THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BRUNSWICK

Registered charity 1131529 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC CHRIST CHURCH BRUNSWICK

Providing Christian services and activities within the context of a Church of England parish church.

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.

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Latest income
£172k
Latest spending
£211k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted free reserves of £115,715, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately six months of normal unrestricted charitable expenditure. Despite a decrease in total income and a deficit in the Positive Steps Project, the charity maintained a net current asset position of £159,733 and confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months of normal unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £116k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level that equates to approximately six months of normal unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income
£524k
Total spending
£170k
Reserves (reported)
£43k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£172k£211k
31/12/2023£238k£218k
31/12/2022£164k£217k
31/12/2021£524k£170k
31/12/2020£138k£111k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BRUNSWICK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted free reserves of £115,715, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately six months of normal unrestricted charitable expenditure. Despite a decrease in total income and a deficit in the Positive Steps Project, the charity maintained a net current asset position of £159,733 and confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2022£10kThe Brunswick Bees
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2021£10kBuilding Lives: Church&Community Hall Refurb