ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH BRIXTON PCC BUILDING MANAGEMENT CHARITY

Registered charity 1061039 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRIX, THE BRIX AT ST MATTHEWS

To preserve the historical, architectural and constructional heritage of the Church of St Matthew, Brixton, for public benefit.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£163k

Latest spending

£150k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,615 for the year ended 31 December 2024, but holds no free reserves, resulting in a net deficit on unrestricted funds of £25,448. The independent examiner identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to net current liabilities of £46,952, the vacancy of its main tenant, and significant required roof repairs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The charitable company does not have any free reserves as at 31 December 2024. The charitable company's long term reserves policy is to regain enough reserves to cover unexpected needs.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed

“If new tenants are not secured and the Trustees are unable to obtain further financial support from other sources, these conditions would indicate the existence of a material uncertainty about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Loan payable to the PCC

“At the year end, a loan amount of £3,000 (2023: £4,912) was payable to the PCC. The loan was unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand.” — page 20

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02880299

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

BAILEY, Helen Ruth — director, appointed 20/03/2023on trustee list
NICHOLSON, Toby Ian Royds Gordon — director, appointed 20/03/2023on trustee list
CORLETT, Sarah Katharine, Dr — director, appointed 10/03/2019on trustee list
LAYNE, Sandra Lynette — director, appointed 10/03/2019on trustee list
DAVIES, John Atterbury — director, appointed 29/04/2018on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr SARAH CORLETT
Helen Ruth Bailey
John Atterbury Davies
Sandra Layne
Toby Ian Royds Gordon Nicholson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£163k	£150k
31/12/2023	£130k	£125k
31/12/2022	£118k	£172k
31/12/2021	£163k	£218k
31/12/2020	£270k	£246k

Common questions

Is ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH BRIXTON PCC BUILDING MANAGEMENT CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,615 for the year ended 31 December 2024, but holds no free reserves, resulting in a net deficit on unrestricted funds of £25,448. The independent examiner identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to net current liabilities of £46,952, the vacancy of its main tenant, and significant required roof repairs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/12/2012	£10k	The Brix Garden
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	24/09/1996	£595k	"Brix at St Matthews"

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST MATTHEW, CHELTENHAM.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST MATTHEW, CHELTENHAM income £555k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEWS, SURBITON income £187k
ST MATTHEW'S AND ST OSWALD'S CHURCH AS A CHARITY income £277k
BRIXTON FEOFFEE TRUST income £326k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW WITH SAINT JAMES THE GREAT BETHNAL GREEN income £133k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT ST BARTHOLOMEW income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH BRIXTON PCC BUILDING MANAGEMENT CHARITY	£163k	—	below	—	material uncertainty
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST MATTHEW, CHELTENHAM FY2023	£555k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEWS, SURBITON FY2023	£187k	—	above	—	noted
ST MATTHEW'S AND ST OSWALD'S CHURCH AS A CHARITY FY2024	£277k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRIXTON FEOFFEE TRUST FY2025	£326k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW WITH SAINT JAMES THE GREAT BETHNAL GREEN FY2024	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.