THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS LEAMINGTON PRIORS
Regular public worship.Teaching of ChristianityPromoting Christianity through events and literaturePastoral visitingYouth Club with Christian ethosPromoting other Charities in the UK and overseas.
Objects
PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £103,546 for the year, primarily driven by extraordinary costs for roof repairs and a loss on investment revaluation. However, the trustees note that operational activities produced a surplus of £37,736, and unrestricted reserves of £214,506 remain well above the stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£50,913).
What the accounts disclose
“the trustees aim to have a General & Designated Fund (“Unrestricted Funds”) net current asset balance sufficient to cover 3 months general and designated fund cash outgoings” — page 12
“During the year, the charity received donations totalling £28,210 (vs 2024 - £29,677) from related parties, which includes members of the PCC, any others members of key management and anyone else closely connected with them.” — page 24
“In August, St Mary’s trustees sent a serious incident report to the Charity Commissioners regarding unauthorised access to data at Intradev, APCS’s external so ware supplier.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 33
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 38
- Government income: £19,298 — grants £19,298 (1); 8% of the £244,294 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 25
Trustees
- Elizabeth Langdale Fincham
- Heather Mary Blackmore
- Ian Barry Clarke
- Julia Elizabeth Baxter
- Julie Anne Smith
- Margaret Rosemary Cree
- Mary Kathleen Briggs
- Matthew Knight
- Rev Rebecca Anne Jones
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £271k | £233k |
| 31/12/2024 | £244k | £228k |
| 31/12/2023 | £228k | £240k |
| 31/12/2022 | £366k | £247k |
| 31/12/2021 | £286k | £188k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS LEAMINGTON PRIORS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £103,546 for the year, primarily driven by extraordinary costs for roof repairs and a loss on investment revaluation. However, the trustees note that operational activities produced a surplus of £37,736, and unrestricted reserves of £214,506 remain well above the stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£50,913). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
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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 MARYS LEAMINGTON PRIORS | £271k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL'S CHURCH, FAREHAM | £72k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, LILLINGTON, LEAMINGTON SPA | £175k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY KIPPINGTON | £159k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S LUTTERWORTH | £351k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES GERRARDS CROSS WITH ST JAMES FULMER | £1.1m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |