THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, GOSFORTH

Registered charity 1131094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALL SAINTS' GOSFORTH PCC, PCC ALL SAINTS GOSFORTH

Serving local community providing church services and wide ranging activities open to the community including regular playgroup in the church hall as well as hosting occasional concerts in the church and a multitude in between.

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: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£229k
Latest spending
£210k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £18,962 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £100,962. This balance is above the stated policy target of £54,000, which represents three months of unrestricted payments. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned giving (41% of income)
“Planned giving 94,107”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months unrestricted payments (reserves figure: £101k)
“It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on free or unrestricted reserves (net current assets) which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £54,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Curate housing costs
“The Revd Miriam Jones has occupied a house attached to her appointment as Curate since September 2022. Costs borne by the PCC in connection with her house during 2025 totalled £2,367 (2024, £3,319).”
“Expenses payable to the Revd Canon Andrew Shipton and the Revd Miriam Jones amounted to £745 (2024, £2,053).” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Clergy expenses
“The Revd Miriam Jones has occupied a house attached to her appointment as Curate since September 2022. Costs borne by the PCC in connection with her house during 2025 totalled £2,367 (2024, £3,319).”
“Expenses payable to the Revd Canon Andrew Shipton and the Revd Miriam Jones amounted to £745 (2024, £2,053).” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

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: 45

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

  • Volunteers: 40

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

  • Volunteers: 40

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£229k£210k
31/12/2024£211k£252k
31/12/2023£246k£274k
31/12/2022£359k£257k
31/12/2021£238k£240k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, GOSFORTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £18,962 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £100,962. This balance is above the stated policy target of £54,000, which represents three months of unrestricted payments. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East23/06/2022£1kGrant to Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Gosforth
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2015£10kChurch Hall heating system; Columba Room and Augustine Room.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, GOSFORTH£229k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL AND ST MARK, OLD FORD FY2025£321k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, SOUTH MERSTHAM FY2025£180k—0within—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, WOKINGHAM FY2025£472k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS PRESTON FY2025£314k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, MACCLESFIELD FY2025£161k—0unclear—no doubt

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