THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARGARET, GREAT BARR

Registered charity 1132892 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC ST. MARGARET, GREAT BARR

Promoting the whole work of the Church: regular public worship; pastoral care & visiting the sick and bereaved; teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses, small groups & religious assemblies in schools; activities for senior citizens, parents & toddlers and others; supporting other charities in the UK and overseas, St. Margaret's CE Primary School & associated Scout and Guide Groups.

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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Latest income
£81k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity faced financial difficulties in 2024, relying heavily on regular donations and investment returns. Despite increased expenditure on staff and utilities, the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £178,624, which are above its stated policy target of £10,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months unrestricted payments (£10,000) (held: £179k)
“It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on free reserves (net current assets) which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £10,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Payments made to PCC members for services (stationery, churchyard upkeep, grave digging)
“The following payments were made to members of the PCC during the financial year P Clark Stationery & Postage £382 M Room Churchyard Upkeep £13,098 M Room Grave Digging £250” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: PCC member paid for stationery and postage
“P Clark Stationery & Postage £382” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: PCC effectively suspended due to vacancy and resigned Minister in Charge
“The position of “Vacancy” has made making decisions on policy or any forward planning impossible, with the PCC effectively suspended and the churchwardens in limbo” — page 3
Per its FY2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sandwell · Walsall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£81k£54k
31/12/2023£111k£95k
31/12/2022£89k£133k
31/12/2021£98k£119k
31/12/2020£93k£222k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARGARET, GREAT BARR financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity faced financial difficulties in 2024, relying heavily on regular donations and investment returns. Despite increased expenditure on staff and utilities, the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £178,624, which are above its stated policy target of £10,000. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.