THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN BIRKDALE

Registered charity 1128171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN'S BIRKDALE

Regular public worshipProvision of sacred space for prayer Pastoral work- visiting the sick and bereavedChristian teaching Religious assemblies in schoolsProvision of a youth club with a Christian ethosPromotion of Christianity through events, meetings and literaturePromoting the mission of the church through various activities Supporting charities in the UK and overseas

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.

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Registered contact address: Sefton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£70k

Latest spending

£83k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £12,845.94 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £70,577.51 against total expenditure of £83,423.45. Per the trustees' report, the charity has no reserves above what is required for its stated policy, and it holds total assets of £48,100.64 as of year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £41k; policy: three months general running costs and an additional three months cleaning fees plus amount for building works required by the quinquennial inspection)

“The PCC believe that, at present, we have nothing in reserves above what is required.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to PCC member for funeral fees

“Other than payments to one elected member of the PCC for occasional funeral fees, no other payments were paid to the benefit of any other PCC member, persons closely connected to them or related parties.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Amanda Marie Potts
C.E. BAKER
Clive Morris
Colin William Jackson
David Robert Halsall
Howard Lawson
JUDITH MARGARET FOSTER
STUART BAKER
Sylvia Rosemary Kent

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

Operates in: Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£70k	£83k
31/12/2024	£97k	£115k
31/12/2023	£90k	£97k
31/12/2022	£73k	£68k
31/12/2021	£74k	£80k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN BIRKDALE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £12,845.94 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £70,577.51 against total expenditure of £83,423.45. Per the trustees' report, the charity has no reserves above what is required for its stated policy, and it holds total assets of £48,100.64 as of year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' BIRKDALE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' BIRKDALE income £169k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER income £82k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BIDEFORD income £196k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEAD income £435k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ANSTON income £50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES CARLISLE income £345k

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 JOHN BIRKDALE	£70k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' BIRKDALE FY2025	£169k	—	above	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER FY2024	£82k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BIDEFORD FY2025	£196k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEAD FY2025	£435k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ANSTON FY2025	£50k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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