THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SS PETER AND PAUL STOKESLEY WITH ST MARTIN SEAMER

Registered charity 1131281 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STOKESLEY WITH SEAMER PCC

Religious Activities

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.

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Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£93k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted funds of £59,378, which is above its stated policy target of £25,000. However, the filing notes that expenditure continued to exceed income, resulting in a deficit on unrestricted funds, and the trustees are budgeting for a further deficit in 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £25,000 (held: £59k)

“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds that equates to at least three months' unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £25,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Unrestricted donations of £18895 plus £3914 associated gift-aid were received from related parties (PCC members).

“Unrestricted donations of £18895 plus £3914 associated gift-aid were received from related parties (PCC members).” — page 13

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Benjamin Luke William Gunterchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANNE BRYANT
Beverley Gail Turner
Colin Fredrick Hinton
David Hand
Elizabeth Jean Webster
Guy Edward Davies CENG ARPS
HEATHER MARSHALL WARING
Hilary Joyce Kerr
Jane Julia Atha
Jennifer Anne Finel
Jennifer James
John Edward Groom
Judith Turland
Michael Geoffrey Westgarth-Taylor
Nadine Brown
Neil Wolfe
Paula Davies
Susan Elizabeth Wardle

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£93k	£99k
31/12/2024	£92k	£104k
31/12/2023	£118k	£111k
31/12/2022	£102k	£136k
31/12/2021	£109k	£92k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SS PETER AND PAUL STOKESLEY WITH ST MARTIN SEAMER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted funds of £59,378, which is above its stated policy target of £25,000. However, the filing notes that expenditure continued to exceed income, resulting in a deficit on unrestricted funds, and the trustees are budgeting for a further deficit in 2026. Its FY2025 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
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k
THE LAPWORTH CHARITY	1	£3k

Charities like this

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SS PETER AND PAUL STOKESLEY WITH ST MARTIN SEAMER	£93k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN WITH ST PETER, WORCESTER FY2025	£213k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE FINCHLEY FY2025	£167k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR, SHIRLEY FY2025	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN COLCHESTER FY2025	£394k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST MARY, STOWMARKET FY2025	£284k	—	below	—	no doubt

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