THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK

Registered charity 1131412 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST BARNABAS CHURCH

Regular public worship;Visiting the sick and the bereaved;Teaching Christianity through sermons,courses and small groups;Youth and Childrens Ministry;Promotion of Christianity through events,meetings and literature.Promoting the whole mission of the Church through activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other special needs groups;Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net expenditure of £26,325 for the year ended 31 December 2023, compared to a net expenditure of £91,417 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £296,372, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £240,000 representing three months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (88% of income)
“Donations 817,320 439,313 1,256,632” — page 12
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £296k)
“The church’s aim is to maintain unrestricted free reserves at a level which equates to at least 3 months’ unrestricted expenditure, which is approximately £240,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: JET North London
“The church has a subsidiary charity, JET North London (““JKTNL”) which was established as a charitable company to hold property on behalf of the PCC.” — page 4
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Leaman Mattei. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£361k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.4m£1.4m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.5m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.3m
31/12/2021£1.2m£1.3m
31/12/2020£1.4m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net expenditure of £26,325 for the year ended 31 December 2023, compared to a net expenditure of £91,417 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £296,372, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £240,000 representing three months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Leaman Mattei.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK as a grant recipient include ROSS RUSSELL TRUST, BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROSS RUSSELL TRUSTFY2025£31k
BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITYFY2025£25k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation07/03/2017£5kGrant to St Barnabas Church
City Bridge Foundation10/09/2009£50kGrant to St Barnabas Church

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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 BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK£1.4m—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, WINCHESTER FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GILES, NORTHAMPTON FY2024£406k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BISLEY SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST AND WEST END HOLY TRINITY FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY OF BETHANY, WOKING FY2024£466k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BONIFACE, QUINTON ROAD WEST FY2024£230k—0unclear—no doubt

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