THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES', CLITHEROE

Registered charity 1131419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JAMES' PCC, CLITHEROE

To know Jesus and to make Jesus known

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

Registered contact address: Ribble Valley, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£461k

Latest spending

£395k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £66,460 for the year, with total income of £461,150 against expenditure of £394,690. The trustees report that reserves are held to enable the PCC to continue to operate and meet liabilities, with unrestricted funds totaling £225,104 at the year end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £34,202 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“Lucy Skelton - Employed as a full time Youth Minister and was remunerated with a gross salary of £34,202 in the year 2025.” — page 37

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum expected by the Charity Commission (reserves figure: £225k)

“It was decided to set a break-even budget for the first time in many years as our reserves were approaching the minimum expected by the Charity Commission.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to spouse of trustee for Ceilidh band performance

“£240 was paid to the spouse of a trustee for a Ceilidh band performance at a fundraising event.” — page 43

“£228 was paid to the company of a trustee for the printing of branded clothing for PCC events.” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to company of trustee for printing of branded clothing

“£240 was paid to the spouse of a trustee for a Ceilidh band performance at a fundraising event.” — page 43

“£228 was paid to the company of a trustee for the printing of branded clothing for PCC events.” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £33,380 (FY2024) to £34,202 (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
Complaints 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 95

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

Volunteers: 78
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 70
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income

£555k

Total spending

£303k

Reserves (reported)

£438k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~17.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Samuel Graham Cheesmanchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Claire Jubb
Clive Watson
Debra Hardie
Dr Michael Wright
Dr Rebecca Thornber
Dr William Weston
Eleanor Jane Wood
Graham Christopher Haldane
Hannah Crowley
Janet Elizabeth Sanderson
Janet Mary Fife White
Jenna Clare Potts
Jonathan Frank
Oliver Pettitt
RUTH HALDANE

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£461k	£395k
31/12/2024	£317k	£330k
31/12/2023	£324k	£331k
31/12/2022	£306k	£365k
31/12/2021	£555k	£303k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES', CLITHEROE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £66,460 for the year, with total income of £461,150 against expenditure of £394,690. The trustees report that reserves are held to enable the PCC to continue to operate and meet liabilities, with unrestricted funds totaling £225,104 at the year end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES', CLITHEROE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £34,202 band.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES', CLITHEROE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES', CLITHEROE as a grant recipient include DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	FY2024	£3k	Religious causes

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
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

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 CHESTERTON ST GEORGE.

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 JAMES', CLITHEROE	£461k	£34,202	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON ST GEORGE FY2025	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN MEADS FY2025	£267k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY FY2025	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEW MALDEN & COOMBE, CHRIST CHURCH & ST JOHN'S FY2025	£433k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST WEST BYFLEET FY2025	£171k	—	below	—	no doubt

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