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THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CAMBRIDGE ST MARY THE GREAT WITH ST MICHAEL

Registered charity 1127668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREAT ST MARY'S THE UNIVERSITY CHURCH, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CAMBRIDGE ST. MARY THE GREAT WITH ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves decreased by £21,935 to £275,889, which is below the stated policy target of £425,000. The charity reported an unrestricted surplus for the year and confirmed it has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Great St Mary's Trading Ltd is a trading company owned and established by the PCC. The company employs Wilson Vale Ltd to operate the cafe on its behalf.
“Great St. Mary's Trading Ltd is a trading company owned and established by the PCC as a vehicle for managing the activities of the Michaelhouse and Centre in St. Michael's Church. The company employs Wilson Vale Ltd to operate the cafe on its behalf.” — page 5
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Great St Mary's Trading Limited
“Great St Mary's Trading Limited is wholly owned by the Charity and consolidated within these accounts.” — page 20
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Staffords Chartered Accountants.

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

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reserves (reported)
£245k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 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: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2024£1.5m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.3m
31/12/2022£1.3m£1.2m
31/12/2021£1.1m£872k

Common questions

Is THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CAMBRIDGE ST MARY THE GREAT WITH ST MICHAEL financially healthy?

The accounts state that free reserves decreased by £21,935 to £275,889, which is below the stated policy target of £425,000. The charity reported an unrestricted surplus for the year and confirmed it has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Staffords Chartered Accountants.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/05/2018£10k"A Window on the War: the women of Cambridge in WW1"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/05/2012£296k"Great St Mary's Church Cambridge - heritage education project"

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