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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN, BISHOPSGATE

Registered charity 1131501 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST HELEN, BISHOPSGATE

Sunday and midweek services, Bible study groups, Sunday School, youth group, stay-and-play mums and toddlers group, Christianity Explored courses, apprentice training programme, prison ministry

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Latest income
£4.3m
Latest spending
£4.5m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £173,965 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to a 5% fall in total income while expenditure remained flat. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves remained healthy at £2.78 million, which is above the stated policy target of £1.5 million. The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: above £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“There were 2 employees with emoluments for the year above £60,000.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“There were 2 employees with emoluments for the year above £60,000.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: SMC received £170 for Voluntary Church Rates.
“St Helen’s paid £170 (2023: nil) to SMC in respect of Voluntary Church Rates.” — page 33
“During the year, a grant of £1,000 was paid to A Passion for Life” — page 33
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A Passion for Life received £1,000 grant.
“St Helen’s paid £170 (2023: nil) to SMC in respect of Voluntary Church Rates.” — page 33
“During the year, a grant of £1,000 was paid to A Passion for Life” — page 33
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
£4.3m
Total spending
£4.5m
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
51

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% 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: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£4.3m£4.5m
31/12/2023£4.5m£4.5m
31/12/2022£4.0m£4.3m
31/12/2021£4.8m£3.6m
31/12/2020£3.4m£3.3m

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN, BISHOPSGATE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £173,965 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to a 5% fall in total income while expenditure remained flat. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves remained healthy at £2.78 million, which is above the stated policy target of £1.5 million. The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next twelve months. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN, BISHOPSGATE earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the above £60,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

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
MOYNITRUST1£5k

Charities like this

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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 HELEN, BISHOPSGATE£4.3mabove £60,0002unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW FY2025£449k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BOSTON FY2025£409k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. GEORGE-IN-THE-EAST WITH ST. PAUL FY2024£290k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST JULIAN, ST ALBANS FY2024£227k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCILOF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST HORSLEY,SURREY FY2025£625k—0above—no doubt

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