THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEBINGTON

Registered charity 1130323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEBINGTON PARISH CHURCH

Full details of the many varied activities of the Church may be found in the Annual Report of the Trustees for the year to 31 December 2019

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Latest income

£375k

Latest spending

£403k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an accounting deficit of £27,790 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting from total expenditure of £403,194 against total income of £375,404. The trustees note that normal running costs were not fully met by regular income, leading to a reliance on general reserves, which stood at £1,101,778. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory but highlight risks related to income failing to keep pace with increasing costs, particularly Parish Share and utility charges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately two months' unrestricted payments in addition to £20,000 (held: £1.1m)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to approximately two months' unrestricted payments in addition to £20,000 to cover emergency situations which may arise from time to time.” — page 43

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£599k

Total spending

£734k

Reserves (reported)

£80k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev David Andrew Vestergaardchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Brenda Brocklebank
Bryan Higgins
CHRISTOPHER JOHN JACKSON
Callum Peters
Caroline Adamson
Catherine Morris
David Halliday
Denise Moore
Esther Darnton
Gwen Derrig
IAN WILLIAM HALLIDAY BA HONS
Ian Swindlehurst
Joanna Jones
Judith Battersby
Kate Muskett
Kathryn Jones
Kathryn Sarah Butler
Laura Clark
MIKE SHEVLIN
Mike Ludbrook
Nathan Storm · trustee of 1 other charity
Penny Tomlinson
Rev Andrew Field-Davies
Rev Debbi Stott
Sue Kennaugh
Susan Allsop
Vivian Halliday

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

Operates in: Burundi · Chile · Haiti · Kenya · Turkey · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£375k	£403k
31/12/2023	£599k	£734k
31/12/2022	£757k	£326k
31/12/2021	£301k	£333k
31/12/2020	£289k	£315k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEBINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an accounting deficit of £27,790 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting from total expenditure of £403,194 against total income of £375,404. The trustees note that normal running costs were not fully met by regular income, leading to a reliance on general reserves, which stood at £1,101,778. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory but highlight risks related to income failing to keep pace with increasing costs, particularly Parish Share and utility charges. 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
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	16/03/2017	£227k	"St Andrew's Church: Saving Our Heritage for the Community"