PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, ST ANNES ON THE SEA

Registered charity 1133037 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PCC OF ST THOMAS' ST ANNES

Christian relief and development,Diocesan and Parish Mission,Fabric of Church , Churchyard and Parish Centre upkeep,

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

£107k

Latest spending

£96k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted receipts exceeded payments by £17,109, largely due to Gift Aid reclaimed for earlier years and the sale of investments. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £24,098, which the trustees note equates to approximately four months of payments, exceeding their policy target of three months. The charity remains reliant on hall rental income to meet bills and is exploring new income streams due to rising energy costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted payments (held: £24k)

“it is PCC policy to try ta maintain a balance on unrestricted funds that equates to at least three months' unrestricted payments.” — page 5

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTINE MARY UNSWORTH
DAVID ALYN GEORGE BENNETT
Deborah Avril Wood
Dr Clare Hornby
ELIZABETH O'CONNOR
GLENYS MARKLAND · trustee of 1 other charity
JOHN RAYMOND DAVIES
Janet Ann Boyce
Joy Swarbrick
Kaye Houston
Rev Michael Alan Manley
Susan Fazackerley

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£107k	£96k
31/12/2024	£88k	£71k
31/12/2023	£81k	£84k
31/12/2022	£76k	£82k
31/12/2021	£71k	£76k

Common questions

Is PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, ST ANNES ON THE SEA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted receipts exceeded payments by £17,109, largely due to Gift Aid reclaimed for earlier years and the sale of investments. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £24,098, which the trustees note equates to approximately four months of payments, exceeding their policy target of three months. The charity remains reliant on hall rental income to meet bills and is exploring new income streams due to rising energy costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.