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

The PCC co-operates with the incumbent in promoting in the Ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church. Its aims were WORSHIP: to worship with other churches. both Anglican other denominations; WELCOME: to extend a Benedictine welcome, a holistic approach that includes hospitality and prayer; WITNESS: to use different methods and media to engage with different groups of people.

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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.

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

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. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “Project Light and Space is boosted by The National Lottery Heritage Fund Development Grant” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (56% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (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 · trustee networks

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?

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. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Kendall Wadley LLP.

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 HEADLEY TRUST, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GLAZIERS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEADLEY TRUST	FY2022	£35k	Towards the cost of environmental protection and conservation of the Creation Window.
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£8k	General Charitable Purposes
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k	Conservation and Environment
THE GLAZIERS FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k

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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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY AND ST. MICHAEL GREAT MALVERN	£498k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PATRICK, WALLINGTON FY2025	£351k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SLOUGH FY2025	£309k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARBARA EARLSDON COVENTRY FY2023	£106k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ALL SAINTS SPITALFIELDS FY2025	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.AUGUSTINES, GILLINGHAM, KENT FY2025	£102k	—	above	—	no doubt

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