THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE PRIORY CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST CUTHBERT, BOLTON ABBEY

Registered charity 1129541 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOLTON ABBEY PCC

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religeous assemblies in schools. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and meetings, and the distribution of literature.

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Latest income

£322k

Latest spending

£221k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,260 on unrestricted funds, while restricted funds showed a deficit of £30,176 primarily due to expenditure on a heating project. The trustees report that the charity held £25,757 in general reserves at year-end and paid its Diocesan Parish Share in full, indicating stable operational continuity despite national church challenges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate reserves in unrestricted funds to cover any eventuality for the maintenance of this ancient church (held: £26k)

“It is the PCC policy to maintain adequate reserves in unrestricted funds to cover any eventuality for the maintenance of this ancient church.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev NICHOLAS JUSTIN MERCERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Carol Ann Dawson
ELAINE ADAMS-LAMBERT · trustee of 1 other charity
JEAN VALERIE CRAWFORD
JOHN CYRIL HORNBY
Jane Clarke
Joyce Rosemary Simpson MA DipEd
Kathryn Jayne Templeton
MATTHEW JAMES HEY
MICHAEL JOHN RUSSELL HEATLEY FCA, CTA · trustee of 1 other charity
Rosemarie Fisher · trustee of 1 other charity
Susan Patricia Barker · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£322k	£221k
31/12/2024	£260k	£287k
31/12/2023	£210k	£207k
31/12/2022	£193k	£198k
31/12/2021	£192k	£187k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE PRIORY CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST CUTHBERT, BOLTON ABBEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,260 on unrestricted funds, while restricted funds showed a deficit of £30,176 primarily due to expenditure on a heating project. The trustees report that the charity held £25,757 in general reserves at year-end and paid its Diocesan Parish Share in full, indicating stable operational continuity despite national church challenges. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	08/03/2021	£15k	CRF21 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Priory Church of St Mary and St Cuthbert, Bolton Abbey
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/01/2016	£87k	"Bolton Priory new lighting scheme and visitor welcome project"
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/07/2009	£10k	Musical Monuments

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 CHRIST CHURCH, CHEYLESMORE, COVENTRY.

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 THE PRIORY CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST CUTHBERT, BOLTON ABBEY	£322k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHEYLESMORE, COVENTRY FY2025	£114k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON ST ANDREW FY2025	£692k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CHICHESTER FY2024	£296k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, ROBY FY2024	£100k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROUGHTON AND WICHELSTOWE FY2025	£158k	—	above	—	no doubt

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