THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE LESS, CAMBRIDGE

Registered charity 1130017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LITTLE ST MARY'S CAMBRIDGE

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. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and meetings. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through activities for special need groups.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant net increase in funds of £685,743, driven primarily by a large legacy of £626,897 rather than operational income. Per the trustees' report, general unrestricted donations saw only a marginal increase, and the charity relies on investment income to fund specific posts such as the Associate Vicar. The trustees confirm that reserves and expected income are sufficient to meet financial obligations for the next 18 months.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (21/11/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Professor Robin Grimsey Osborne PhD FBAchair
• Benjamin David Johns
• Catherine Mary Horsewood-Groom · trustee of 1 other charity
• Diana Dzhanoian
• Dr Christopher Burlinson
• Dr Jane Carole Phillips
• Dr Kathryn Jones
• Franco Giuseppe Giacinto Basso
• Geoffrey Neil Lean Swan
• HON REV MARK ANDREW BISHOP MA
• Heidi-Louise Thomas McGann
• JOSEPHINE MARY WIBBERLEY
• Jeremy Musson FSA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Nigel Edward Patrick
• Patricia Elizabeth Davies
• RICHARD GARETH LLEWELYN MORGAN · trustee of 6 other charities
• Robert Shaw De Wolf

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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