St Peter's Catholic Church

What St Peter's Catholic Church does

St Peter's Catholic Church West Swindon is a Roman Catholic parish serving the West Swindon area of the United Kingdom, including the Freshbrook and Toothill communities. Founded in December 1985 by Canon Liam O'Driscoll, it operates as a parish within the Diocese of Clifton and is constituted under Clifton Diocese as a Company Limited by Guarantee (company number 10462076) and a registered charity (charity number 1170168), with the registered office located in Bristol. The parish delivers standard Catholic ministry including weekly Mass celebrations and the administration of the seven sacraments — Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Marriage, and Anointing of the Sick — alongside pastoral care, sacramental preparation programmes, funeral masses, and community fellowship.

The parish operates with approximately 10 staff and is led by an ordained Parish Priest appointed by the Bishop of Clifton, historically drawn from missionary societies such as the Society of St Francis Xavier (Pilar Fathers). Its revenue model is entirely donation-based, with no commercial products, services, or pricing, relying on voluntary contributions and parish collections from its congregation. Governance and safeguarding oversight are provided through the Diocese of Clifton and the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA), the professional standards body regulating Catholic Churches in England and Wales.

The parish maintains a WordPress-based informational website providing parish news, weekly newsletters, liturgical resources, safeguarding information, and downloadable Parish Pastoral Council minutes. There is no proprietary technology platform, no commercial software product, no mobile application, and no digital distribution channel beyond the public website. The parish does not engage in mergers, acquisitions, fundraising rounds, or commercial partnerships; its strategic activity is confined to leadership transitions and ecclesiastical governance within the diocesan structure.

Name

St Peter's Catholic Church

Legal name

Clifton Diocese

Website

https://stpeters-swindon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St Peter's Catholic Church West Swindon is a Roman Catholic parish serving Catholic parishioners in West Swindon, UK. Founded in 1985, it operates under the Diocese of Clifton as a registered charity, providing weekly Mass, sacramental ministry, and pastoral care funded entirely by voluntary donations.

Ownership category

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Product category

Catholic Parish Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

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Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAB

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Sacramental programs
• Pastoral care
• Religious worship
• Church community

Headquarters

HQ city

West Swindon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Core offering

St Peter's Catholic Church West Swindon is a Catholic parish church that delivers weekly Mass celebrations, administers the seven Catholic sacraments (Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick), and provides funeral/Requiem Masses and ongoing pastoral care to Catholic faithful in the West Swindon area. It also publishes weekly newsletters and operates safeguarding programs in line with the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency.

Product overview

St Peter's Catholic Church West Swindon operates a standard parish website that provides church information, resources, and community services to parishioners. The website is built on WordPress and offers pages for parish information, newsletters, safeguarding, and religious resources. No formal commercial products or technology services are offered.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Weekly Mass Celebrations Regular weekly Catholic Mass celebrations for parishioners and visitors in West Swindon, providing worship, homilies, and liturgical observance.
• Sacramental Programs Administration of the Catholic sacraments including Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, and Anointing of the Sick, for Catholic families and individuals across life stages.
• Funeral and Requiem Masses Catholic funeral and Requiem Mass services for deceased parishioners and their bereaved families.
• Pastoral Care and Community Fellowship Ongoing pastoral care for elderly parishioners, bereaved families, and the wider community, including community feast-day celebrations, altar server programmes, and fellowship activities.
• Safeguarding Programme Safeguarding programme operated by Parish Safeguarding Representatives (Claire Fish and Dale Curson) under the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA), with support from the Clifton Diocese safeguarding office (Janet Pearson).

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Diocese of CliftoncoreOthersSt Peter's Catholic Church West Swindon is a parish within the Diocese of Clifton. The diocese provides governance, safeguarding standards, and pastoral oversight. Registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee (number 10462076) and registered charity number 1170168.
• Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CSSA is the professional standards body with regulatory powers that exists to regulate all Catholic Churches in England and Wales. St Peter's parish operates under the safeguarding standards set by this body, with compliance managed through the Diocesan safeguarding team.
• Society of St Francis Xavier (Pilar Fathers)coreOthersA missionary religious society. Father Francis Colaco S.F.X. is a missionary priest from this society who served as Parish Priest from September 2023 to August 2025. Father Lucas Rodrigues S.F.X. also served as Parish Priest.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• St Thomas More Catholic Church, Marlborough: Catholic parish in the Diocese of Clifton previously served by Fr Tom Kelly before his tenure at St Peter's. Direct peer sharing diocesan governance, sacramental programs, and pastoral model.
• St John's Catholic Church, Trowbridge: Catholic parish in the Diocese of Clifton where founding Canon Liam O'Driscoll served after leaving St Peter's. Direct peer operating under identical Clifton Diocese governance and sacramental framework.
• Holy Rood Catholic Church, Swindon: Another Catholic parish in the Diocese of Clifton serving the Swindon area. Direct peer as both are Catholic parishes within the same town and diocese, sharing the same diocesan governance and clergy assignment system. Fr Lucas Rodrigues transferred from St Peter's to become Parish Priest here.
• St Joseph's Catholic Church, Bridgwater: Catholic parish in the Diocese of Clifton where former St Peter's Parish Priest Fr Tom Kelly served from 2003 onward. Direct peer as another Diocese of Clifton parish with identical sacramental and safeguarding framework.
• Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Cheltenham: Catholic parish in the Diocese of Clifton where Fr Francis Colaco transferred in August 2025. Comparable as a Diocese of Clifton parish sharing governance, sacramental programs, and safeguarding standards with St Peter's.

Broad incumbents

• Clifton Diocese: The parent diocesan body governing St Peter's and all Catholic parishes across its territory. Comparable as the overarching Catholic institution of which St Peter's is a single parish node, with the same legal entity (Company Limited by Guarantee No. 10462076) covering both.

Others

• Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA): The professional standards body regulating all Catholic churches in England and Wales. Comparable as the regulatory framework governing St Peter's safeguarding operations; not a competing parish but a system-level peer affecting operational standards.
• Society of St Francis Xavier (Pilar Fathers): The missionary religious society supplying priests to St Peter's in recent years (Fr Lucas Rodrigues and Fr Francis Colaco both S.F.X.). Comparable as an enabling peer providing clergy resources that directly shape parish leadership continuity.

Regional players

• Church of England Diocese of Bristol: Anglican diocese covering the same South West England region as the Clifton Catholic Diocese. Regional peer serving the same geographic area with parallel ecclesiastical governance structure, although denominationally distinct.
• West Swindon Parish (Church of England): Local Anglican parish serving overlapping West Swindon geography. Regional peer operating as a place of worship in the same catchment community as St Peter's, though denominationally distinct.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-peter's-catholic-church

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Profiles3 records

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