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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEVERLEY

Registered charity 1131295 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S,BEVERLEY,PCC · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£465k
Latest spending
£389k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased by £11,594 to £3,032,979, driven by a net loss on investments of £87,113 which outweighed operational surpluses. The unrestricted general fund balance increased to £1,058,202, supported by the sale of the Lairgate property. The charity maintains significant reserves across unrestricted, restricted, and endowment funds.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain a balance on the unrestricted fund, invested or on deposit, to provide interest income to the General Fund as current income from all other sources does not meet the expenditure required to pay for the general running of the church (held: £1.1m)
“It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on the unrestricted fund, invested or on deposit, to provide interest income to the General Fund as current income from all other sources does not meet the expenditure required to pay for the general running of the church.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

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

Total income
£573k
Total spending
£398k
Cost of raising funds
£29k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£465k£389k
31/12/2024£573k£398k
31/12/2023£773k£305k
31/12/2022£327k£334k
31/12/2021£829k£912k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BEVERLEY financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds decreased by £11,594 to £3,032,979, driven by a net loss on investments of £87,113 which outweighed operational surpluses. The unrestricted general fund balance increased to £1,058,202, supported by the sale of the Lairgate property. The charity maintains significant reserves across unrestricted, restricted, and endowment funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/09/2024£152k"Enhancing Life Through Heritage"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/11/2017£460k"St Mary's Church, Beverley - 'Medieval Curious Carvings': Preserved and interpreted"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/01/2016£82k"Urgent repair and restoration of high level pinnacle on St Mary's Beverley (Grade 1 Listed)"

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