THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AIDAN, ST JAMES AND ST MARY THE VIRGIN, MORPETH
The Parish has been a centre of worship and of service to the community of Morpeth for over 800 years. Our purpose is to be a worshipping and praying community, which is open to the grace of God, active in Christian service and ready to reach out in fellowship to enable people to respond to God, so that we can continue Christ's work in the world.
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £28,197 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £166,568. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted reserves stood at £27,296 at the year-end.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 75
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 25
Trustees
- Rev. Canon Simon Whitechair
- Christopher Duncan Prance
- Dr LINDSAY JOHN GILFILLAN
- Dr Robert Anthony Young
- Elizabeth Anne Newlands
- Elizabeth Scott-Tatum
- Kathryn June Irwin
- Lauren Fluke
- Rachel Dawn Anderson
- Richard Stewart Bishopp
- Roy Arthur Sanderson
- SALLY MARY CAROLINE KEITH
- VAL POPE
- Val Cowan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £172k | £203k |
| 31/12/2024 | £179k | £152k |
| 31/12/2023 | £196k | £170k |
| 31/12/2022 | £158k | £147k |
| 31/12/2021 | £134k | £160k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AIDAN, ST JAMES AND ST MARY THE VIRGIN, MORPETH financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £28,197 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £166,568. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted reserves stood at £27,296 at the year-end. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 26/06/2019 | £10k | "Morpeth Boys Brigade Building Feasibility Study resubmission" |
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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 ST AIDAN, ST JAMES AND ST MARY THE VIRGIN, MORPETH | £172k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF OTTERY ST MARY | £542k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.JOHN AND ST.MARY DEVIZES | £285k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ASHTON UPON MERSEY | £590k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL PARISH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETERS, MORLEY | £217k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, PADDINGTON | £36k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |