THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY

Registered charity 1130725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JAMES PCC, CHORLEY

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. The provision of a youth club with a Christian ethos. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and meetings and the distribution of literature.

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Latest income

£125k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves finished at £43,027, which is considerably higher than the PCC's policy target of three months' unrestricted payments. The charity reported a net income of £12,907 for the year, supported by increased planned giving and grant funding, while maintaining a healthy financial situation as confirmed by the trustees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £43k)

“It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on unrestricted reserves, which equates to at least three months’ unrestricted payments” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Daniel James Freemanchair
Ann Lancaster
David Richard Pearson
Donna-Marie Rigby
Gary Tinsley
Hannah Elizabeth James
Lesley Jenkinson
MICHAEL JOHN WADDINGTON
Paul Greenway
Sara Tinsley
Susan Anne Witts
Tracy Phillips

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£125k	£112k
31/12/2024	£96k	£111k
31/12/2023	£78k	£75k
31/12/2022	£86k	£81k
31/12/2021	£101k	£104k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves finished at £43,027, which is considerably higher than the PCC's policy target of three months' unrestricted payments. The charity reported a net income of £12,907 for the year, supported by increased planned giving and grant funding, while maintaining a healthy financial situation as confirmed by the trustees.

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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 ST JAMES, CHORLEY	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' CHURCH POOLE FY2025	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, YEOVIL FY2024	£314k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, CHALK FY2024	£136k	—	above	—	noted
THE PARAOCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.JAMES' WEST END IN THE DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER FY2025	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON FY2025	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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