THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRERETON AND RUGELEY

Registered charity 1130795 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRERETON & RUGELEY PCC

Providing facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and intellectual development, both for its members and for anyone who wishes to benefit from what the Church offers: and promoting Christian values, and service by members of the Church in and to their communities, to the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.

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: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cannock Chase, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£115k

Latest spending

£135k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £20,485 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in free reserves of £31,151. This reserve level is marginally lower than the PCC's stated policy target of three months' unrestricted payments, which equates to £32,007. The trustees note that the financial position is expected to improve once the LDBF Common Fund arrears of £17,526 are cleared.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The balance of the free reserves at the year-end was £31,151_2025 [(£11,228) in deficit 2024] which is marginally lower than this target.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One Trustee was paid £100 Honorarium for Sunday School duties at Holy Spirit

“One Trustee was paid £100 Honorarium for Sunday School duties at Holy Spirit” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from 13 related parties [PCC members] during the year totalled £9,071_2025 [£10,624_2024]. All these donations were received without condition.

“Donations from 13 related parties [PCC members] during the year totalled £9,071_2025 [£10,624_2024]. All these donations were received without condition.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 32

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 35

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £570 — grants £570 (1); under 1% of the £180,895 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALISON MARIE TABERNOR
Craig Stuart Hibbert
David Bentley Smith
Gail May Walker
Gillian Susan Shaw
Howard John Cottrell · trustee of 1 other charity
Joan Surplice
Kathryn Elizabeth Cottrell
Neil John Bateman
Patrisia Ann Dorothy Windsor
REV BRIAN DOUGLAS TABERNOR
Rev Catherine Mary Alexandra Leighton · trustee of 4 other charities
Rev Jules Michelle Smith
STEVE HAMMERSLEY
Susan Jane Speed
Teresa Dawn Noble

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£115k	£135k
31/12/2024	£162k	£169k
31/12/2023	£181k	£161k
31/12/2022	£152k	£181k
31/12/2021	£156k	£179k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRERETON AND RUGELEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £20,485 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in free reserves of £31,151. This reserve level is marginally lower than the PCC's stated policy target of three months' unrestricted payments, which equates to £32,007. The trustees note that the financial position is expected to improve once the LDBF Common Fund arrears of £17,526 are cleared. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/08/2019	£10k	ST AUGUSTINES COMMUNITY HUB

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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 BRERETON AND RUGELEY	£115k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BROMLEY FY2025	£138k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DRAYTON BASSETT, FAZELEY AND MILE OAK FY2025	£124k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BURSLEDON FY2025	£178k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAWRENCE, BIDDULPH FY2025	£157k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS OF MYRA, BRIGHTON FY2025	£163k	—	0	within	—	no doubt

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