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The Parochial Church Council of ST Thomas of Canterbury, Goring on Thames
The Parochial Church Council of ST Thomas of Canterbury, Goring on Thames is a registered charity (number 1152514) based in Reading, governed by 13 trustees and chaired by Rev Benjamin Phillips since 2019. Latest income £126k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as St Thomas of Canterbury's PCC, Goring on Thames (Charity Commission)
- 13 trustees
- Income £126k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Benjamin PhillipsChair · since 2019
- Brenda MAY Kerr MuirTrustee · since 2013
- Bridget BrahamTrustee · since 2022
- Elizabeth ParkinsonTrustee · since 2014
- Jonathan Martin LeckieTrustee · since 2026
- Judith Ann HoggTrustee · since 2015
- Judith Elizabeth AgudaTrustee · since 2013
- Matthew WalkerTrustee · since 2023
- Melissa WalkerTrustee · since 2021
- Rev Elizabeth Jean DowdingTrustee · since 2013
- Rev Wendy Josephine MiddletonTrustee · since 2017
- Rob HowardTrustee · since 2018
- Simon MerrittTrustee · since 2020
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
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- www.thomandmary.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£126k£121k
- 2024£142k£139k
- 2023£201k£204k
Earlier years
- 2022£222k£308k
- 2021£218k£203k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
Grants received
1 grant · £15,000 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
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £15,000
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Rev Benjamin Phillips Chair since 2019
- Brenda MAY Kerr Muir since 2013
- Bridget Braham since 2022
- Elizabeth Parkinson since 2014
- Judith Elizabeth Aguda since 2013
- Jonathan Martin Leckie since 2026
- Judith Ann Hogg since 2015
- Matthew Walker since 2023
- Melissa Walker since 2021
- Rev Elizabeth Jean Dowding since 2013
- Rev Wendy Josephine Middleton since 2017
- Rob Howard since 2018
- Simon Merritt since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Benjamin Phillips Chair since 2019
- Brenda MAY Kerr Muir since 2013
- Elizabeth Parkinson since 2014
- Judith Elizabeth Aguda since 2013
- Judith Ann Hogg since 2015
- Rev Elizabeth Jean Dowding since 2013
- Rev Wendy Josephine Middleton since 2017
- Rob Howard since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Brenda MAY Kerr Muir since 2013
- Bridget Braham since 2022
- Elizabeth Parkinson since 2014
- Judith Elizabeth Aguda since 2013
- Jonathan Martin Leckie since 2026
- Judith Ann Hogg since 2015
- Rev Elizabeth Jean Dowding since 2013
- Rev Wendy Josephine Middleton since 2017
- Simon Merritt since 2020
Portfolio (4)
- Rev Benjamin Phillips Chair since 2019
- Matthew Walker since 2023
- Melissa Walker since 2021
- Rob Howard since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1152514
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES THAT CAME INTO FORCE ON 02 JAN 1957
- Contact on the register
- 01491875651 · vicarofgsandss@yahoo.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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