THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHAPELTOWN

Registered charity 1131768 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN'S PCC, CHAPELTOWN

Provision of weekly public worship open to all.Pastoral work, including visits to the bereaved and the sick.Teaching of the Christian faith through sermons, courses, special events and cell groups.Taking of religious assemblies in schools.The provision of a youth group in a locality which has no other significant youth work of any kind.Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

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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Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£155k

Latest spending

£153k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,422 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £255,665. The trustees report that the charity's reserves are currently being achieved against its policy target of holding between 5% and 10% of annual income. There are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% of income)

“Total receipts were £154,672 of which £143,656 was the main giving from the congregation” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between 5% and 10% of annual income (reserves figure: £256k)

“As a charity we aim to have a cash balance of between 5% and 10% of annual income.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of expenses to Vicar and Curate

“The Vicar and curate were reimbursed a total of £4,098 (2024: £1,951) for travelling expenses and expenses related to the vicarage.” — page 15

“The Common Fund to the Diocese of Sheffield was £60,000 (2024: £55,000).” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to Diocese of Sheffield (Common Fund)

“The Vicar and curate were reimbursed a total of £4,098 (2024: £1,951) for travelling expenses and expenses related to the vicarage.” — page 15

“The Common Fund to the Diocese of Sheffield was £60,000 (2024: £55,000).” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW); Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales; Financial Conduct Authority; Homes England; Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW); Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education); Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Volunteers: 50

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

Volunteers: 30

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

Volunteers: 30

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 04/02/2025, 96 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev RICHARD ANDREW STORDYchair
Amber Lenton
Andrew Dickinson
Andrew Mumford
COLIN BEECH
Esther Herbert
Georgina Battey
Helen Ruddlesdin
Helen Sturgess
IAN RAYMOND WATSON
Karen Hough
Krista Stones
Michael Gilmour
Nicola Wareing
Rev David Whitehead
Rev Peter Sewards
Shirley Dickinson
Tony Booth
Valerie Wilson
Victoria Gardiner

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£155k	£153k
31/12/2024	£139k	£126k
31/12/2023	£121k	£123k
31/12/2022	£110k	£116k
31/12/2021	£114k	£120k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHAPELTOWN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,422 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £255,665. The trustees report that the charity's reserves are currently being achieved against its policy target of holding between 5% and 10% of annual income. There are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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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 JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHAPELTOWN	£155k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEAD FY2025	£435k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH CHRIST CHURCH, HOXTON(DIOCESE OF LONDON) FY2025	£417k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, SPALDING, LINCOLNSHIRE FY2025	£162k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHESTER FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, GROVE FY2025	£261k	—	above	—	no doubt

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