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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KNOWLE, SOLIHULL

Registered charity 1127404 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KNOWLE PCC, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST LAWRENCE AND ST ANNE, KNOWLE IN THE DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM

Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£992k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £93,000 are maintained above the stated policy target of £80,000, providing a healthy financial cushion. The charity reports no material debt and confirms that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. While general fund expenditure exceeded income by £20,000, this was offset by significant restricted fund inflows related to a building reordering project.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £80,000 (held: £93k)
“The PCC has reconfirmed its policy to maintain a balance on General Fund reserves (net current assets, which excludes fixed assets) of a least 10%, or 5 weeks, of annual payments from the Fund. Because of the general increase in the activity and cost levels in the church, this value has now been increased to £80,000” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees received £516,445 in unconditional donations.
“Charities must also provide an aggregate disclosure of the total amount of donations received from trustees without conditions; these totalled £516,445 in 2025”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Thomas and Young.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Knowle Parish Church, Solihull (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£992k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£93k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.4m£992k
31/12/2024£885k£910k
31/12/2023£905k£875k
31/12/2022£774k£747k
31/12/2021£667k£694k

Common questions

Is PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KNOWLE, SOLIHULL financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £93,000 are maintained above the stated policy target of £80,000, providing a healthy financial cushion. The charity reports no material debt and confirms that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. While general fund expenditure exceeded income by £20,000, this was offset by significant restricted fund inflows related to a building reordering project. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thomas and Young.

Who funds PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KNOWLE, SOLIHULL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KNOWLE, SOLIHULL as a grant recipient include THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTD.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTDFY2022£20k
THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTDFY2023£15k

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