THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS MARPLE

Registered charity 1130416 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALL SAINTS' PCC, MARPLE

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. Taking of religious assemblies in schools and provision of a club night for youngsters. Promoting the whole mission of the Church and supporting the local community.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stockport, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£374k

Latest spending

£392k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the overall financial position remains sound with total funds of £496,911, though expenditure has exceeded income for the last three years. The trustees note that this trend is not sustainable in the long term and they are paying close attention to ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Reserves are held at a level significantly above the stated minimum policy target of £57,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months budgeted expenditure on non-capital items from unrestricted funds (reserves figure: £218k)

“The PCC has agreed a minimum reserve target equal to two months budgeted expenditure on non-capital items from unrestricted funds. For 2026 this sets the minimum reserves target at £57,000.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The continued trend of expenditure exceeding income is possible in the short- to medium-term due to high levels of reserves, but is not sustainable in the long-term and the PCC are paying close attention to ensuring long-term financial sustainability.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Parish Share

“Our full parish share in 2025 was £97,005, but the figure above includes the £12,702 rebate received due to Lesley Currie’s secondment to Chester Diocese.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 200
Government income: £4,000 — grants £4,000 (2); 1% of the £373,844 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 213
Government income: £1,500 — grants £1,500 (1); under 1% of the £524,526 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 253
Government income: £3,500 — grants £3,500 (2); 1% of the £321,434 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£525k

Total spending

£402k

Reserves (reported)

£426k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~12.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (63% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/08/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (23/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Christopher John Buckley
Dr Olubunmi Oluwapamilerin Lawson
Emmanuel Oigialen Bello
HELEN ALSTON
Hayley Jones
Hayley Ringrose
IAN NICHOLAS TAYLOR
Ian Michael Beaumont
Joanne Gamson
John Atkinson
Lynsey Clare Robinson
Martin Palmer
NEVILLE ARTHUR PHILLIPS
Nicholas Ribbeck
Rev DANIEL CURRIE
Simon James Baker
Susan Jane Goodwin

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

Operates in: Stockport

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£374k	£392k
31/12/2024	£525k	£402k
31/12/2023	£321k	£502k
31/12/2022	£360k	£348k
31/12/2021	£297k	£337k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS MARPLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the overall financial position remains sound with total funds of £496,911, though expenditure has exceeded income for the last three years. The trustees note that this trend is not sustainable in the long term and they are paying close attention to ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Reserves are held at a level significantly above the stated minimum policy target of £57,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.

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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 ALL SAINTS MARPLE	£374k	—	above	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S, LITTLE COMMON FY2024	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST NICOLAS SPALDING FY2025	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, THORPE ACRE WITH DISHLEY FY2025	£107k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, PENSNETT FY2025	£38k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS HOVE FY2025	£444k	—	unclear	—	noted

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