THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. GEORGE'S, OVENDEN

Registered charity 1132332 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. GEORGE'S PCC, OVENDEN

The promotion of the ecclesiastical parish of St George's, Ovenden in North Halifax involving the whole mission of the church - pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. Management and development of youth/community and outreach work within the parish and beyond. Also the maintenance responsibilities for St George's Church and graveyard, Church Hall and St George's House and grounds.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is projecting a deficit of £5,436 for 2026 due to rising utility costs and fixed commitments exceeding anticipated income. Per the Treasurer's review, the charity was unable to maintain its stated reserves policy target of £12,000 for the whole of 2025, although unrestricted fund balances increased during the year. The charity holds significant fixed assets in property but relies on voluntary income and parish shares to meet its operational expenses.

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.

• Complaints 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• BRENDA THOMAS
• CHARLES GEAR
• Christine Hupalo · trustee of 1 other charity
• Darrell Bishop
• GAIL MUFF
• Gerda Normington
• Judith Robertshaw
• Pauline Jill Coffey
• Philip Norman Ashworth · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Alan Maxwell · trustee of 2 other charities
• Sharon Gear
• Stuart Howard Rushforth
• Tahlia Hughes Francis

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

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