THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARD WITH HOLY TRINITY, EXETER

Registered charity 1128060 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST LEONARD'S PCC, EXETER

Parish Church

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Latest income
£468k
Latest spending
£418k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £49,167 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by voluntary income and investment gains. The trustees note that without a post-year-end legacy accrual, the charity would have recorded a deficit, and they anticipate a substantial deficit position for the 2025 budget.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of normal expenditure (held: £315k)
“The Reserves Policy is to hold cash or similar liquid assets equivalent to a minimum of 3 months of normal expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“During 2024 the PCC received £57,628 in donations from trustees (PCC members) and their close relatives.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£504k
Total spending
£465k
Reserves (reported)
£243k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£468k£418k
31/12/2023£441k£417k
31/12/2022£504k£465k
31/12/2021£508k£433k
31/12/2020£466k£447k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LEONARD WITH HOLY TRINITY, EXETER financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £49,167 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by voluntary income and investment gains. The trustees note that without a post-year-end legacy accrual, the charity would have recorded a deficit, and they anticipate a substantial deficit position for the 2025 budget. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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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 ST LEONARD WITH HOLY TRINITY, EXETER£468k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HURSTPIERPOINT FY2024£275k—0above—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER FY2025£739k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, DISS FY2024£128k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SYDENHAM AND FOREST HILL, HOLY TRINITY FY2024£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST. MARY MAGDALEN AND ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA FY2024£174k—0unclear—no doubt

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