THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S EALING

Registered charity 1132598 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PAUL'S CHURCH EALING

St Paul's is a church in West London and operates a number of ministries to the local community and wider area. We have 4 services on Sundays and also run family life courses, children's and youth work, social transformation projects, and a range of other Christian events, conferences and ministries.

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Latest income
£739k
Latest spending
£776k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £574,569 at the end of the year, which is above its stated policy target of holding approximately £75,000 (8 weeks' net expenditure plus a 2-week buffer). Per the trustees' report, the charity considers its financial position to be satisfactory, noting that regular commitments were met despite economic uncertainty and a slight decrease in donation income.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 8 weeks' net expenditure plus 2 weeks (£75,000) (held: £575k)
“it is the policy of this church to hold sufficient reserves to cover 8 weeks’ net expenditure after taking into account regular donation income. This means that we will hold £60k in cash, and in addition to this, we will have an additional 2 weeks held as cash or in social investments (£15k)”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee (Rev C Fox) received remuneration for church work.
“One of the members of the PCC received remuneration during the year on normal terms for church work.” — page 21
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: West London Community Trust
“West London Community Trust - Grant payments made during the year totalled £76,506 (2022 - £65,600); these include donations made to them from St Paul's PCC for the costs of mortgages for properties held in West London Community Trust.” — page 26
“Aggregated donations received from the trustees or related parties without conditions were £29,530 (2022 £44,101), and with conditions were £353 (2022 - £1,945).” — page 26
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregated donations from trustees/related parties
“West London Community Trust - Grant payments made during the year totalled £76,506 (2022 - £65,600); these include donations made to them from St Paul's PCC for the costs of mortgages for properties held in West London Community Trust.” — page 26
“Aggregated donations received from the trustees or related parties without conditions were £29,530 (2022 £44,101), and with conditions were £353 (2022 - £1,945).” — page 26
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£739k
Total spending
£776k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£195k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£739k£776k
31/12/2023£709k£804k
31/12/2022£752k£727k
31/12/2021£764k£706k
31/12/2020£760k£686k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S EALING financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £574,569 at the end of the year, which is above its stated policy target of holding approximately £75,000 (8 weeks' net expenditure plus a 2-week buffer). Per the trustees' report, the charity considers its financial position to be satisfactory, noting that regular commitments were met despite economic uncertainty and a slight decrease in donation income. Its FY2023 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST1£173k
THE SOLA TRUST1£9k
THE LONDON GOOD STEWARDS TRUST1£2k

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 ST PAUL, KINGSTON HILL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S EALING£739k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, KINGSTON HILL FY2025£458k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, WOKING FY2024£103k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, LETCHWORTH,HERTS (TRADING AS ST PAUL'S LETCHWORTH) FY2025£369k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, HARRINGAY FY2025£231k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, BANBURY FY2025£262k—0above—no doubt

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