THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MATTHEW,NORTHAMPTON.

Registered charity 1130083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MATTHEW'S PCC, NORTHAMPTON

Regular public worship open to all. Provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, visiting sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses, small groups. Activities for senior citizens, parents, toddlers and other special needs groups. Religious assemblies in schools. Supporting other charities in UK and overseas.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£205k

Latest spending

£286k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net operating loss, with expenditure exceeding income, although the loss reduced from 39.7% in 2024 to 39.7% in 2025 (note: text says reduced from 47.2% to 39.7%). Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £467,065, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity remains solvent with positive net assets and adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month's expenditure (reserves figure: £467k)

“It is the policy of the charity 'that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rental income received from trustee Mr G Drinkwater for a flat in the Parish Centre.

“Rental income of £7,920 (2024: £7,830) was received in relation to the letting of a flat in the Parish Centre to Mr Drinkwater, who is a trustee of the charity. The rent paid is at the current market rate and is reviewed annually.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

REVEREND NICHOLAS MANLEY SETTERFIELDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
DONALD JONATHAN CRAN
David Mark Wilson · trustee of 1 other charity
GARY DRINKWATER · trustee of 1 other charity
Heidi Moore
Marva Grant · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicholas Everitt
PETER FAIR OBE
Raymond Douglas
SARAH ANN OUGHTON
Seymour Franklin
Sue Davis

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£205k	£286k
31/12/2024	£184k	£271k
31/12/2023	£338k	£230k
31/12/2022	£336k	£199k
31/12/2021	£298k	£172k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MATTHEW,NORTHAMPTON. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net operating loss, with expenditure exceeding income, although the loss reduced from 39.7% in 2024 to 39.7% in 2025 (note: text says reduced from 47.2% to 39.7%). Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £467,065, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity remains solvent with positive net assets and adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 MATTHEW, READING.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, READING income £120k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN, CAMBRIDGE income £149k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, NOTTINGHAM income £212k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, REDHILL income £253k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHARLES WITH ST. MATTHIAS, PLYMOUTH income £272k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, STEVENAGE income £102k

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 ST. MATTHEW,NORTHAMPTON.	£205k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, READING FY2025	£120k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN, CAMBRIDGE FY2025	£149k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, NOTTINGHAM FY2025	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, REDHILL FY2025	£253k	—	above	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHARLES WITH ST. MATTHIAS, PLYMOUTH FY2025	£272k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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