THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES AND ST JOHN WITH ST PETER, CLERKENWELL

Registered charity 1132254 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JAMES CLERKENWELL'S PCC

St James Clerkenwell strives to be a church where everyone feels welcome and valued whether they are used to going to church or not. Our aim is to be a Christian community in the heart of London which connects people to God by exploring the clear and relevant teaching of Jesus Christ. Our services combine a contemporary style with theological depth.

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Latest income

£955k

Latest spending

£955k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £955,035 against total expenditure of £955,316, resulting in a slight deficit. Combined unrestricted reserves stood at £551,373, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £384,487 (equivalent to six months of expenditure). The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“One employee received employee salary, pension and accommodation totalling more than £60,000.” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received employee salary, pension and accommodation totalling more than £60,000.” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Ben Mandley's accommodation rent is paid to family members of trustee Reverend Mark Jackson.

“The property rented for Ben Mandley's accommodation is owned by family members of Reverend Mark Jackson. The rent paid amounted to £30,720 (2023: £7,680), which is estimated to be 80% of the market rent for the property.” — page 25

“During the year the Emergency Fund was set up in response to offers of financial support for the Jackson family on news of Dr Jo Jackson's cancer diagnosis. £80,000 has been paid out of that fund to Dr Jo Jackson during the year.” — page 25

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Emergency Fund paid £80,000 to Dr Jo Jackson (connected to trustee/incumbent Mark Jackson).

“The property rented for Ben Mandley's accommodation is owned by family members of Reverend Mark Jackson. The rent paid amounted to £30,720 (2023: £7,680), which is estimated to be 80% of the market rent for the property.” — page 25

“During the year the Emergency Fund was set up in response to offers of financial support for the Jackson family on news of Dr Jo Jackson's cancer diagnosis. £80,000 has been paid out of that fund to Dr Jo Jackson during the year.” — page 25

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2023) → 1 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£955k

Total spending

£955k

Reserves (reported)

£551k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (50% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Callum Elwood
Daniel Charles Carall-Green
Dr Benjamin Robert Morton Mandley
Dr Judith Littlejohns
Fiona Petit · trustee of 2 other charities
Jane Jellis · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Donald George Sinclair
Rev John Stephen Raj Sodadasi
Rev Mark Jackson · trustee of 3 other charities
Tim Dulley · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£955k	£955k
31/12/2023	£871k	£748k
31/12/2022	£738k	£800k
31/12/2021	£614k	£657k
31/12/2020	£709k	£626k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES AND ST JOHN WITH ST PETER, CLERKENWELL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £955,035 against total expenditure of £955,316, resulting in a slight deficit. Combined unrestricted reserves stood at £551,373, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £384,487 (equivalent to six months of expenditure). The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES AND ST JOHN WITH ST PETER, CLERKENWELL earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/11/2020	£11k	St James, Clerkenwell
City Bridge Foundation	21/01/2020	£4k	Grant to The Parochial Church Council of the ecclesiastical parish of St James and St John with St Peter, Clerkenwell

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£8k
BELMONT EXETER	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ENFIELD HIGHWAY.

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 JAMES AND ST JOHN WITH ST PETER, CLERKENWELL	£955k	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, ENFIELD HIGHWAY FY2025	£172k	—	0	below	0.0%	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY FY2025	£125k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' EXETER FY2024	£165k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, YEOVIL FY2024	£314k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCELSIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES STYVECHALE FY2025	£228k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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