THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN WITH ST PETER, WORCESTER

Registered charity 1128519 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARTIN WITH ST PETER PCC, WORCESTER

Religious Activities

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: Religious Activities · 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
£213k
Latest spending
£224k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds totalled £121,524, with free reserves of £21,041, which conforms to the stated policy of maintaining at least six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a deficit of £11,794 for the year, primarily due to expenditure exceeding income, though unrestricted fund income did exceed expenditure when considering a generous one-off donation. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned giving (33% of income)
“Planned giving 70,015”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least six months Unrestricted Funds expenditure (reserves figure: £122k)
“The PCC will try to maintain a balance on Free Reserves equivalent to at least six months Unrestricted Funds expenditure.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from PCC members
“In 2024 St Martin’s received donations of £10,470 (2024: £33,381) from PCC members.” — page 30
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.

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: 20

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

  • Volunteers: 15

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

  • Volunteers: 40

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£213k£224k
31/12/2024£217k£230k
31/12/2023£214k£209k
31/12/2022£214k£224k
31/12/2021£281k£229k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN WITH ST PETER, WORCESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds totalled £121,524, with free reserves of £21,041, which conforms to the stated policy of maintaining at least six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a deficit of £11,794 for the year, primarily due to expenditure exceeding income, though unrestricted fund income did exceed expenditure when considering a generous one-off donation. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2021£10kWidening Our Welcome .......WOW

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND1£5k
THE LAPWORTH CHARITY1£3k

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 THOMAS WITH ST MAURICE, YORK..

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN WITH ST PETER, WORCESTER£213k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS WITH ST MAURICE, YORK. FY2025£177k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, COLESHILL FY2025£60k—0unclear—no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WADHURST FY2025£637k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SS PETER AND PAUL STOKESLEY WITH ST MARTIN SEAMER FY2025£93k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, WICK, DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER. FY2025£114k—0above—no doubt

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