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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANS

Registered charity 1131697 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PAUL'S PCC, ST ALBANS · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£935k
Latest spending
£548k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of approximately £65k on its general fund, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £490,244. The trustees forecast that 2025 finances will be in the zone of breakeven due to changing donor demographics and rising costs. The charity maintains a salaries reserve policy of six months' gross salary costs and holds significant building and development funds.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to cover any forecast deficit for the next twelve months, plus a margin of at least £30k for unexpected costs/falls in income (held: £490k)
“Our policy is to hold in the General Fund (a) sufficient reserves to cover any forecast deficit for the next twelve months, plus (b) a margin of at least £30k for unexpected costs/falls in income so as to give us ‘breathing space’ to address these.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Myers Clark.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£935k
Total spending
£548k
Reserves (reported)
£819k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~18.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£935k£548k
31/12/2024£684k£597k
31/12/2023£592k£547k
31/12/2022£528k£555k
31/12/2021£556k£513k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANS financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of approximately £65k on its general fund, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £490,244. The trustees forecast that 2025 finances will be in the zone of breakeven due to changing donor demographics and rising costs. The charity maintains a salaries reserve policy of six months' gross salary costs and holds significant building and development funds. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Myers Clark.

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