THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH CHRIST CHURCH, HOXTON(DIOCESE OF LONDON)

Registered charity 1133109 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN'S CHURCH HOXTON

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of space for prayer and contemplation. Pastoral visiting. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Promoting the whole mission of the Church by activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other special need groups.Supporting other charities.

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Latest income

£417k

Latest spending

£324k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £93,700 for the year ended 31 December 2025, significantly improving its financial position compared to the previous year. Unrestricted reserves grew substantially, with the General Fund increasing from £3,903 to over £70,000, resulting in a total net asset value of £117,448. The charity maintains healthy cash reserves of £110,565 and reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: St John's Hoxton Management Company (31% of income)

“St John's Hoxton Management Company 128,942”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 40% of the average quarterly expenditure (held: £96k)

“we resolved to hold free reserves to the value of 40% of the average quarterly expenditure as measured across the three previous quarters. This calculation determined a free reserves figure of £30,940 to be held separate from other general funds.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Wife of PCC member paid for children's and youth ministry work

“During the year, the wife of a PCC member, was paid £34,067 for children's and youth ministry work.” — page 40

“During the year, the child of a PCC member, was paid £4,888 for youth ministry work.” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Child of PCC member paid for youth ministry work

“During the year, the wife of a PCC member, was paid £34,067 for children's and youth ministry work.” — page 40

“During the year, the child of a PCC member, was paid £4,888 for youth ministry work.” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Two children of PCC member paid for AV and music services

“During the year, the wife of a PCC member, was paid £34,067 for children's and youth ministry work.” — page 40

“During the year, the child of a PCC member, was paid £4,888 for youth ministry work.” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee reimbursed for expenses

“During the year, the wife of a PCC member, was paid £34,067 for children's and youth ministry work.” — page 40

“During the year, the child of a PCC member, was paid £4,888 for youth ministry work.” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Breakdown in working relationship between Vicar and Churchwardens

“Sadly there was a breakdown in the working relationship between the Vicar and Churchwardens in the second half of the year, and despite efforts at mediation supported by the Diocese, this was not remedied.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: St John's Hoxton Management Company Ltd

“The St John's Hoxton Management Company Ltd was established in October 2009 as a wholly owned trading subsidiary of the PCC of St John’s Hoxton.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Trading subsidiary: ST. JOHN'S HOXTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Companies House 07039922

ST. JOHN'S HOXTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

No specific intra-group transaction or balance is disclosed in the provided text; the Profit and Loss account is omitted.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income

£511k

Total spending

£535k

Cost of raising funds

£1k

Reserves (reported)

£40k

Employees

12

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (42% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev GRAHAM HUNTERchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Arlene Berna Klue
David Annor
Ian Paul Nelthorpe
Maria Winifred Demetriou
Olivette Thompson
Olujare Olajide
Precious Inegbenose
Raymond Wei Sung Tang
Rev Bosede Olabisi Victoria Owa
Sarah Joshi · trustee of 1 other charity
Vera Kesewah

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£417k	£324k
31/12/2024	£362k	£347k
31/12/2023	£332k	£386k
31/12/2022	£385k	£407k
31/12/2021	£511k	£535k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH CHRIST CHURCH, HOXTON(DIOCESE OF LONDON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £93,700 for the year ended 31 December 2025, significantly improving its financial position compared to the previous year. Unrestricted reserves grew substantially, with the General Fund increasing from £3,903 to over £70,000, resulting in a total net asset value of £117,448. The charity maintains healthy cash reserves of £110,565 and reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/06/2026	£181k	"Hoxton 200"
UK government	08/03/2021	£70k	CRF21: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist with Christ Church Hoxton (Diocese of London)
UK government	08/03/2021	£74k	CRF21: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist with Christ Church Hoxton (Diocese of London)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	04/04/2017	£50k	"Strengthening St John's Hoxton"
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/04/2012	£5k	Hoxton Community Audit

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY	1	£100k

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 JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURT AND RUSHMOOR.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH CHRIST CHURCH, HOXTON(DIOCESE OF LONDON)	£417k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURT AND RUSHMOOR FY2024	£128k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN AND ST WULSTAN, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM FY2025	£358k	—	0	unclear	100.0%	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, GROVE FY2024	£221k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON FY2025	£180k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOCKTON-ON-TEES ST PETER FY2025	£169k	—	0	below	—	noted

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