THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, BURNAGE

Registered charity 1132549 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARGARET'S CHURCH, BURNAGE

Church of England parish church serving the community of Burnage.

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: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£152k

Latest spending

£172k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted expenditure exceeded unrestricted income by £8,242 for the year ended 31 December 2025. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £88,281, which is above the stated policy target of six months' income. The charity maintains a going concern status with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months income (reserves figure: £88k)

“It is PCC policy to try and maintain a balance on free reserves (unrestricted and undesignated current assets) that equates to six months income.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mrs C Iddin received £2,237 for verger services.

“Mrs C Iddin who is a member of PCC was paid £2,237 as the church verger.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration

“Mrs C Iddin received remuneration from the PCC for her role as verger as detailed in note 2, no other trustees or their connected persons received remuneration.” — page 5

“During 2025 St Margarets PCC received £34,469 including gift aid (2024 £43,387) in donations from its PCC members.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee donations

“Mrs C Iddin received remuneration from the PCC for her role as verger as detailed in note 2, no other trustees or their connected persons received remuneration.” — page 5

“During 2025 St Margarets PCC received £34,469 including gift aid (2024 £43,387) in donations from its PCC members.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £850 — grants £850 (2); under 1% of the £152,254 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £450 — grants £450 (1); under 1% of the £162,100 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 35
Government income: £700 — grants £700 (1); under 1% of the £163,874 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

DUNCAN ROBERT STANSFIELD ACIIchair
ANGELA STANSFIELD ACA MSC
Helen Hardy
JANE FRANKLIN · trustee of 1 other charity
Keith William Chalk
MARK STANSFIELD BA ACA
MRS CATHERINE IDDIN
Matthew Calladine
PETER MILLER
Patricia Ruth Massey
RUTH MILLER BA BSC
Robert Andrew Foulkes
Thomas Andrew Musgrove

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£152k	£172k
31/12/2024	£162k	£166k
31/12/2023	£164k	£176k
31/12/2022	£160k	£169k
31/12/2021	£148k	£132k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, BURNAGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted expenditure exceeded unrestricted income by £8,242 for the year ended 31 December 2025. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £88,281, which is above the stated policy target of six months' income. The charity maintains a going concern status with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

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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 MARGARET, BURNAGE	£152k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN CAMBERLEY FY2025	£113k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, QUEENS PARK, BRIGHTON FY2025	£129k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH ST MARYS ECCLESFIELD FY2025	£97k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR, QUEEN SQUARE WITH HOLY TRINITY, HOLBORN AND ST BARTHOLOMEW FY2025	£638k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CUTHBERT'S CHURCH FY2025	£683k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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