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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ALL SAINTS SPITALFIELDS

Registered charity 1127652 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRIST CHURCH SPITALFIELDS PCC

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of a sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. taking of religious assemblies in Christ Church School. The provision of youth and community work with a Christian ethos. Promotion of Christianity.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group's free reserves increased to £261,031, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover temporary shortfalls and emergencies. The charity reported a positive unrestricted surplus and increased income, with the trustees confident that financial stability will continue.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 1-3 months’ general fund expenditure plus committed future expenditure (held: £261k)
“free reserves should be equivalent to approximately 1-3 months’ general fund expenditure (depending on the particular expense), plus committed future expenditure on other projects, where funds permit.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Tim Vaughan received £3,392 for IT services; Sebzuluaga Ltd (owned by PCC member Luis Sebastian Zuluaga Arcila) received £4,223 for catering services.
“Tim Vaughan, a member of the PCC, received payments totalling £3,392 (2024: £2,340) from Christ Church Community (Services) Ltd, a company wholly owned by the PCC, for his services as an IT consultant. Sebzuluaga Ltd, a company owned by Luis Sebastian Zuluaga Arcila, a member of the PCC, received payments totalling £4,223 (2024:£nil) from Christ Church Community (Services) Ltd, a company wholly owned by the PCC, for catering services.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Darren Wolf, a member of the PCC, is a director of Christ Church Community Vision (Services) Limited (“CCCVS”) (company number: 04843002), a limited company with £1 of share capital to which the PCC is the sole subscriber. During the year the PCC charged £62,744 (2024: £39,983) to CCCVS. At 31 December 2025 CCCVS owed the PCC £5,857 (2024: £5,969).
“During the year the PCC charged £62,744 (2024: £39,983) to CCCVS. At 31 December 2025 CCCVS owed the PCC £5,857 (2024: £5,969). Tim Vaughan, a member of the PCC, received payments totalling £3,392 (2024: £2,340) from Christ Church Community (Services) Ltd, a company wholly owned by the PCC, for his services as an IT consultant. Sebzuluaga Ltd, a company owned by Luis Sebastian Zuluaga Arcila, a member of the PCC, received payments totalling £4,223 (2024:£nil) from Christ Church Community (Services) Ltd, a company wholly owned by the PCC, for catering services.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Christ Church Community Vision (Services) Limited
“The Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet consolidate the results of the subsidiary company, Christ Church Community Vision (Services) Limited.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

CHRIST CHURCH COMMUNITY VISION (SERVICES) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

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

    Total income
    £1.2m
    Total spending
    £1.1m
    Cost of raising funds
    £4k
    Reserves (reported)
    £261k
    Employees
    11

    Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (62% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

    Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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    Operates in: Tower Hamlets

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/12/2025£1.2m£1.1m
    31/12/2024£535k£527k
    31/12/2023£602k£643k
    31/12/2022£615k£774k
    31/12/2021£633k£648k

    Common questions

    Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ALL SAINTS SPITALFIELDS financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group's free reserves increased to £261,031, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover temporary shortfalls and emergencies. The charity reported a positive unrestricted surplus and increased income, with the trustees confident that financial stability will continue. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

    Government & lottery funding

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

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2024£19kSupport for families children and young people in Tower Hamlets
    City Bridge Foundation23/03/2023£87kGrant to The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church with All Saints Spitalfields
    UK government08/03/2021£124kCRF21 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church with All Saints Spitalfields
    UK government08/03/2021£41kCRF21 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church with All Saints Spitalfields
    UK government14/10/2020£254kCRF20 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church with All Saints Spitalfields

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    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ALL SAINTS SPITALFIELDS£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ECCLESALL, SHEFFIELD FY2025£723k—0below—no doubt
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREEN STREET GREEN AND PRATTS BOTTOM (ST. MARY'S WITH ALL SOULS) FY2024£207k—0above—no doubt
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. FY2025£516k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON FY2025£180k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF RUSCOMBE AND TWYFORD FY2025£188k—0unclear—no doubt

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