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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE AND CHRIST CHURCH, CHELSEA

Registered charity 1133092 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST LUKE & CHRIST CHURCH PCC

Carrying out religious services, running and maintaining the churches of St Luke & Christ Church for the benefit of the parishioners of Chelsea.

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Latest income
£931k
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £8,356,111, which the trustees believe is sufficient to meet their policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. Although the charity reported a net loss of £197,973 for the year, primarily due to increased expenditure, the trustees are satisfied that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for at least twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £8.4m)
“It is the PCC’s policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to six months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Retirement gift to former rector
“The former rector, Rev Brian Leathard, retired on the 14 May 2025. The charity paid him a retirement gift of £6,750. This was fully funded by donations from trustees and members of the congregation.” — page 24
“On the 14 May 2026, Millie Kirkland was appointed as a trustee. Millie Kirkland is contracted to manage social media, the website, the magazine and hall bookings for the charity. From the date of her appointment, the charity paid her £7,826” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee for services
“The former rector, Rev Brian Leathard, retired on the 14 May 2025. The charity paid him a retirement gift of £6,750. This was fully funded by donations from trustees and members of the congregation.” — page 24
“On the 14 May 2026, Millie Kirkland was appointed as a trustee. Millie Kirkland is contracted to manage social media, the website, the magazine and hall bookings for the charity. From the date of her appointment, the charity paid her £7,826” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid by trustee
“The former rector, Rev Brian Leathard, retired on the 14 May 2025. The charity paid him a retirement gift of £6,750. This was fully funded by donations from trustees and members of the congregation.” — page 24
“On the 14 May 2026, Millie Kirkland was appointed as a trustee. Millie Kirkland is contracted to manage social media, the website, the magazine and hall bookings for the charity. From the date of her appointment, the charity paid her £7,826” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration to trustee for services
“The former rector, Rev Brian Leathard, retired on the 14 May 2025. The charity paid him a retirement gift of £6,750. This was fully funded by donations from trustees and members of the congregation.” — page 24
“On the 14 May 2026, Millie Kirkland was appointed as a trustee. Millie Kirkland is contracted to manage social media, the website, the magazine and hall bookings for the charity. From the date of her appointment, the charity paid her £7,826” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Diocese
“The former rector, Rev Brian Leathard, retired on the 14 May 2025. The charity paid him a retirement gift of £6,750. This was fully funded by donations from trustees and members of the congregation.” — page 24
“On the 14 May 2026, Millie Kirkland was appointed as a trustee. Millie Kirkland is contracted to manage social media, the website, the magazine and hall bookings for the charity. From the date of her appointment, the charity paid her £7,826” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£931k
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£8.4m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~84.0 months of spending — in the top quarter 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£931k£1.2m
31/12/2024£8.9m£970k
31/12/2023£778k£815k
31/12/2022£742k£891k
31/12/2021£836k£750k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE AND CHRIST CHURCH, CHELSEA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £8,356,111, which the trustees believe is sufficient to meet their policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. Although the charity reported a net loss of £197,973 for the year, primarily due to increased expenditure, the trustees are satisfied that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST1£4k

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 LUKES REDCLIFFE GARDENS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE AND CHRIST CHURCH, CHELSEA£931k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKES REDCLIFFE GARDENS FY2024£310kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Chelsea known as Chelsea Old Church FY2025£684k—0above—no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. LUKE & ST. JOHN, CHELTENHAM FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, BATTERSEA FY2024£620k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST YORK FY2024£135k—0above—no doubt

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