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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, LANCASTER

Registered charity 1130550 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST THOMAS'S PCC, LANCASTER

Anglican Church - normal church activities

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£670k
Latest spending
£649k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year exceeded total expenditure, resulting in a net increase in funds. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves increased to approximately £149,000, which they consider within the appropriate range to enable the continuation of planned activities. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% of income)
“80% of our income comes from congregational giving” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £149k; policy: three to six months normal expenditure)
“at 31st December 2025, four months expenditure would amount to approximately £174,000, as compared to the balance on General Fund of £149,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Church is the sole shareholder of St Thomas’ Lancaster Developments Limited. Nothing was paid to the company during the year.
“In 2018 a limited company, St Thomas’ Lancaster Developments Limited, was set up to deal with some of the finances associated with the Heart of the City project. The Church is the sole shareholder of the company. Nothing was paid to the company during the year. No other related party transactions took place during the year other than disclosed at note 11.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St Thomas’ Lancaster Developments Limited
“Acting on professional advice, a limited company named St Thomas’ Lancaster Developments Limited (STLDL) was set up in 2018 and continues to handle some of the finances associated with the HOTC project.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Total income
£670k
Total spending
£649k
Reserves (reported)
£149k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£670k£649k
31/12/2024£606k£588k
31/12/2023£660k£622k
31/12/2022£671k£608k
31/12/2021£1.1m£486k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, LANCASTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year exceeded total expenditure, resulting in a net increase in funds. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves increased to approximately £149,000, which they consider within the appropriate range to enable the continuation of planned activities. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND1£5k
THE LAPWORTH CHARITY1£3k

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 BARNABAS KENSINGTON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, LANCASTER£670k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS KENSINGTON FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST THOMAS, SHEPHERD'S BUSH FY2025£157k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN BURWELL WITH ST ETHELDREDA AND THE HOLY TRINITY REACH FY2024£137k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY ROTHERHITHE FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MARTON-IN-CLEVELAND WITH EASTERSIDE FY2025£142k—0above—no doubt

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