THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE ABBEY CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS PERSHORE

Registered charity 1133566 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF THE ABBEY CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS PERSHORE

The PCC's prime objective is the promotion of the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ within the parish of Pershore

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Latest income
£340k
Latest spending
£353k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £9,300 for the year, driven by a significant reduction in expenditure compared to the previous year's organ installation costs. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding financial viability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£645k
Total spending
£736k
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£31k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 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 (87% 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: 2.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£340k£353k
31/12/2024£319k£302k
31/12/2023£645k£736k
31/12/2022£505k£537k
31/12/2021£360k£353k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE ABBEY CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS PERSHORE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £9,300 for the year, driven by a significant reduction in expenditure compared to the previous year's organ installation costs. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding financial viability. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government08/03/2021£59kCRF21 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Abbey Church of the Holy Cross Pershore
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/06/2014£89k"Pershore Abbey urgent roof repairs to protect historic Ploughshare ceiling"

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
MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED1£5k
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£3k

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 STOKE POGES, OXFORD DIOCES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE ABBEY CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS PERSHORE£340k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE POGES, OXFORD DIOCES FY2025£240k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MALMESBURY WITH WESTPORT AND BROKENBOROUGH FY2025£349k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA FY2024£126k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NORTH ABINGDON FY2025£1.3m—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST. MARY MAGDALEN AND ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA FY2024£174k—0unclear—no doubt

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