THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ALKMUND'S, WHITCHURCH. SHROPSHIRE.

Registered charity 1129900 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ALKMUND'S PCC, WHITCHURCH, SHROPSHIRE

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Alkmund's, Whitchurch, Shropshire supports the Church in providing a service to parishioners - to deliver a pastoral care and concern for all parishioners near and far; to provide a place of worship (prayerful and other) and to nurture souls to suit everyone's individual and diverse needs.

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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Latest income

£131k

Latest spending

£162k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income by £30,227, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The trustees report that personal giving increased, but the lack of legacies and one-off grants caused total income to fall by around £50,000 compared to the previous year. Despite the deficit, unrestricted reserves at year-end were £1,104,382, which the trustees note covers their required contingency of three months' unrestricted payments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ Unrestricted payments (held: £1.1m)

“It ls PCC policy to try to maintain s balance in the bank accounts of at jeast three months’ Unrestricted payments.” — page 2

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/10/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (15/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (15/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (15/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (15/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Chris Preciouschair · trustee of 1 other charity
ELAINE BUCKNELL
Hilda Francis-Roberrs
JOHN CASTLEDINE
JOHN WALTER STOKES
Jane Rylands
Linda Martin
Lynne Bowden
PAULINE STOKES · trustee of 3 other charities
Rev Philippa Alice White
Sarah Radford
Sheila Chase

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£131k	£162k
31/12/2024	£182k	£161k
31/12/2023	£177k	£366k
31/12/2022	£166k	£162k
31/12/2021	£145k	£161k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ALKMUND'S, WHITCHURCH. SHROPSHIRE. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income by £30,227, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The trustees report that personal giving increased, but the lack of legacies and one-off grants caused total income to fall by around £50,000 compared to the previous year. Despite the deficit, unrestricted reserves at year-end were £1,104,382, which the trustees note covers their required contingency of three months' unrestricted payments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.