THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST PAUL, ALNWICK

Registered charity 1131297 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MICHAEL & ST PAUL ALNWICK PCC

Provision of religious services according to the customs of the Church of England and associated, social and community focussed activities

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Latest income

£187k

Latest spending

£190k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received significant one-off legacies and donations, resulting in a large surplus and a development fund of approximately £512,656. However, the General Fund reserves of £6,923 were below the stated policy target of £7,700, and the trustees noted that regular giving and collections had declined, requiring increased efforts to meet future costs including a new curate.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £7k)

“On current trends, this sets a target General Reserve level of £7,700 so our position at the end of the year was close to, but not quite meeting, our target position.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£715k

Total spending

£150k

Cost of raising funds

£19k

Reserves (reported)

£7k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Christian Strang Mitchellchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANDREW EOIN DUFF · trustee of 1 other charity
Annette Irene Playle
Christopher Edward Gould
Dr Patricia Elizabeth Everitt
Elizabeth Donaldson · trustee of 1 other charity
Henry Thomas Playle
Ian Brown · trustee of 1 other charity
John Cooke MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
Judy Jobson
Mrs Rosie Buxton
Sarah Howard
Susan Trafford

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£187k	£190k
31/12/2024	£715k	£150k
31/12/2023	£232k	£147k
31/12/2022	£157k	£149k
31/12/2021	£325k	£374k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST PAUL, ALNWICK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received significant one-off legacies and donations, resulting in a large surplus and a development fund of approximately £512,656. However, the General Fund reserves of £6,923 were below the stated policy target of £7,700, and the trustees noted that regular giving and collections had declined, requiring increased efforts to meet future costs including a new curate. Its FY2024 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
Community Foundation North East	05/06/2025	£700	Grant to Parochial Church Council of St Michael and St Paul, Alnwick
Community Foundation North East	15/05/2024	£1k	Grant to Parochial Church Council of St Michael and St Paul, Alnwick

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST VIGOR WITH ALL SAINTS, FULBOURN.

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 ST. MICHAEL AND ST PAUL, ALNWICK	£187k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST VIGOR WITH ALL SAINTS, FULBOURN FY2025	£177k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JAMES, TAUNTON FY2025	£172k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LAWRENCE WITH ST. PAUL, LONGRIDGE FY2024	£248k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL THE ANGELS, CLAVERDON FY2024	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, NORTH CURRY FY2025	£116k	—	unclear	—	noted

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