THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LOUTH

Registered charity 1132658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOUTH PCC

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Promotion of Christianity and the distribution of literature. Promoting the mission of the Church through the provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other special need groups. Supporting other charities.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the parish reported a net income of £265k in 2024, driven by significant increases in grants, donations, and investment income. Expenditure was significantly lower than the previous year, primarily due to reduced utility costs and unfilled staff posts, allowing the PCC to maintain reserves to cover future uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Reported reserves equal ~29.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (71% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHARLES HENRY DOBSON
• DOROTHY MARGARET MANSFIELD MA
• Dr PAUL EDMUND HILL BA BEd PhD
• JANE RUSHBY
• JENNIFER ANN GRACE GOODWIN
• JILL DAY
• Jane Fletcher · trustee of 1 other charity
• Julie Markham
• Kathryn Lesley Lewis · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL ANTHONY CROSBY
• Malcolm Locking · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Jason Taylor
• Rebekah Susannah Stubbs BA
• Rev Keith Richard Dally
• Rev ROBERT WILLIAM MANSFIELD
• Susan Smith Bth
• Sylvia White

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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