THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST MARY, STOWMARKET

Registered charity 1132857 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STOWMARKET PCC

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Latest income
£284k
Latest spending
£271k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £283,518, resulting in a net inflow of £11,147 for the year. However, the General Fund is in deficit by £9,973, which the Trustees acknowledge will generate problems with cash flow and continued expenditure in the coming year. The charity relies on payments from the church charity and overdue Gift Aid to cover the revenue deficit, with a plan to rectify the balance by year-end 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-10k; policy: two months balance)
“At the year end the balance on the General Fund was £-9973 in deficit. This is going to generate problems with both cash flow and continued expenditure in 2026.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£284k£271k
31/12/2024£253k£253k
31/12/2023£273k£292k
31/12/2022£210k£227k
31/12/2021£85k£107k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST MARY, STOWMARKET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £283,518, resulting in a net inflow of £11,147 for the year. However, the General Fund is in deficit by £9,973, which the Trustees acknowledge will generate problems with cash flow and continued expenditure in the coming year. The charity relies on payments from the church charity and overdue Gift Aid to cover the revenue deficit, with a plan to rectify the balance by year-end 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/07/2019£95k"Let the bells ring out for Stowmarket"
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2018£10kSt Peters Hall floor replacement

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
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST1£11k

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 MARY THE VIRGIN BURWELL WITH ST ETHELDREDA AND THE HOLY TRINITY REACH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST MARY, STOWMARKET£284k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN BURWELL WITH ST ETHELDREDA AND THE HOLY TRINITY REACH FY2024£137k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARK, BIGGIN HILL FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL HARLOW TOWN CENTRE WITH ST MARY LITTLE PARNDON FY2024£212k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, CRINGLEFORD FY2025£110k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN WITH ST PETER & ST PAUL, MARLBOROUGH FY2024£228k—0unclear—no doubt

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