PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALVECHURCH

Registered charity 1131783 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST LAURENCE CHURCH

Latest income
£198k
Latest spending
£386k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £52,675 at the end of 2023, which the trustees consider necessary given current economic uncertainties. This balance equates to approximately eight months of normal expenditures, exceeding the charity's stated policy target of six months. The overall value of PCC funds decreased by £28,762 during the year, primarily due to significant spending on new audio-visual equipment.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' normal expenditures, including Ministry Share payments (held: £53k)
It is PCC policy to maintain a balance in the General Unrestricted Fund which equates approximately to six months' normal expenditures, including Ministry Share payments. — page 5
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trustees

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£198k£386k
31/12/2024£130k£138k
31/12/2023£136k£165k
31/12/2022£135k£111k
31/12/2021£128k£130k

Common questions

Is PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALVECHURCH financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £52,675 at the end of 2023, which the trustees consider necessary given current economic uncertainties. This balance equates to approximately eight months of normal expenditures, exceeding the charity's stated policy target of six months. The overall value of PCC funds decreased by £28,762 during the year, primarily due to significant spending on new audio-visual equipment.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/06/2024£189k"Alvechurch Tower- tales of heritage and sawfish"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/02/2017£127k"St Laurence Alvechurch high level repairs"

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