 | 07 May 2025 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2024 | 07 May 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 06 July 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 06 July 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 28 July 2023 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 28 July 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 15 December 2022 | 45 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 15 December 2022 | 45 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 25 October 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 25 October 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
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.
Contact information
- Address:
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St. Mary With St. Matthews Church O
OFFICE
44 Clarence Street
CHELTENHAM
GL50 3PL
- Phone:
- 01242519520
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