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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, WESTMINSTER

Registered charity 1133048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JAMES'S CHURCH PICCADILLY PCC

A parish church of the Church of England, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, we maintain regular public Christian worship; provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplation; pastoral work; teaching and debating Christianity through sermons, groups, courses and events. We host a night shelter for the homeless, a free drop-in counselling service, and provide support to asylum seekers.

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Latest income
£4.5m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a general fund surplus of £118,755 in 2024, following a deficit in the previous year, with total organisational income rising to £4,465,648. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £455,875, which is within the policy range of £444,450 to £536,400, and free reserves were £76,764. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Planned and voluntary donations (49% of income)
“Planned and voluntary donations (incl. Gift Aid): 49% of total unrestricted income” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months of general fund expenditure (held: £456k)
“The PCC has approved a policy to maintain unrestricted general reserves at a level sufficient to cover at least four months of general fund expenditure on church activities. This amount is estimated to fall within the range of £444,450 to £536,400.” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goodman Jones LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St James’s Church, Piccadilly (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£4.5m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£276k
Reserves (reported)
£306k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£4.5m£3.0m
31/12/2023£2.9m£2.4m
31/12/2022£1.1m£2.0m
31/12/2021£1.2m£1.4m
31/12/2020£1.3m£956k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, WESTMINSTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a general fund surplus of £118,755 in 2024, following a deficit in the previous year, with total organisational income rising to £4,465,648. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £455,875, which is within the policy range of £444,450 to £536,400, and free reserves were £76,764. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Goodman Jones LLP.

Who funds THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, WESTMINSTER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, WESTMINSTER as a grant recipient include PROJECT GIVING BACK.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PROJECT GIVING BACKFY2024£444k2024 Garden costs

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/12/2023£5.0m"The Wren Project"

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 JAMES THE LESS, WESTMINSTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, WESTMINSTER£4.5m——within—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE LESS, WESTMINSTER FY2023£203k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER WITH ST JAMES, BRACKLEY FY2023£270k—0below—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JAMES WEST STREATHAM SOUTHWARK FY2024£232k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, CHORLEY FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES WITH ST MATTHEW, MUSWELL HILL FY2025£841k—0above—no doubt

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