Registered charity · Berkshire
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Greyfriars Reading
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
- 24 trustees
- Income £2.9m (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Rachel BedfordChair · since 2025
- Alan Edward CrossTrustee · since 2017
- Andrew Christopher BarwickTrustee · since 2026
- Arfon Huw ReesTrustee · since 2024
- Christopher HallTrustee · since 2023
- Christopher Neville Austin GreavesTrustee · since 2020
- Claire Louise AndersonTrustee · since 2026
- David Mark AdkinsTrustee · since 2026
- Deborah JeffriesTrustee · since 2019
- Dr David Andrew Aubrey-JonesTrustee · since 2021
- Dr John David LedgerTrustee
- Esther PurdyTrustee · since 2026
- Gary McewanTrustee · since 2025
- George EapenTrustee · since 2023
- Helen Anne MartinTrustee · since 2025
- Jane Karen Mae PetersTrustee · since 2025
- Joshua Francis TalibTrustee · since 2022
- Malveen RahejaTrustee · since 2023
- Margaret StoneTrustee · since 2013
- Martin William HaleyTrustee · since 2023
- Nicholas LamTrustee · since 2017
- Professor John Frederick MissendenTrustee
- Rev Natalie WorsfoldTrustee · since 2021
- Sven LewisTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- West Berkshire, Reading, Wokingham
- Website
- www.greyfriars.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£2.9m£2.6m
- 2023£2.9m£2.3m
- 2022£3.0m£2.0m
Earlier years
- 2021£2.5m£1.6m
- 2020£2.7m£1.6m
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Grants received
1 grant · £50,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The Joseph Rank Trust · £50,000
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
24 trustees on the board
- Rev Rachel Bedford Chair since 2025
- Alan Edward Cross since 2017
- Andrew Christopher Barwick since 2026
- Arfon Huw Rees since 2024
- Christopher Hall since 2023
- Christopher Neville Austin Greaves since 2020
- Claire Louise Anderson since 2026
- David Mark Adkins since 2026
- Deborah Jeffries since 2019
- Dr David Andrew Aubrey-Jones since 2021
- Dr John David Ledger
- Esther Purdy since 2026
- Gary Mcewan since 2025
- George Eapen since 2023
- Helen Anne Martin since 2025
- Jane Karen Mae Peters since 2025
- Joshua Francis Talib since 2022
- Martin William Haley since 2023
- Malveen Raheja since 2023
- Margaret Stone since 2013
- Nicholas Lam since 2017
- Professor John Frederick Missenden
- Rev Natalie Worsfold since 2021
- Sven Lewis since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Edward Cross since 2017
- Christopher Neville Austin Greaves since 2020
- Deborah Jeffries since 2019
- Margaret Stone since 2013
- Nicholas Lam since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (19)
- Alan Edward Cross since 2017
- Andrew Christopher Barwick since 2026
- Arfon Huw Rees since 2024
- Christopher Hall since 2023
- Claire Louise Anderson since 2026
- Deborah Jeffries since 2019
- Dr David Andrew Aubrey-Jones since 2021
- Dr John David Ledger
- Esther Purdy since 2026
- Gary Mcewan since 2025
- George Eapen since 2023
- Jane Karen Mae Peters since 2025
- Joshua Francis Talib since 2022
- Malveen Raheja since 2023
- Margaret Stone since 2013
- Nicholas Lam since 2017
- Professor John Frederick Missenden
- Rev Natalie Worsfold since 2021
- Sven Lewis since 2023
Portfolio (5)
- Rev Rachel Bedford Chair since 2025
- Christopher Neville Austin Greaves since 2020
- David Mark Adkins since 2026
- Helen Anne Martin since 2025
- Martin William Haley since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
40.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 21.4 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1129381
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES
- Contact on the register
- 01189516700 · office@greyfriars.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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