THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER ST PAULS WITH ST LUKES
Youth club, Children's club, Over 50s club. Normal Anglican Church community activities - Christian worship, funeral, wedding and infant baptism activities. Community Cafe. Active involvement in local schools.
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred an overall loss of £1,227 for the year 2024, compared to a surplus of £12,817 in 2023 which included a one-off legacy. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves held at year-end were £47,308, which the PCC considers to be within its stated reserves policy range.
What the accounts disclose
“The PCC will aim to carry forward from one accounting year to the next no more than the lower of: a) 50% of the previous year's total income; and b) 50% of the previous year's combined Parish Share and staff wage bill plus £10,000 towards emergency maintenance.” — page 10
“A donation of £1,039 was given to the Campbell Hall drop-in. This transaction is included within Missing Giving & Donations in the Receipts and Payments Statement. The charity is the Corporate Trustee for the Campbell Hall.” — page 17
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 61
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 109
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022
- Volunteers: 85
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 05/11/2022, 5 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Trustees
- Rev Andrew James Stinsonchair
- Caroline Davies
- Dr DAVID IAN COOKE-FOX
- Dr KEITH EDWARD GREGORY
- Jane Atfield
- Jennifer Lilian Gilbertson
- John Edward Somerville
- Keith Gregory
- Nicola Judith Gregory
- Simon Keith Barrowcliff
- Timothy Godfrey Woodhead
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | — | — |
| 31/12/2024 | £183k | £185k |
| 31/12/2023 | £183k | £170k |
| 31/12/2022 | £166k | £177k |
| 31/12/2021 | £175k | £183k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER ST PAULS WITH ST LUKES financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an overall loss of £1,227 for the year 2024, compared to a surplus of £12,817 in 2023 which included a one-off legacy. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves held at year-end were £47,308, which the PCC considers to be within its stated reserves policy range. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/01/2020 | £2k | Church window replacement |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 26/06/2017 | £10k | "Securing the future of St Paul's Church as a heritage and community asset" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, EAST TWICKENHAM | 1 | £6k |
| Aylesham Community Trust | 1 | £3k |
| THE JONATHAN TOWLER FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUND | 1 | £2k |
| BERKSWELL CHARITIES | 1 | £2k |
| THE HAMPSTEAD CHURCH MUSIC TRUST | 1 | £1k |
| THE RED SOCKS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER ST PAULS WITH ST LUKES | £183k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL'S, PICKERING | £255k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE FINCHLEY | £167k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, THROOP, BOURNEMOUTH | £187k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, CHELTENHAM | £316k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, BASSINGBOURN | £379k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |