THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, READING

Charity number: 1148083
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Regular public worship open to all. Providing sacred space for personal prayer. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Religious assemblies in schools. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through activities for senior citizens, young people, parents and toddlers and other special needs groups.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £176,066
Total expenditure: £159,707

Total income includes £5,500 from 3 government grant(s)

People

12 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Reading

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 July 2012: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • ST MATTHEW'S PCC, READING (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alan Chandler Trustee 25 May 2025
None on record
Chisom Umeh Trustee 28 April 2024
None on record
Christopher Everett Trustee 28 April 2024
None on record
Zoe Ferguson Trustee 28 April 2024
None on record
Abigail Fryer-Saxby Trustee 24 April 2022
None on record
Erick Nwanshi Trustee 28 April 2018
None on record
STEPHEN RUDMAN Trustee 19 April 2015
BANGLADESH PARTNERSHIP
Received: On time
MRS G RUDMAN Trustee 12 July 2012
None on record
Brian Day Trustee 12 July 2012
None on record
David Kenneth Horne Trustee 30 April 2012
TORCH HELP HUB
Received: On time
Mary Elizabeth Day Trustee 12 July 2011
None on record
Liberty Umeh Trustee 22 May 1999
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £120.32k £113.34k £114.17k £158.35k £176.07k
Total expenditure £112.96k £120.39k £125.52k £156.98k £159.71k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £5.00k £5.50k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 28 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 28 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 13 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 13 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 08 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 08 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES THAT CAME INTO FORCE ON 02 JAN 1957

Charitable objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

Contact information

Address:
205 SOUTHCOTE LANE
READING
RG30 3AX
Phone:
01189547964
Email:
hello@st-matts.org.uk
Website:

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