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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY UPTON (OVERCHURCH)

Registered charity 1132542 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MARY'S PCC UPTON (OVERCHURCH) · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£539k
Latest spending
£689k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £149,634 for the year, driven largely by non-cash depreciation charges and the use of legacy reserves. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that the charity's unrestricted reserves of £133,441 remain in excess of its stated policy target of two months' normal expenditure. The trustees are confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months of normal expenditure (held: £133k)
“the PCC have agreed that the Church should have 2 months of normal expenditure in reserve.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£539k
Total spending
£689k
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£133k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£539k£689k
31/12/2024£531k£701k
31/12/2023£596k£601k
31/12/2022£510k£611k
31/12/2021£515k£543k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY UPTON (OVERCHURCH) financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £149,634 for the year, driven largely by non-cash depreciation charges and the use of legacy reserves. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that the charity's unrestricted reserves of £133,441 remain in excess of its stated policy target of two months' normal expenditure. The trustees are confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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