THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHURCH HULME

Registered charity 1132587 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST LUKE'S PCC, HOLMES CHAPEL

Christian worship open to all providing opportunity for personal prayer and teaching. Pastoral work includes visiting the sick and bereaved. Promoting the mission of whole church through sermons, study groups, meetings etc. Activities are all-inclusive and embrace young people as well as senior church members . Supporting other charities in the diocese and overseas.

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: Cheshire East, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£162k

Latest spending

£183k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that for the year ending 31 December 2025, total expenses of £182,739 exceeded total income of £162,177, resulting in a net decrease in assets of £20,562. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £45,189, which the trustees note is above their policy target of three months' worth of unrestricted payments. The primary source of funding remains regular donations from church members, with the largest outgoing being the Parish Share payment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £735

“Wendy Macdonald, who is also a trustee, received a £735 honorarium for her duties as parish Organist.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted payments (reserves figure: £45k)

“The PCC's policy is to maintain a balance in its general unrestricted fund of three months of unrestricted payments, as contingency against unforeseen situations particularly in relation to urgent repairs to the church building” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Wendy Macdonald (trustee) received £735 honorarium for duties as parish Organist.

“Wendy Macdonald, who is also a trustee, received a £735 honorarium for her duties as parish Organist.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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

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: 40
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 40
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 37
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Revd Canon Robert Ian McLarenchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ALAN CHARLES RICKARDS
BARBARA JOAN SMITH
COLIN STEPHEN HAIGH BA, ARCM
DEBORAH ANN HINSON
Dr Charlotte Louise Webb
Dr STEPHEN COLLYER SMITH D PHIL
GEOFFREY BOND
GLEN IAN JACKSON
Gillian Brickwood
JAYNE MARIE WEAVER
Janet Mary Chettle · trustee of 2 other charities
Katharine Joanne Pilcher
MARK TIMOTHY HOPWOOD
PATRICIA MARGARET PYE
Rachel Elizabeth Grace Copley BA
Steven William Waltho · trustee of 1 other charity
TREVOR JENKINS
WENDY MACDONALD

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£162k	£183k
31/12/2024	£183k	£174k
31/12/2023	£157k	£148k
31/12/2022	£174k	£222k
31/12/2021	£194k	£178k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHURCH HULME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that for the year ending 31 December 2025, total expenses of £182,739 exceeded total income of £162,177, resulting in a net decrease in assets of £20,562. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £45,189, which the trustees note is above their policy target of three months' worth of unrestricted payments. The primary source of funding remains regular donations from church members, with the largest outgoing being the Parish Share payment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHURCH HULME earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £735 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/09/2013	£116k	"Cheshire East - St Luke's Parish Church, Holmes Chapel"

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 ALL SAINTS, CHEADLE HULME.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, CHEADLE HULME income £123k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HASLEMERE income £1.8m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS HORDLE income £172k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EMMANUEL, HASTINGS income £167k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SOUTH MIMMS income £439k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HAMBLEDEN income £117k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHURCH HULME	£162k	£735	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, CHEADLE HULME FY2025	£123k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HASLEMERE FY2025	£1.8m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS HORDLE FY2025	£172k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EMMANUEL, HASTINGS FY2025	£167k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SOUTH MIMMS FY2025	£439k	—	above	—	no doubt

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