THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY AND ST. MICHAEL GREAT MALVERN

Registered charity 1128064 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREAT MALVERN PRIORY

Latest income

£498k

Latest spending

£659k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general funds decreased by £6,401 to £136,472, while total net assets fell significantly from £703,688 to £552,724 due to transfers and restricted fund movements. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £136,472, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target range of £110,000 to £130,000. The auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: range £110,000 to £130,000 (held: £136k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which lies in the range £110,000 to £130,000 (aiming at an average of £120,000).” — page 13

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kendall Wadley LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£559k

Total spending

£554k

Cost of raising funds

£3k

Reserves (reported)

£143k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/04/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

Ann Oldfield
Canon Professor Lynn Nichol · trustee of 2 other charities
Christopher Boulton
Clive Maurice Hooper
Derek Valentine · trustee of 3 other charities
Dr Alistair Henderson Sawers
Dr David Richard Peter Guy · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr John Devapriam
Dr Philippa Lowe
HOWARD JOHN WELLS · trustee of 1 other charity
Helen Clements
Helen Mary Wall · trustee of 1 other charity
Maureen Heaney-Sykes
NICHOLAS PATRICK JACKSON
Neil Jonathan Paulley
Peter Renger · trustee of 1 other charity
Rebecca McLaverty-Head
Rev Roger Allonby Latham · trustee of 1 other charity
Richard James Weatherill
Robert James Ian Stewart
SEMER GEOFFREY THOMAS LA FONTAINE
Sally Jane Rees

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£498k	£659k
31/12/2023	£559k	£554k
31/12/2022	£533k	£553k
31/12/2021	£376k	£365k
31/12/2020	£729k	£361k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY AND ST. MICHAEL GREAT MALVERN financially healthy?

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY AND ST. MICHAEL GREAT MALVERN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY AND ST. MICHAEL GREAT MALVERN as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£8k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	30/09/2025	£695k	"Great Malvern Priory: Project Light and Space"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/12/2018	£83k	"Urgent repairs - Great Malvern Priory"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/02/2014	£90k	"Safeguarding the future for Great Malvern Priory's bells"

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