PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST NICHOLAS, HARPENDEN

Registered charity 1130793 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST NICHOLAS PCC, HARPENDEN

Promoting in the Ecclesiastical Parish the whole Mission of the Church.

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Latest income

£640k

Latest spending

£580k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £60,373 for the year, resulting in free undesignated reserves of £133,768. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £70,000, which represents three months of general running and salary costs. The charity holds total funds of £1,427,110, including £945,280 in freehold property, and maintains restricted funds of £106,336 primarily for building works.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (66% of income)

“Unrestricted voluntary donations of £427,492 were received (£410,643 general unrestricted and £16,849 designated), including £70,128 from Gift Aid.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months general running costs and salary costs (held: £134k)

“It is the policy of the PCC to hold in unrestricted reserves the equivalent of three months general running costs and salary costs. The trustees believe this amount to be in the region of £70,000.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from PCC members

“During 2024 the charity received £45,089 in donations from its PCC members. The donors did not attach any conditions to the gifts which required the church to significantly alter the nature of its existing activities.” — page 26

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£640k

Total spending

£580k

Reserves (reported)

£375k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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

Alexander Carlyon Innes
Andrew Reed Marsh
Ann Elizabeth Halstead
Cathy Caroline Goodbun
Christina Asiimwe Karema
Jacqueline Agg
Jennifer Margaret Goulding
Julie Nicola Aldridge
Katherine Louise Nesbitt
Kirsteen Elizabeth Sheldon Say
Maureen Dunlop Lamburn
Michelle Sarah McCulloch
Perdita Tamsen Wallis · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev James Christie Brown · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Patrick John Moriarty
Rev Sally Louise Goodson
Ruth Stannard
Scholastica Lok Sze Brimley
TIMOTHY RUSSELL FLEMING

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£640k	£580k
31/12/2023	£619k	£570k
31/12/2022	£575k	£547k
31/12/2021	£606k	£575k
31/12/2020	£537k	£540k

Common questions

Is PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST NICHOLAS, HARPENDEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £60,373 for the year, resulting in free undesignated reserves of £133,768. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £70,000, which represents three months of general running and salary costs. The charity holds total funds of £1,427,110, including £945,280 in freehold property, and maintains restricted funds of £106,336 primarily for building works. Its FY2024 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

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 NICHOLAS, DURHAM.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST NICHOLAS, HARPENDEN	£640k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, DURHAM FY2024	£439k	—	above	—	no doubt
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Lancing with Coombes FY2025	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, CHISLEHURST FY2025	£228k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILEMON TOXTETH FY2024	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH PENNINGTON (MANCHESTER DIOCESE) FY2024	£214k	—	within	—	no doubt

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