THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KENDAL HOLY TRINITY

Registered charity 1132947 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KENDAL HOLY TRINITY PCC

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. The provision of a Children's Church with a Christian ethos. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

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Latest income
£524k
Latest spending
£473k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall operating surplus of £50,536 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income rising to £523,713. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £137,833, which is below the stated reserves policy target of nine months' operating expenditure. The charity confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months' operating expenditure (held: £138k)
“This currently stands at 9 months’ operating expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Kendal (Kirkland) Trust
“During the year KPC received a donation of £17,423 (2024 - £17,010) from The Kendal (Kirkland) Trust from the proceeds of car parking.” — page 21
“During the year KPC received donations totalling £7,500 (2024 - £7,260) from the Kendal Parish Hall Trust” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Kendal Parish Hall Trust
“During the year KPC received a donation of £17,423 (2024 - £17,010) from The Kendal (Kirkland) Trust from the proceeds of car parking.” — page 21
“During the year KPC received donations totalling £7,500 (2024 - £7,260) from the Kendal Parish Hall Trust” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Friends of Kendal Parish Church
“During the year KPC received a donation of £17,423 (2024 - £17,010) from The Kendal (Kirkland) Trust from the proceeds of car parking.” — page 21
“During the year KPC received donations totalling £7,500 (2024 - £7,260) from the Kendal Parish Hall Trust” — page 21
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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£524k
Total spending
£473k
Reserves (reported)
£268k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% 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: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£524k£473k
31/12/2024£430k£279k
31/12/2023£445k£433k
31/12/2022£263k£255k
31/12/2021£270k£280k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KENDAL HOLY TRINITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall operating surplus of £50,536 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income rising to £523,713. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £137,833, which is below the stated reserves policy target of nine months' operating expenditure. The charity confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. 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 Fund11/09/2024£219k"Kendal Parish Church and Town: a thousand years of shared history"
UK government01/04/2020£25kKendal Holy Trinity Parish Church
UK government01/04/2020£6kKendal Holy Trinity Parish Church
UK government01/04/2020£19kKendal Holy Trinity Parish Church
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/10/2018£8k"Opening our Doors - Kendal Parish Church"

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 ECCLESHALL (HOLY TRINITY & ST CHADS).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KENDAL HOLY TRINITY£524k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ECCLESHALL (HOLY TRINITY & ST CHADS) FY2025£230k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST EDMUND, DARTFORD. FY2024£144k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST NICOLAS SPALDING FY2024£150k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NOTTINGHAM SAINT PETER AND ALL SAINTS FY2023£355k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, NAILSEA FY2025£534k—0above—no doubt

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