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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT CONGLETON

Registered charity 1133041 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JAMES THE GREAT PCC CONGLETON

Regular public worship open to all.The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including the visiting of the sick and bereaved teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. The provision of Sunday School. Supporting other charities in the UK and abroad.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£15k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the parish experienced a financial recovery in 2025, resulting in a surplus of £15,400 and an increase in bank balance to £23,597 by December 2025. This improvement was attributed to reduced expenditure during the interregnum, lower energy costs, and the suspension of the Parish Share. The trustees note that the financial situation should improve dramatically following the diocese's agreement to reduce Parish Share payments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Cash collections increased due to special services” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £24k)
“In a telephone call and subsequent email exchange on 12th March 2025 Diocesan Accountant Sharon Taylor-Booth recommended that as a result of depleted reserves and a concern that on the financial trajectory at that time we may not be able to pay our bills our Parish Share was reduced to a token £5” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£33k£15k
31/12/2024£29k£35k
31/12/2023£34k£34k
31/12/2022£42k£49k
31/12/2021£40k£32k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT CONGLETON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the parish experienced a financial recovery in 2025, resulting in a surplus of £15,400 and an increase in bank balance to £23,597 by December 2025. This improvement was attributed to reduced expenditure during the interregnum, lower energy costs, and the suspension of the Parish Share. The trustees note that the financial situation should improve dramatically following the diocese's agreement to reduce Parish Share payments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.