THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL, WORKINGTON

Registered charity 1131867 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MICHAEL'S PCC, WORKINGTON

Regular public worship open to all. Provision of sacred space for prayer & contemplation. Pastorial work. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses & small groups. Religious school assemblies. Youth club. Promotion of Christianity through events & meetings & literature and through activities for senior citizens, parent & toddlers & other special need groups. Supporting other charities.

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: Cumberland, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£98k

Latest spending

£102k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £304,359, while total net assets were £497,772. The charity reported a net expenditure of £8,704 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds from the previous year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest 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: 10
Government income: £22,650 — contracts £17,650 (4), grants £5,000 (1); 23% of the £97,812 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 12
Government income: £14,100 — contracts £14,100 (4); 13% of the £104,957 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £16,090 — contracts £16,090 (6); 15% of the £107,060 total gross income on the same return

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Barry Clark
Brian Colin Wilkinson
Clare Stilwell
ERIC MARTIN · trustee of 1 other charity
Eleanor Rose Wilson · trustee of 1 other charity
Helen Kay Tinnion
JULIA CATHERINE SHARPE
Joanne Braniff
Keith Beattie
Mark Stilwell
Rev Benjamin Thompson
Stuart Scott Edger · trustee of 1 other charity
Wendy Kendall · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£98k	£102k
31/12/2024	£105k	£115k
31/12/2023	£107k	£114k
31/12/2022	£107k	£108k
31/12/2021	£69k	£84k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL, WORKINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £304,359, while total net assets were £497,772. The charity reported a net expenditure of £8,704 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds from the previous year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/04/2018	£3k	St Michaels Church, Workington, Cumbria

Charities like this

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL, WORKINGTON	£98k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL, GALLEYWOOD COMMON FY2025	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY KIPPINGTON FY2025	£159k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, WILMINGTON FY2025	£191k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PATRICK, WALLINGTON FY2025	£351k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK KENNINGTON FY2025	£347k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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