THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES & EMMANUEL, DIDSBURY

Registered charity 1131669 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JAMES & EMMANUEL PCC, DIDSBURY

St James and Emmanuel is a large and diverse church community consisting of 4 Sunday congregations and several small groups. We have close links with St James and Emmanuel Academy Trust and our buildings are used continually throughout the week by church members and the wider community. We run numerous homegroups and activities from youth/children's groups through to work with the disadvantaged.

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Latest income
£490k
Latest spending
£541k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £1,234,000 at the year end, representing a surplus for the year. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St James & Emmanuel, Didsbury (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£490k£541k
31/12/2024£492k£495k
31/12/2023£469k£903k
31/12/2022£498k£576k
31/12/2021£440k£571k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES & EMMANUEL, DIDSBURY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £1,234,000 at the year end, representing a surplus for the year. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 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 Heritage Fund16/03/2017£234k"Emmanuel Church Didsbury roofing, masonry repairs with access works"

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
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND1£3k

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 JAMES, ENFIELD HIGHWAY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES & EMMANUEL, DIDSBURY£490k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ENFIELD HIGHWAY FY2025£172k—0below0.0%no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' CHURCH POOLE FY2025£146k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES GERRARDS CROSS WITH ST JAMES FULMER FY2025£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, YEOVIL FY2024£314k—0unclear—no doubt

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