THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS' AND ST MARY MAGDALENE STOCKTON HEATH, CHESHIRE

Registered charity 1131459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST THOMAS AND ST MARY MAGDALENE PCC

Furthering the worship of the congregation and reaching out to the whole community to suuport and nurture.Holding religious services. Providing buildings for the same and for community activities

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£230k

Latest spending

£205k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £25,241 in 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £157,213. This figure significantly exceeds the PCC's stated policy target of holding £27,000 to cover three months of running costs. The Treasurer notes that the surplus was driven by non-recurring reductions in expenditure rather than increased income, cautioning that future years will depend more on income generation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ running costs (reserves figure: £157k)

“It is the aim of the PCC to hold £27,000 in unrestricted reserves to enable cover for three months’ running costs in the event of a major problem, and/or to provide additional support for some unforeseen repairs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 80
Government income: £2,200 — grants £2,200 (2); under 1% of the £230,333 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 70

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

Volunteers: 70

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

Trustees · trustee networks

REVEREND MICHAEL LAURENCE RIDLEYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
DOROTHY CARTER
DR PETER BANYARD
David Whalley
Dr Simon Geoffrey Goodchild
Dr Susan Lesley Burke
Elaine Smith
Janice Rowland
Jenny Corroboy
Julie Brown
Katharine Jane Emery
Kirsty Gill
Kristofer Bradshaw
Lee Marsh
Lynda Heesom
Melanie Wilson Mrs
PETER SIMPSON SPEED · trustee of 2 other charities
Sarah Downes
Sheila Barton
Stuart Marley

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£230k	£205k
31/12/2024	£231k	£227k
31/12/2023	£288k	£299k
31/12/2022	£201k	£159k
31/12/2021	£189k	£156k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS' AND ST MARY MAGDALENE STOCKTON HEATH, CHESHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £25,241 in 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £157,213. This figure significantly exceeds the PCC's stated policy target of holding £27,000 to cover three months of running costs. The Treasurer notes that the surplus was driven by non-recurring reductions in expenditure rather than increased income, cautioning that future years will depend more on income generation. Its FY2025 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
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/12/2013	£203k	"Warrington - St Thomas' Church, Stockton Heath"

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 ST MARY THE VIRGIN THAME.

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 THOMAS' AND ST MARY MAGDALENE STOCKTON HEATH, CHESHIRE	£230k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN THAME FY2025	£338k	—	below	—	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 PETER AND ST PAUL, DORCHESTER ON THAMES FY2024	£328k	—	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. MARY MAGDALENE, ASHTON UPON MERSEY FY2025	£590k	—	below	—	no doubt

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