THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. THOMAS, BLACKPOOL.
Provision of religious services within the parish of St Thomas's Blackpool
Objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £64,809 at the end of the year, which exceeds its stated policy target of a £35,000 general reserve fund. The filing confirms that no material matters came to the examiner's attention and that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.
What the accounts disclose
“Fund raising trading costs 2b 0 ~ 0 (0)” — page 2
“The Parochial Church Council aim to keep a general reserve fund of £35,000 which aim to cover the running expenses of the parish church for a period of 1 year without any income” — page 7
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Investment
- 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/08/2026)
Trustees
- Andrea Smith
- Andrew Vernon
- Anne Sinar
- Delroy Smith
- Denise moorby
- George Binns
- Glyn Sinar
- Irene Leak
- Jayne Godbeer
- Joan Metcalfe
- John Smith
- Lisa Haskett
- Pauline Matthews
- Rev David OBrien
- Vicky Taylor
- Yvonne Blazey
- Zoe May
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £145k | £102k |
| 31/12/2024 | £106k | £104k |
| 31/12/2023 | £107k | £120k |
| 31/12/2022 | £113k | £71k |
| 31/12/2021 | £82k | £89k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. THOMAS, BLACKPOOL. financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £64,809 at the end of the year, which exceeds its stated policy target of a £35,000 general reserve fund. The filing confirms that no material matters came to the examiner's attention and that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST | 1 | £64k |
| DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND | 1 | £5k |
| THE LAPWORTH CHARITY | 1 | £3k |
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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. THOMAS, BLACKPOOL. | £145k | — | 0 | unclear | 0.0% | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS ,GARSTANG | £190k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ALL SAINTS, BLACKPOOL | £126k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BLACKPOOL ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST | £469k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS WITH ST MAURICE, YORK. | £177k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS NORBURY | £182k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |