THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST JULIAN, ST ALBANS

Registered charity 1131322 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST STEPHEN'S PCC, ST ALBANS

Regular public worship open to allProvision of sacred space for personal prayer and comtemplationPastoral workTeaching of ChristianityPromoting the whole mission of the Church through activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other special needs groupsSupporting other charities in the UK and overseas

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: St Albans, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£293k
Latest spending
£246k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £46,152 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by unrestricted funds despite an unrestricted deficit of £21,929. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £198,711 and total net assets of £1,071,428. The trustees confirm 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

Payments to trustees: A spouse of one of the trustees was paid £24,609 for self-employed work for the charity (2024: £16,992). One of the trustees was paid £0 for providing cleaning services to St Julian's Church (2024: £2,400).
“A spouse of one of the trustees was paid £24,609 for self-employed work for the charity (2024: £16,992). One of the trustees was paid £0 for providing cleaning services to St Julian's Church (2024: £2,400).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A spouse of one of the trustees was paid £24,609 for self-employed work for the charity (2024: £16,992).
“A spouse of one of the trustees was paid £24,609 for self-employed work for the charity (2024: £16,992).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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: 122

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

  • Volunteers: 122

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

  • Volunteers: 10

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2025 (received 03/11/2026, 3 days after the 31/10/2026 due date); year ending 31/12/2024 (received 15/11/2025, 15 days after the 31/10/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£293k£246k
31/12/2024£227k£292k
31/12/2023£349k£264k
31/12/2022£189k£182k
31/12/2021£192k£199k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST JULIAN, ST ALBANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £46,152 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by unrestricted funds despite an unrestricted deficit of £21,929. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £198,711 and total net assets of £1,071,428. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY1£13k

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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 ST STEPHEN WITH ST JULIAN, ST ALBANS£293k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ANSTON FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S BISHOPSWORTH FY2025£202k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JUDES, WOLVERHAMPTON FY2025£119k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, EAST DULWICH FY2025£243k——unclear—no doubt

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