THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GABRIEL'S CHURCH OF BISHOPWEARMOUTH SUNDERLAND

Registered charity 1130674 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. GABRIEL'S PCC BISHOPWEARMOUTH SUNDERLAND

The conduct of public worship and mission in the local community through a full range of services and activities based in our wide range of buildings and other locations within the locality.

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: Education/training · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£159k
Latest spending
£139k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total revenue exceeded expenditure by approximately £20,865, resulting in total net assets of £144,682.94 at year-end. The trustees report that unrestricted funds of £57,550.14 exceed their stated reserves policy target of £30,000, which is intended to cover three months of unrestricted payments. While the charity is currently financially stable with a surplus, the trustees note that costs are rising and general fund income has decreased for the first time since the pandemic.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ unrestricted payments (estimated £30,000) (held: £58k)
“It is the current policy of the PCC to maintain a balance (if possible) in unrestricted funds that equates to three months’ unrestricted payments. It is held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies. We estimate this to be £30,000.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£159k£139k
31/12/2024£148k£124k
31/12/2023£122k£100k
31/12/2022£101k£96k
31/12/2021£104k£77k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GABRIEL'S CHURCH OF BISHOPWEARMOUTH SUNDERLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total revenue exceeded expenditure by approximately £20,865, resulting in total net assets of £144,682.94 at year-end. The trustees report that unrestricted funds of £57,550.14 exceed their stated reserves policy target of £30,000, which is intended to cover three months of unrestricted payments. While the charity is currently financially stable with a surplus, the trustees note that costs are rising and general fund income has decreased for the first time since the pandemic. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.