THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SELBY ST MARY

Registered charity 1130739 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SELBY ABBEY P.C.C.

Regular public worship & sacred space open to all. Pastoral work,inc. visiting sick and bereaved. Teaching Christianity through sermons/courses/small groups. Religious assemblies in schools. Promoting Christianity through staging of events & meetings, the distribution of literature. Promoting the mission of the Church in the local community. Supporting other charities in the UK and abroad

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Latest income
£404k
Latest spending
£339k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £131,701 for the year, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £248,270. The trustees report that free reserves of £190,292 are above the stated policy target of approximately £72,000, representing roughly three months of operational expenditure. The filing confirms adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Heritage Lottery Fund (17% of income)
“The largest single source of income in the year to 31 December 2025 was £42,138 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to support the Origins project” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately 3 months of operational expenditure which is around £72,000 (held: £190k)
“It is the policy of the PCC to hold free reserves equating to approximately 3 months of operational expenditure which is around £72,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Unrestricted donations received from trustees.
“Unrestricted donations of £7,054 were received in the year from 9 trustees (2024 - £18,774 from 12 trustees).” — page 35
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 31/12/2024)

Total income
£505k
Total spending
£529k
Cost of raising funds
£36k
Reserves (reported)
£207k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (68% 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: 7.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£404k£339k
31/12/2024£505k£529k
31/12/2023£472k£456k
31/12/2022£701k£684k
31/12/2021£373k£308k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SELBY ST MARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £131,701 for the year, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £248,270. The trustees report that free reserves of £190,292 are above the stated policy target of approximately £72,000, representing roughly three months of operational expenditure. The filing confirms adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SELBY ST MARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SELBY ST MARY as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£15kProgramme: Let's Create Jubilee Fund

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/03/2023£1.2m"Selby Abbey: The Origin Stories"
UK government08/03/2021£20kCRF21: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SELBY ST MARY
UK government14/10/2020£39kCRF20: Selby Abbey Parochial Church Council
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/07/2020£32k"COVID19: Selby Abbey"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/03/2019£45k"Building capacity at Selby Abbey to ensure this historical gem shines across SelbyÂ’s community"

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 MARY'S ELY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SELBY ST MARY£404k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S ELY FY2025£462k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST NICOLAS SPALDING FY2024£150k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND ALL SAINTS WHALLEY FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEWBURY ST NICOLAS FY2025£554k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, HAROLD WOOD FY2024£610kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt

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