THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT THOMAS, KENDAL

Registered charity 1129872 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST THOMAS PCC, KENDAL

Church of England Place of WorshipPastoral Welfare

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £34,583 for the year, with unrestricted reserves totaling £155,248 and designated funds of £30,000. The trustees confirm that these reserves, along with £95,022 in short-term deposits, cover their stated policy target of one month’s payments plus £30,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev George William Briggschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHRISTINE BURGESS
• CLIVE HANDLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Crispin Vyner-Brooks
• Dr Jenny MacLennan
• Kevin Cook
• Michael Arthur Jensen Crees
• Portia Anne Crees
• ROGER PORTHOUSE
• Rev Diane Gilmore
• Richard Anthony Harniess · trustee of 1 other charity
• TIM WADDINGTON

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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