THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS & ALL SAINT'S WORCESTER

Registered charity 1128121 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALL SAINT'S PCC WORCESTER, All Saints Worcester PCC

A Charismatic Evangelical Anglican church in the centre of Worcester, committed to playing our part in the Diocese of Worcester and the New Wine family of churches. Serving Worcester in partnership with other churches with the provision of Worcester Foodbank. We are all about following Jesus, building community and loving Worcester.

Objects

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Worcester, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£1.0m

Latest spending

£1.1m

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a fund deficit of £45,014 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to a deficit in Foodbank operations funded by existing reserves. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general funds increased to £86,660, and the charity maintains reserves within its stated policy targets, indicating financial resilience despite the overall decrease in total funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum level of £20,000 (reserves figure: £87k)

“It is the policy of the charity to aim to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, as a contingency to cover for urgent and emergency situations that may arise from time to time at a minimum level of £20,000.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Vicar’s spouse, Kath Johnson is employed by International Justice Mission (IJM). During 2025 the PCC agreed to include IJM as a future Mission partner for 2026 & 2027... No donated funds passed through the charity to IJM in 2025.

“The Vicar’s spouse, Kath Johnson is employed by International Justice Mission (IJM). During 2025 the PCC agreed to include IJM as a future Mission partner for 2026 & 2027, following the ending of support for SIM in 2025. IJM were also recommended a partner charity for direct gifts at the annual All Saints Business & Community carol service in 2025. No donated funds passed through the charity to IJM in 2025. (2024 - £1,500). The Vicar, Rich Johnson, took no part in any discussions or decision making relating to these matters.” — page 38

“Church Warden, Jeremy Hailwood received a pastoral gift to the value of £182 (2024 - £0). During 2025, related parties T Hailwood received a grant from the Overseas Mission Fund towards travel costs for the mission trip to Liv Village, South Africa, of £657 (2024 - £0) and K Hailwood received a pastoral gift to the value of £13 (2024 - £0). Jeremy Hailwood took no part in any discussions or decisions relating to these grants & gifts.” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Church Warden Jeremy Hailwood received a pastoral gift of £182. Related parties T Hailwood received a grant of £657 and K Hailwood received a pastoral gift of £13.

“The Vicar’s spouse, Kath Johnson is employed by International Justice Mission (IJM). During 2025 the PCC agreed to include IJM as a future Mission partner for 2026 & 2027, following the ending of support for SIM in 2025. IJM were also recommended a partner charity for direct gifts at the annual All Saints Business & Community carol service in 2025. No donated funds passed through the charity to IJM in 2025. (2024 - £1,500). The Vicar, Rich Johnson, took no part in any discussions or decision making relating to these matters.” — page 38

“Church Warden, Jeremy Hailwood received a pastoral gift to the value of £182 (2024 - £0). During 2025, related parties T Hailwood received a grant from the Overseas Mission Fund towards travel costs for the mission trip to Liv Village, South Africa, of £657 (2024 - £0) and K Hailwood received a pastoral gift to the value of £13 (2024 - £0). Jeremy Hailwood took no part in any discussions or decisions relating to these grants & gifts.” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Church Warden Phil Bristow received a gift of £111.

“The Vicar’s spouse, Kath Johnson is employed by International Justice Mission (IJM). During 2025 the PCC agreed to include IJM as a future Mission partner for 2026 & 2027, following the ending of support for SIM in 2025. IJM were also recommended a partner charity for direct gifts at the annual All Saints Business & Community carol service in 2025. No donated funds passed through the charity to IJM in 2025. (2024 - £1,500). The Vicar, Rich Johnson, took no part in any discussions or decision making relating to these matters.” — page 38

“Church Warden, Jeremy Hailwood received a pastoral gift to the value of £182 (2024 - £0). During 2025, related parties T Hailwood received a grant from the Overseas Mission Fund towards travel costs for the mission trip to Liv Village, South Africa, of £657 (2024 - £0) and K Hailwood received a pastoral gift to the value of £13 (2024 - £0). Jeremy Hailwood took no part in any discussions or decisions relating to these grants & gifts.” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Church Warden Jenny Prigg received a gift of £58.

“The Vicar’s spouse, Kath Johnson is employed by International Justice Mission (IJM). During 2025 the PCC agreed to include IJM as a future Mission partner for 2026 & 2027, following the ending of support for SIM in 2025. IJM were also recommended a partner charity for direct gifts at the annual All Saints Business & Community carol service in 2025. No donated funds passed through the charity to IJM in 2025. (2024 - £1,500). The Vicar, Rich Johnson, took no part in any discussions or decision making relating to these matters.” — page 38

“Church Warden, Jeremy Hailwood received a pastoral gift to the value of £182 (2024 - £0). During 2025, related parties T Hailwood received a grant from the Overseas Mission Fund towards travel costs for the mission trip to Liv Village, South Africa, of £657 (2024 - £0) and K Hailwood received a pastoral gift to the value of £13 (2024 - £0). Jeremy Hailwood took no part in any discussions or decisions relating to these grants & gifts.” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: PCC Treasurer Stephen Chase received a gift of £33.

“The Vicar’s spouse, Kath Johnson is employed by International Justice Mission (IJM). During 2025 the PCC agreed to include IJM as a future Mission partner for 2026 & 2027, following the ending of support for SIM in 2025. IJM were also recommended a partner charity for direct gifts at the annual All Saints Business & Community carol service in 2025. No donated funds passed through the charity to IJM in 2025. (2024 - £1,500). The Vicar, Rich Johnson, took no part in any discussions or decision making relating to these matters.” — page 38

“Church Warden, Jeremy Hailwood received a pastoral gift to the value of £182 (2024 - £0). During 2025, related parties T Hailwood received a grant from the Overseas Mission Fund towards travel costs for the mission trip to Liv Village, South Africa, of £657 (2024 - £0) and K Hailwood received a pastoral gift to the value of £13 (2024 - £0). Jeremy Hailwood took no part in any discussions or decisions relating to these grants & gifts.” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Richards Sandy Audit Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 161
Government income: £110,000 — grants £110,000 (3); 11% of the £1,029,479 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 144
Government income: £124,667 — grants £124,667 (4); 10% of the £1,256,340 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 215
Government income: £160,812 — grants £160,812 (3); 11% of the £1,501,938 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Rev Rich Johnson — Vicar (source)
Rev Jess Fellows — Associate Vicar (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

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

Total income

£1.0m

Total spending

£1.1m

Cost of raising funds

£21k

Reserves (reported)

£115k

Employees

12

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

REV DR RICH JOHNSONchair
ALAN MOORHOUSE
Claudia Rose Catterall
Colin Naisbitt
David Hughes
David Michael Wightman · trustee of 1 other charity
Emily Mary Alys Simpson
Gillian Lucas
Grahame Lucas · trustee of 1 other charity
Heather Lynne Fooks
James Hughes
Jennifer Lesley Rimell
Pauline May Everitt
Rev Jessica Katie Fellows
Rev Timothy O'Leary
Richard Auger
Robert Michael Armstrong

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.0m	£1.1m
31/12/2024	£1.3m	£1.2m
31/12/2023	£1.5m	£1.4m
31/12/2022	£992k	£817k
31/12/2021	£618k	£498k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS & ALL SAINT'S WORCESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a fund deficit of £45,014 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to a deficit in Foodbank operations funded by existing reserves. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general funds increased to £86,660, and the charity maintains reserves within its stated policy targets, indicating financial resilience despite the overall decrease in total funds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Richards Sandy Audit Services Limited.

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	07/06/2016	£250k	"St Helen Worcester - Repair, conservation, cultural enhancement and accessibility"

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS & ALL SAINT'S WORCESTER	£1.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEWBURY ST NICOLAS FY2025	£554k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS NORTON STOURBRIDGE FY2025	£291k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER FY2025	£997k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS CHURCH KIDDERMINSTER FY2025	£342k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL WOKINGHAM AND ST. NICHOLAS EMMBROOK FY2025	£204k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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