THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CUTHBERT'S CHURCH

Registered charity 1133078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Church of England parish church.

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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Registered contact address: Darlington, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£683k
Latest spending
£296k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £104,072, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The charity reports a net increase in funds of £382,110 for the year, driven largely by restricted income for the 'Opening Doors' project, while unrestricted expenditure was covered by unrestricted income. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three- and six-month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £104k)
“It is the policy of the Parochial Church Council that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three- and six-month’s expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One PCC member received remuneration of £2,667 as part of their employment with the charity.
“One of the members received remuneration totalling £2,667 (2024: £nil) as part of their employment with the charity during the year.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 53
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 27

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 43
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£683k
Total spending
£296k
Reserves (reported)
£104k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£683k£296k
31/12/2024£364k£426k
31/12/2023£341k£333k
31/12/2022£151k£140k
31/12/2021£73k£83k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CUTHBERT'S CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £104,072, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The charity reports a net increase in funds of £382,110 for the year, driven largely by restricted income for the 'Opening Doors' project, while unrestricted expenditure was covered by unrestricted income. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. 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 Fund07/11/2024£249k"St Cuthbert’s; Opening Doors"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/06/2017£235k"Urgent roofing repairs at St Cuthbert's Church Darlington"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/09/2014£106k"Roofing and high level stonework repairs St Cuthbert's Church Darlington"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CUTHBERT'S CHURCH£683k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN CAMBERLEY FY2025£113k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, QUEENS PARK, BRIGHTON FY2025£129k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR, QUEEN SQUARE WITH HOLY TRINITY, HOLBORN AND ST BARTHOLOMEW FY2025£638k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARY & ST CUTHBERT PARISH CHURCH, CHESTER-LE-STREET FY2025£349k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARGARET'S WEST HOATHLY FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt

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